The countryside to the north and west of London offers some excellent and varied cycling: from the challenges of the steep wooded escarpment of the Chilterns in the west to the gentle gradients on networks of quiet lanes in Hertfordshire and north Essex. This guide describes 20 bike rides in the countryside to the north and west of London.

The Lake District boasts some of the most stunning mountain scenery in the country, providing a dramatic backdrop to many of the rides. This book describes 20 lane rides of 24-35 miles in South Lakeland and the Eden Valley. It highlights these rides on Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50,000 mapping.

This title features 26 carefuly chosen rides in areas of natural beauty. These range from tough, adventurous, high moorland excursions taking in technical singletrack and adrenalin pumping downhills right through to quiet, safe, leisurely off-road excursions for novices developing their skills or for family enjoyment.

Yorkshire Dales Mountain Biking features 26 rides between 10 and 43 kilometres in length in one of the UK’s most MTB-friendly national parks. The routes make the most of the Dales’ superb network of stone-based trails, rideable in all seasons. Classic loops take in the best of Swaledale, a tour of Ingleborough, big days around Whernside and Pen-y-ghent, quintessential Dales scenery near Malham and Kilnsey, and moorland riding above Pateley Bridge. A Bonus Section includes information about the Howgills, the easy-going Swale Trail and the Pennine Bridleway, as well as the riding at...