Lonely Planet Epic Bike Rides of the Americas 1

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Get ready to explore America’s most thrilling gravel, road and trail bike routes.

This definitive companion for cycling enthusiasts showcases 200 of North, Central and South America’s best and most celebrated routes, from epic adventures off the beaten path to shorter urban rides. Go bikepacking in Baja, road riding in Colombia, mountain biking in Canada and gravel riding in Pennsylvania.

Each ride is accompanied by stunning photos and a map and toolkit of practical details – where to start and finish, how to get there, where to stay and more – to help you plan the perfect trip. Suggestions for similar rides around the world are also included.

Rides in Canada include:

The Cabot Trail (Nova Scotia)Whistler Bike Park (British Columbia)The Whitehorse Trails (Yukon)Banff to Whitefish (Alberta)

Rides in the USA include:

Mountain Biking in Moab (Utah)Great Allegheny PassageColorado Beer RideGlacier National Park Loop (Montana)The Covered Bridges of Vermont

Rides in Central America & Caribbean

The Baja Divide (Mexico)Oaxaca to Zipolite (Mexico)Cuba’s Southern Rollercoaster (Cuba)

Rides in South America include:

The Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route (Ecuador)Mendoza Wine Ride (Argentina)The Lagunas Route (Bolivia)To the Tip of Patagonia (Argentina)The Peru Divide

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From the Publisher

Epic Bike Rides of the Americas

Explore the Americas’ most thrilling cycling routes on road, gravel, and trails

With stories of 50 amazing bike rides in North and South America, from Alaska to Patagonia, plus a further 150 route suggestions, Lonely Planet’s Epic Bike Rides of the Americas will inspire a lifetime of cycling adventures.

From easy one-day trips and family-friendly rail trails to backcountry bikepacking expeditions, gravel races, road routes, and mountain biking challenges, each ride shares one defining feature: being truly epic.

Buenos Aires’ Bike Paths Vancouver’s North Shore Family Bikepacking in Ecuador Oaxaca City to Playa Zipolite Colorado Brewery Tour And so much more!

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lonely Planet; 1st edition (August 20, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1788682572
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1788682572
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.04 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 1 x 10.6 inches