Around Birmingham is one of 20 titles in the new
Philip's Cycle Tours series. The series is directly
derived from the highly successful Ordnance Survey Cycle
Tours series, but has been updated and improved, with a
new focus on the needs of cyclists and the cycling
market in the 21st century. Each book in the series
contains 20 routes, both on-road and off-road, taking
you along low-traffic or traffic free roads, tracks and
paths. The route takes you through some of the most
beautiful countryside and prettiest villages in Britain,
and past some of the finest and most interesting houses,
churches, castles, gardens and monuments in the land.
Around Birmingham provides a rich variety of rides in
the heart of England. Rides pass through the open
country of the Tame Valley, the uplands of Warwickshire,
the former Forest of Arden, undulating west
Leicestershire, the Lickey and Clent hills, and the
heath and woodland of Shropshire and Staffordshire. A
unique feature of Philip's Cycle Tours is the superb
Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 mapping showing the routes of
the rides.This mapping not only gives the detail and
clarity you need to follow the route with ease and
safety, but allows you to plan short-cuts and detours,
to look out for new places of interest, and to become
truly involved in the lansdcape you are cycling through.
The mapping now shows National Cycle Network routes and
National Long-Distance Footpaths. Clear directions are
given alongside the mapping, and cross-profile diagrams
make planning the pacing of each ride an easy task, even
for the beginner. Extra information includes an
introduction to the area of the route, nearest railway
stations, places of interest with descriptions, guides
to refreshment stops, and clear indications of distance,
grade and terrain. The books are beautifully and
practically designed, with colour photographs throughout
the ultra-clear layout. |
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