Cycle Touring in Wales: A two-week circuit and shorter tours

by Richard Barrett

Overview

A guidebook to a 1057 km (657 mile) cycle tour of Wales. This circular route passes through Cardiff, Swansea, St David’s, Snowdonia (Eryri) and Pembrokeshire National Parks, and can be cycled in 2 weeks. Suitable for cyclists with a good level of fitness.

The route is presented in twelve stages of between 58 km and 117 km (36-73 miles) in length, perfect for a two week cycling tour. The guide also features six cross routes that can be completed separately or as options to shorten the circuit ranging in length from 72 to 115 km.

• 1:200,000 OS mapping included for each route
• Elevation profiles included for each route
• GPX files available to download
• Detailed information on accommodation, refreshments, and other facilities along the route.
• Advice on planning your trip and preparing your bike

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783627622
Publisher:	Cicerone Press
Publication date:	06/15/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	24 MB
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About the Author

After years of road running and mountaineering had wreaked havoc with his knees, Richard Barrett returned to long-distance cycling in his fifties when he bought himself a classic British made touring bike. Now in his sixties, he rides a hand-made bike from one of the great British frame makers that have appeared in recent years. Combined with walking, cycling allows him to continue his love affair with the more mountainous parts of the UK which he first visited as a teenager. His spent his career in marketing in a number of multinational organizations in the UK and abroad, but he now lives in West Cheshire and rides two or three times a week with groups on both sides of the border.
Richard Barrett spent his working life as a professional marketer, but still found time for climbing, winter mountaineering and sea kayaking. He first visited the Harris hills as a teenager and became a regular visitor. He lived in North Harris for a number of years, where he and his wife ran a guest house and, although now a city-dweller, he still makes frequent forays to the Hebrides, reconnecting with the wilderness and catching up with old friends.