A guidebook to the Lancashire Cycleway plus 17 day rides. The cycleway is made up of two distinct loops - north and south - each one covering slightly over 200km. Complete the loops back-to-back in one tour or enjoy each loop over a weekend (or week!)
- Each loop is described across 5 or 6 stages, plus linking stages
- Stage distance ranges from 27 to 50km
- Scope for enormous itinerary flexibility, accommodating all schedules and levels of fitness
- Utilises mainly quiet roads, lanes and cycle track
- Describes linear and circular day rides, each starting (and finishing) at a station
- Day rides range from 22 to 74km
- Includes 1:200,000 mapping, plus gradient profiles
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Verlagsort
Editions-Typ
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
64 colour photos, 31 maps and 28 profiles
Maße
Höhe: 170 mm
Breite: 111 mm
Dicke: 17 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-85284-849-1 (9781852848491)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Jon Sparks is a photographer and writer based in Garstang. He has been a lover of cycling, especially cycling in Lancashire, for many years. His background includes riding road races and hill climbs very badly, and time trials not quite so badly. More recently he's become a dedicated mountain biker and has also ridden a number of road sportives.
Jon is also a walker and (now very occasional) rock climber and mountaineer. He is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.
Map key
Overview map
Route summary tables
Introduction
The Lancashire Cycleway
Preparation
Bike choice and setup
Clothing
Carrying gear
Potholes and pitfalls
Deviations from the route
Signage
Maps, apps and timings
Using this guide
The Northern Loop
Stage 1a The Lancaster Link
Stage 1 Halton to Hornby
Stage 2 Hornby to Slaidburn
Stage 3 Slaidburn to Whalley
Stage 4 Whalley to Bilsborrow
Stage 5 Bilsborrow to Great Eccleston
Stage 6 Great Eccleston to Halton
The Southern Loop
Stage 7 Whalley to Laneshaw Bridge
Stage 8 Laneshaw Bridge to Holcombe Brook
Stage 9 Holcombe Brook to Appley Bridge
Stage 9a The Wigan Link
Stage 10 Appley Bridge to Croston
Stage 11 Croston to Whalley
Day Rides
Day Ride 1 Lancaster-Silverdale one-way
Day Ride 2 Lancaster-Silverdale-Lancaster
Day Ride 3 Lancaster-High Bentham
Day Ride 4 Lancaster-High Bentham-Lancaster
Day Ride 5 High Bentham-Slaidburn-High Bentham
Day Ride 6 High Bentham-Long Preston
Day Ride 7 Clitheroe-Slaidburn-Clitheroe
Day Ride 8 A circuit from Whalley
Day Ride 9 A circuit from Colne
Day Ride 10 Colne-Accrington
Day Ride 11 Entwistle-Haslingden-Ramsbottom-Entwistle
Day Ride 12 A circuit from Leyland
Day Ride 13 A West Lancashire circuit
Day Ride 14 Preston-Whalley
Day Ride 15 Whalley-Longridge-Whalley
Day Ride 16 Preston-Longridge-Woodplumpton-Preston
Day Ride 17 Kirkham-Lancaster
Appendix A Further information
Appendix B Transport
Appendix C Bike shops
