Mountain biking Guides and Trips
Trips
Cycling - Metropolitan Cleveland, Ohio, has many green areas to enjoy.
One of these is the Cuyhaoga Valley National Park which lies around the
homonym river. In addition to a good number of walking trails through
the woods, the Towpath was once used to move boats up stream the Ohio
and Erie Canals. Partly paved, mostly gravel, this is a favorite for
cyclists and this track covers a portion of it (from...
Cycling - Metropolitan Cleveland, Ohio, has many green areas to enjoy. One of these is the Cuyhaoga Valley National Park which lies around the homonym river. In addition to a good number of walking trails through the woods, the Towpath was once used to move boats up stream the Ohio and Erie Canals. Partly paved, mostly gravel, this is a favorite for cyclists and this track covers a portion of it. From...
Cycling & Walking - Byron Bay's promontory is the easternmost point of mainland Australia and hosts a nice lighthouse. We took advantage of free bicycles for use at our B&B accommodation. Testing the ups and downs on a fixed gear cruiser bicycle was quite interesting but not as much as having to deal with the poorly working coaster brake and the broken front brake. The promontory loop trail includes staircases and we...
Cycling - Morning ride with friends, Bill and Ray, nearby Georgetown on zero traffic roads. A bit chilly at the start but warming up fast.
Cycling - Another ride in Murrells Inlet, SC
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, United States
Mountain biking | 31 miles
Mountain biking | 31 miles
Cycling - Thanksgiving solo ride including a long stretch of beach between the breakwater and Garden City.
Cycling - Murrells Inlet, SC
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, United States
Mountain biking | 50 miles
Mountain biking | 50 miles
Cycling - Sunday ride with a peek to the beach and the tide coming in. Shared road and bike path sections. The ride includes a portion of the "East Coast Greenway", an developing project aimed to connect Maine to Florida for travels in slow mode.
Cycling - Pawleys Island, SC
Pawleys Island, South Carolina, United States
Mountain biking | 17.5 miles
Mountain biking | 17.5 miles
Cycling - Compact fine sand inspires beach rides in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, just south of Myrle Beach. The first part up to the breakwater at Murrels Inlet was into a 30 mph constant wind, which made the way back effortless.
Cycling - August 2011 clockwise loop. Exactly 1,600 Km of riding in 20 stages along the Mulde, Elbe, the Baltic coast, part of the Oder through Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Poland. Ferry Rostock-Gedser and Trelleborg-Sassnitz. Train from Copenhagen to Malmoe and from Berlin to Dresden.Partly wet and windy, a couple of stages with very strong headwind.Longest stage: 125 Km- To be continued -
Cycling - Armação dos Búzios is a quaint little town sitting on the tip of a small hilly peninsula and surrounded by numerous beaches. Rental bicycles are a good option to move around although some stretches of road are really steep and exposed to the scorching sun.
Cycling - Ride to a rare fossil forest lying on the banks of the Stura river. This extraordinary site was exposed in year 2000 when abudant rainfall had the swollen river to carve the limestone sediments that preserved large tree trunks and stumps for three million years.These are Glypostrobus Europaeus, now extinct, kin to the North American sequoia. These fossils are incredibly preserved and still have flexible fibers, the wood even burns. Simply...
Cycling - 100 Km around Milford, MI - USA
Milford, Michigan, United States
Mountain biking | 60 miles
Mountain biking | 60 miles
I took this
ride on a Sunday and defined the 100 Km route after consulting maps showing
road ratings for cyclists - traffic volume, shoulder, paved/unpaved etc. Not
being familiar with this portion of highway M59, but seeing it listed with a
"wide shoulder", I included it in the route. This came out to be not
much enjoyable for a) there are nicer places to ride than along a high-traffic
highway; b) the shoulder pavement is rough with...
Cycling - Michigan (Kensington Park & Island Lake)
New Hudson, Michigan, United States
Mountain biking | 22 miles
Mountain biking | 22 miles
Quiet ride on a loop cycling path around Kent Lake. Helmet is mandatory
inside Kensington Metropark. Extension into Island Lake Park and on
towards New Hudson, all on cycling path. This track may soon be updated
to include extended rides in the area.
MTB route to and around the Lesser Avigliana Lake. Bug repellent prevents from being eaten alive if you plan to stop. I didn\'t have it with me and I admit I was quick to get going again after attempting to stop in the swamp-like woods environment. After the lake tour the
route stays on shared roads and it\'s ideal for road bikes. A small
portion of it is part of the #10 stage of...
Cycling - Another city ride, from Pellerina park to San Mauro through several urban parks, Torino city center and a short climb to the Monte dei Cappuccini. My friend (picture) just bought a new MTB and it was a good occasion to test it on gravel, mud and down a short staircase.
Cycling - Around Torino on cycle paths. Partial gravel along the Dora river and horrible pavement along the FIAT plant make this trip more enjoyable on a suspended bike.
Cycling - From Torino through Rivoli and up the hill that separates the Dora Riparia and Sangone valleys. About 50 Km round trip.
Cycling - Lanzo - Devil's Bridge (Ponte del Diavolo)
Lanzo, Piedmont, Italy
Mountain biking | 43 miles
Mountain biking | 43 miles
Cycling - 70 Km round trip from Torino through the Mandria park to Lanzo. At the time it was built - started in AD 1378 - the bridge was such a marvel to be nicknamed "Devil's Bridge" and several legends revolved around it. The gate on it was later built (XIV century) to prevent foreigners to bring the plague into the town of Lanzo.
Cycling - 70 Km round trip along the Stura di Lanzo river. This track unfolds on secondary roads as an officially "suggested" cycling route as per the posted bike signs, although these are sometimes difficult to be seen causing he route to be lost. I cleaned this recorded track from several wrong directions, making it now reliable for correct repetition. There is also a reported parallel route to the north which would make it a nice...
Cycling - Torino city ride. This track, except for about one Km stretch near the start and end point, runs completely on dedicated bike path. Another worthwhile exception is the short climb to Monte dei Cappuccini for an excellent view of the city. The relaxed ride goes through enjoyable city parks, at times on gravel terrain which is least appreciated on a road bike. Consider 3 hours not including stops.
Cycling - Detroit metro area. I don't have a track log for this route which I did several times, it's a nice ride.
