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By Richard Staton & Chris Gore
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Back for its fully-updated third edition Lake District Mountain Biking – Essential Trails is the bestselling guide to the riding in the Lake District, taking in some of the very finest mountain bike trails in the UK. Riding in the Lakes is a unique experience, with a vast amount of technical trails packed into a comparatively small geographical area of the UK there’s a riding route to suit everyone. This brilliant book contains over 20 of the best mountain bike rides in the Lake District, with the shortest ride being 12 kilometres and the longest being 60 kilometres there will be a trail to suit you making this bike a useful guide book for mountain bikers of any level.
©John Coefield
This book contains a really good mix of rides, from the classic Lake District routes that are on almost everyone’s tick list, including Walna Scar, High Street and Borrowdale to much lesser-known trails. The area is surprisingly diverse when it comes to riding terrain with singletrack over exposed moorland, long climbs with particularly technical sections, wooded valleys and of course some of the rockiest trails you’ll ever encounter in the UK.
©John Coefield
About the authors…
Richard Staton started mountain biking back in Bristol in 1991 on a Trek 970 while on a student work placement from Sheffield City Polytechnic. Being based most of the time in Sheffield those early years were spent riding in The Peak District. After graduation he moved to the South Lakes where he stayed in order to feed his addiction. Over three decades later, he’s still here and still riding!
Chris Gore is better known for his rock climbing escapades. It is little known that he has been riding bikes since his first tricycle, starting in London and finally seeing good sense and
finishing in the Lakes (there are no mountains in London). Chris enjoys both road and MTB and throws himself down rocky slopes on a regular basis. Hey, it’s faster than walking!
©John Coefield
Lake District Mountain Biking – Essential Trails is available to buy in-store and online now.
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