Get ready to explore America’s most thrilling gravel, road and trail bike routes.
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This definitive companion for cycling enthusiasts showcases 200 of North, Central and South America’s best and most celebrated routes, from epic adventures off the beaten path to shorter urban rides. Go bikepacking in Baja, road riding in Colombia, mountain biking in Canada and gravel riding in Pennsylvania.
From easy one-day trips and family-friendly rail trails to backcountry bikepacking expeditions, gravel races, road routes, and mountain biking challenges, each ride shares one defining feature being truly epic.
Each ride is accompanied by stunning photos and a map and toolkit of practical details – where to start and finish, how to get there, where to stay and more – to help you plan the perfect trip. Suggestions for similar rides around the world are also included.
Rides in Canada include:
The Cabot Trail (Nova Scotia)
Whistler Bike Park (British Columbia)
The Whitehorse Trails (Yukon)
Banff to Whitefish (Alberta)
Rides in the USA include:
Mountain Biking in Moab (Utah)
Great Allegheny Passage
Colorado Beer Ride
Glacier National Park Loop (Montana)
The Covered Bridges of Vermont
Rides in Central America & Caribbean
The Baja Divide (Mexico)
Oaxaca to Zipolite (Mexico)
Cuba’s Southern Rollercoaster (Cuba)
Rides in South America include:
The Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route (Ecuador)
Mendoza Wine Ride (Argentina)
The Lagunas Route (Bolivia)
To the Tip of Patagonia (Argentina)
The Peru Divide
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