Cycling Guidebooks to Europe

Our cycling guides range from cycle tours along the Danube and River Loire, the Way of St James from Le Puy to Santiago, to the more demanding selection of routes over the great cols of the French Alps. There are two general Cycle Touring guides with selected routes in France and Spain.
 
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The Rhine Cycle Route
A guidebook for the Rhine Cycle Route with stage-by-stage descriptions, from its source high in the Swiss Alps to its mouth at the Netherlands' North Sea coast. In two weeks and 27 stages, you will cycle through six countries including France and Germany, visiting cities, towns and villages and passing locations of great historical interest. Read and see more…
Chamonix Mountain Adventures
Handy guidebook to mountain activities based in Chamonix in the French Alps. Selections of graded routes described for walking, trekking, mountaineering, mountain biking, road cycling, via ferratas, rock climbing and bouldering, with clear advice for novices for each activity. Adventures to fill an exciting trip for everyone to the Chamonix area. Read and see more…
Hiking and Biking Peru's Inca Trails
A handy guidebook describing a range of half, full and multi-day mountainbiking and hiking routes, including 7 different routes to Machu Picchu on quiet Inca roads and trails which reveal the spectacular scenery and archaeological richness of the Valley. Includes many previously unpublished routes and custom-drawn maps. Read and see more…
Mountain Adventures in the Maurienne
This guide offers readers all the inspiration they need for a multi-activity holiday in the Haute Maurienne, in the French Alps. With many suggestions for day walks, mountaineering routes, via ferratas, rock climbs, mountain biking, road cycling and long-distance treks, there's something here for everyone in your party. Read and see more…
The Grand Traverse of the Massif Central
A guidebook to mountainbiking, cycling or walking the 700km GTMC, Grande Traversée du Massif Central, in southern France, from Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne to Montpellier and Sête on the Mediterranean. The long-distance route is described in stages for walkers, and mountain bikers, with on road alternatives for road cyclists. Read and see more…
Cycle Touring in Ireland
A guide to cycle touring in Ireland, with 12 one to two-week cycle tours for road bikes all around and across Ireland. The routes described are suitable for both novice and expert cyclists, with detailed route cards and advice on choosing, transporting and loading your bike. Ireland is an cyclists paradise - quiet roads and spectacular coastline. Read and see more…
Cycling the Canal du Midi
An essential guidebook for anyone cycling the Canal du Midi, southern France. Information is also given on short detours to sights close to the canal, and longer outings into the surrounding countryside. The Canal du Midi meanders through lush countryside rich in history and offers flat, car-free paths, ideal for anyone planning a cycling holiday. Read and see more…
Cycling in the French Alps
A guidebook to nine of the most picturesque cycling routes through the Alps of south-east France. The eight circuits, plus the Grand Traverse from Geneva to Nice, include the classic high passes of the French Alps (Galibier, Iseran, Izoard, etc) as well as cycle routes in the pre-Alps and Southern Jura. Read and see more…
Cycle Touring in Switzerland
This handy guidebook contains route descriptions for the 9 Swiss National cycle routes including the difficult Alpine Star tours. The National Routes are signposted in both directions which makes it easy to create longer tours. There are routes suitable for all abilities, from gentle family rides to strenuous routes for the experienced cyclist. Read and see more…
The Way of St James Cyclist Guide
This handy pocket-sized guidebook contains detailed route descriptions for the 1570km cycle route from Le Puy in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain following the original Pilgrim route. The route is described as 27 day stages and with the average distance covered in a day at 50km, cyclists of all abilities can complete this route. Read and see more…
Cycle Touring in France
The eight one- or two-week cycle tours in this guidebook are selected to offer cyclists of all levels a taste of France's diverse landscapes and superb scenery. Covering some of the most picturesque parts of Brittany, Picardy, Alsace, Auvergne/Languedoc, Provence, Dordogne/Lot, the Alps and the Pyrenees. Read and see more…
Cycling the River Loire
The 1370km Way of St Martin cycling route along the River Loire in France, is described in this guidebook in 23 comfortable stages. It includes a dramatic approach from Orange in Provence to the source of the River Loire at Le Gerbier de Jonc, then a route alongside the whole river with its vineyards and castles to the Atlantic at St Nazaire. Read and see more…
Cycle Touring in Spain
This handy pocket-sized guidebook contains detailed route descriptions for eight multi-day cycle routes in Spain. Away from the busy Costas, the routes take you through Bilbao, Madrid, Sevilla, the Sierras and even the Pyrenees and Picos de Europa. The routes vary from short, introductory tours to harder, more demanding ones for the enthusiasts. Read and see more…
The Danube Cycleway
A guide to cycling the Danube Cycle Way from Donauschingen in Bavaria to Budapest. The most popular holiday cycle touring route in Europe takes cyclists along the route of the Danube river covering 1350km, in 20 stages, mainly on dedicated cycle tracks. Suitable for all abilities and ages. All route-finding and accommodation information included. Read and see more…
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