
Epic Bike Rides of Europe
Explore Europe’s most thrilling cycling routes with the latest installment in the Epic series from Lonely Planet. From dreamy getaways on sun-dappled Mediterranean Islands to a Bavarian beer crawl in Germany, bike enthusiasts share stories from the best road, mountain, dirt and trail routes across the spiritual home of cycling.
Destinations suit a range of trip types and abilities, and each ride features stunning photographs, a richly-illustrated map and a toolkit of practical details so that riders can help plan their own trips. From some of the remotest corners of northern Scotland to mighty mountain passes in the pristine Pyrenees, you’ll explore some of the continent’s least-explored regions, as well as cities including Berlin and Copenhagen amongst many others.
Guest contributors include author Rob Penn, who cycled around the world in his late twenties, and Ned Boulting, a British sports journalist and television presenter who has reported on everything from the Tour de France to the Vuelta a Espana. So put your pedal to the metal and enjoy the ride to over 50 cycle-loving destinations.
Each of the featured drives include:
- First-person accounts from writers who have completed the drive
- Challenge level grading: easy / harder / epic
- Inspirational photography, maps and practical information to follow the writer’s journey
- Driving factbox: when is the best time to drive, vehicle hire information, how to get there, what to take
- Expert travel advice: where to stay, recommended detours, the best places to eat
- Suggestions for similar drives
50 epic drives across Europe, including:
- Coast to the Edge of Alps (Albania)
- Grossglockner Hachalpenstrasse (Austria)
- Bulgaria's fortress highway: Plovdiv to Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria)
- The Adriatic Highway (Croatia)
- Central and Southern Bohemia Loop (Czech Republic)
- West Coast of Jutland (Denmark)
- The Cotswolds (England)
- Chateaux of the Loire Valley (France)
- To the Nurburgring (Germany)
- Iceland's Ring Road (Iceland)
- Wild Atlantic Way (Ireland)
- Dolomites Passes & Villages Loop (Italy)
- The Belfast Loop (Northern Ireland)
- West Coast - Bergen to Kristiansund (Norway)
- Portugal's National Route 2 (Portugal)
- EV Campervan Around Orkney (Scotland)
- Mallorca - Serra de Tramuntana (Spain)
- Furka Pass (Switzerland)
- The Coastal Way (Wales)
ISBN: 9781788689427
Edition: 1st
Publication Date: August 2020
Writers: Lonely Planet
320 pages, 320pp color | Dimensions: 207mm × 265mm
Next edition due: Not yet determined