It shows accurate distances between major and minor towns, accommodation information and 12 town centre maps. It gives road numbers and distances for all major roads. We used the well-known Lonely Planet travel guide. Links on the WWW Cycle Active Tours has organised trips through Zimbabwe. The International Bicycle Fund has a short travel guide to Zimbabwe by bike.
All main roads are in a good condition and generally speaking traffic is light.
Even on a major highway as the Harare - Mutare road traffic is relaxed. Cycling into and through big cities like Harare and Bulawayo is easy. Also roads are constructed with gentle grades throughout the country. The only exception we found were some parts of the Eastern Highlands where we had to cycle steep but short sections. The quality of these roads varied but they were always cyclable with normal touring bikes.