Cycling London to Paris
Subtitle: the classic Dover/Calais route and the Avenue Verte
By: by Mike Wells
Edition: First edition.
Series: A Cicerone guide; Cicerone guide
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9781852849146
Subjects: Guidebooks; Bicycle touring; Bicycle trails; Cycling
Other titles: Classic Dover/Calais route and the Avenue Verte; Cicerone cycling London to Paris
Description: "Guidebook to the London to Paris Bike Ride, including both the 500km traditional route, which makes use of cycle tracks and quiet roads plus a ferry crossing from Dover, and the 400km Avenue Verte, a waymarked route via Newhaven/Dieppe which makes greater use of dedicated cycle paths. Each takes 5-7 days and they can be combined for a round trip. Seasons Both routes can be cycled at any time of year, though April-October is the best period. Off-road sections of Stages 2 (Pilgrims' Way) and 8 (Coulée Verte) of the classic route are best done after a period of dry weather... The two cities of London and Paris, with their many tourist sights, cultural offerings and gastronomic opportunities; the maritime centre of Greenwich; the North Downs with the Pilgrims' Way and White Cliffs of Dover; the Wealden landscape of Sussex and Kent (England) and the Bray (France); the medieval French towns of Calais, Hesdin, Montreuil, Abbeville and Gisors; the Somme and Oise valleys; the cathedral cities of Rochester, Amiens and Beauvais; the chateau of Chantilly; the limestone plateau of the Vexin."--Publisher description.
Notes: "A trail of two cities"--Cover.