Best Bike Rides in the South: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia (Best Bike Rides Series)

For the avid cyclist, this series offers a diverse array of moderate to serious tours through scenic terrain all over the United States. With challenging treks for the veteran and pleasant excursions for the Sunday cyclist, the Best Bike Rides series has something for everyone.

Biking enthusiasts can enjoy four-season cycling on the forty-four stimulating tours ranging from 20 to 100 miles long, throughout the South. Outlined are a diverse array of great bike tours, with challenging treks for the lean, mean veteran and pleasant excursions for the Sunday cyclist. Included are scenic rides through Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. There are relaxing rambles through coastal cities and towns, or exhilarating challenges through the Blue Ridge Mountains, as well as completely planned inn-to-inn excursions. Every ride profile includes a rating of difficulty, information of general interest, elevation profiles, places to eat-rest, detailed directions and mileage, as well as a useful map. An appendix of touring clubs and other cycling resources is also featured. Elizabeth and Charles Skinner are dedicated biking enthusiasts and are affiliated with the League of American Cyclists, and several regional biking organizations. (5 x 7, 256 pages)