Bicycle Vacation Guide will take you from dreaming about your next bicycle vacation through every stage of planning the trip to loading up the bikes and riding the trails.

With over 180 photos and 50 maps, this is the most attractive edition of the book ever. It’s packed full of information like lodging, festivals and events, and alternate attractions.

It also has information dear to every bicyclists heart- or should we say stomach? Bicycle Vacation Guide now has restaurant listings for every trail town. The listings cover eateries from brew pubs to family dining and breakfast joints to elegant meals. Our preference is for the local spot that makes each trail-town unique, so you won’t find fast food on the menu.

Bicycle Vacation Guide focuses on the trails worth taking a weekend to explore. It features 28 trails in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Clear directions and helpful maps get you to the trailhead quickly while the Trail Highlights; feature directs you to the most interesting segments of the trail.

If you enjoy exploring beyond the trail, Bicycle Vacation Guide offers hundreds of miles of quiet country roads.

Product Details

* Paperback: 224 pages
* Publisher: Little Transport Press; 4 edition (February 1, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0974662569
* ISBN-13: 978-0974662565
* Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
* Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

This book is for anyone who wonders about pedaling a bicycle across the United States. A cyclist does not need to be fast to enjoy the scenery and distance that can be covered on two quiet wheels. Journey with this book for: Anecdotes of courage and inspiration from three cross-country cycling journeys. Narratives of the cyclist’s delight with and harmonious integration into nature, while their lives undergo physical, mental, and spiritual renewal. Encouragement and tips for a bicycle vacation adventure. Stories of joys and adversities while cycling coast to coast on the southern, northern, and central crossing routes. Observations of the treasures of the United States and the American dream broaden minds and ignite spirits. Insights on the advantages of traveling with a tour organization. Motivations from those adventurers who have done it and the demands they surmounted. Color images of the black and white pictures within this book can be viewed online at www.BikeSeaToSea.com