- EPIC BIKE RIDES OF THE WORLD - Seven Peaks Ride 304 Melbourne, Australia 242 South Australia 282-5, 282 Mexico City, Mexico 110 INDEX Tasmania 318-321, 318 Montreal, Canada 92 Tour Down Under 282-5, 282 Paris, France 242 Austria 172-5, 220-3, 322 Portland, USA 242 A Tokyo, Japan 110 adventurous rides, see also mountain Colle delle Finestre, Italy 200 biking, mountainous rides, multiday B Copenhagen, Denmark 238-241, 238 tours, organised rides Barcelona, Spain 92 Corsica, France 214-17, 215 Atlas Mountains, Morocco 230 Bavaria, Germany 166-9, 166 Côte d’Azur, France 266 Canning Stock Route, Australia 34 beer tours, see also whiskey tours, County Cork, Ireland 208-211, 208 Carretera Austral, Chile 126, 138 wine tours Croatia 218, 272, 310 Friendship Hwy, Tibet-Nepal 34, 144 Bavaria, Germany 166-9, 166 Cuba 22-5, 26, 22 High Atlas, Morocco 138 Beechworth-Bright, Australia 170 Himalaya, India 134-7, 134 Bruges, Belgium 170 Himalay, Bhutan 140-3, 140 Colorado, USA 56 D Karakoram Hwy, Pakistan-China 162 Massachusetts-Vermont, USA 60 Danube River, Austria 172-5, 173 Kilimanjaro Circuit, Tanzania 12 Portland, USA 170 day rides, see also city rides, easy rides, Mongolia 120-5, 121 Belgium 170, 250-3, 254 family rides, mountainous rides, races Munda Biddi Trail 306-9, 306 Bhutan 140-143 Acheron Way, Australia 300-3, 301 Namibia 18 Bolivia 34 Bruges, Belgium 170 New Ireland Province, Papua New Bosnia 218, 310 Conguillío National Park, Chile 54 Guinea 272 Bryan Chapman Memorial, Wales 184-7, 185 Connacht Classic, Ireland 212 Pamir Hwy, Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan 162 Buenos Aires, Argentina 88-91, 88 Crater Lake Rim Ride, USA 66 Patagonia, Argentina 28-33, 28 Dingle Peninsula, Ireland 46 Rif Mountains, Morocco 14-17, 14 Forgotten World Hwy, New Zealand 286 Ring Rd, Iceland 126 C Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, Tour d’Afrique 8-11, 8 Camel Trail, England 176 USA 54 Albania 310 Canada Guadalavaca to Banes, Cuba 26 Alice Springs, Australia 80 BC Bike Race 322 Lake Como, Italy 224 Alpe d’Huez, France 200 Boston-Montreal-Boston 188 Lake Geneva, Switzerland 224 Alps 2 Ocean, New Zealand 312-15, 312 Cape Breton Island 248 Nantucket Island USA 46 Alto de l’Angliru, Spain 200 Carcross 77 Rennsteig Cycle Path, Germany 236 Amsterdam, Netherlands 92 Montreal 92 Ridgeway, England 236 Annapurna Circuit, Nepal 144 Whistler 100-3, 100 Ring of Kerry, Ireland 212 Argentina 28-33, 88-91 Whitehorse Trails 74-9, 75 Route of the Hiawatha, USA 86 Atlas Mountains, Morocco 230 Canary Islands, Spain 132 Sani Pass, South Africa-Lesotho 12 Australia Canning Stock Route, Australia 34 South Australia 282-5, 282 Acheron Way 300-3, 301 Carretera Austral, Chile 126, 138 Transylvania, Romania 98 Adelaide 194 Cévennes, France 262-5, 266, 263 Tuscany, Italy 182 Alice Springs 80 Channel Islands 248 Valle de Viñales, Cuba 26 Around the Bay in a Day 304 Chile 54, 126, 138 Vieques Island, Puerto Rico 46 Atherton Tablelands 294-7, 294 China 118, 162, 158-61, 158 White Rim Trail, USA 54 Beechworth-Bright 170 city rides, see also day rides, easy rides, Devon Sea to Sea, England 260 Canning Stock Route, Australia 34 family rides Doi Suthep, Thailand 150 Great Victorian Bike Ride 304 Amsterdam, Netherlands 92 Downieville, USA 292 Melbourne 194, 242 Barcelona, Spain 92 Mt Buller 104 Brooklyn-Queens Greenway, USA 110 Munda Biddi Trail 306-9, 306 Buenos Aires, Argentina 88-91, 88 E Newcrest Orange Challenge 286 Copenhagen, Denmark 238-241, 238 easy rides, see also city rides, day rides, Otway Odyssey 206 Kyoto, Japan 98 family rides INDEX 324 - EPIC BIKE RIDES OF THE WORLD - Camel Trail, England 176 France 138 Sardinia 218 Ciclabile delle Dolomiti, Italy 86 Alp D’Huez 200 Strade Bianche 182 Dingle Peninsula, Ireland 46 Atlantic coast 66 Transalp 322 Guadalavaca to Banes, Cuba 26 Cévennes 262-5, 266, 263 VenTo 278 Île de Ré, France 244-7, 244 Corsica 214-17, 215 Loire, France 274, 274-7, 274 Côte d’Azur 266 Mai Chau, Vietnam 114-17, 115 Île de Ré 244-7, 244 J Manifold Track, England 176 Lake Annecy 224 Japan 98, 110, 128-131 Minuteman Bikeway, USA 82-5, 82 Loire 274-7, 274 Nantucket Island USA 46 Mont Ventoux 196-9, 196 Po River 278 Paris 242 K San Juan Island, USA 42-5, 43 Paris-Brest-Paris 188 Karakoram Hwy, Pakistan-China 162 Sonoma County, USA 98 Paris-Roubaix 254 Kilimanjaro Circuit, Tanzania 12 Valle de Viñales, Cuba 26 Portes du Soleil 298 Kokopelli Trail, USA 298 Vieques Island, Puerto Rico 46 Provence 230 Kosovo 310 Ecuador 48-53 Rhine Cycle Route 278 Kyoto, Japan 98 England Samoens 104 Kyrgyzstan 162 Camel Trail, England 176 Friendship Hwy, Tibet-Nepal 34, 144 Cornwall 176 Devon Sea to Sea 260 L Icknield Way Trail 236 G La Farola, Cuba 26 London-Edinburgh-London 188 Germany 66, 166-9, 220-3, 236, 278, 166, La Vélodyssée, France 66 London-Munich 194 220 Lake Annecy, France 224 London-Quantock Hills 266 Great Allegheny Passage, USA 40, 310 Lake Como, Italy 224 Manifold Track 176 Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, Lake Constance 220-3, 220 Ridgeway, the 236 USA 54 Lake Garda, Italy 292 Sea to Sea Cycle Route 256-9, 256 Great Lake Trail, New Zealand 316 Lake Geneva, Switzerland 224 South Downs Way 232-5, 232 Guatemala 194 Lesotho 12 Tissington Track 176 Lofoten Islands, Norway 248 Eritrea 12 Loire, France 274-7, 274 H London 188, 194, 266 Heaphy Track, New Zealand 292 Lôn Las Cymru, Wales 260 F High Atlas, Morocco 138 Lycian Coast, Turkey 18 family rides Himalaya, 134-7, 140-3, 144, 162, 134, 140 Camel Trail, England 176 Cape Breton Island, Canada 248 M Conguillío National Park, Chile 54 I Mae Hong Son, Thailand 146-9, 147 Danube River, Austria 172-5 Iceland 126 Mai Chau, Vietnam 114-17, 115 Lake Annecy, France 224 Icknield Way Trail, England 236 Mammoth Bike Park, USA 104 Lake Constance 220-3 Île de Ré, France 244-7, 244 Manali-Leh Hwy, India 162 Lake Geneva, Switzerland 224 India 134-7, 162 Manifold Track, England 176 Lofoten Islands, Norway 248 Indonesia 150, 156 Mekong Delta, Vietnam 118 Quilotoa Loop, Ecuador 48-53, 48 Ireland 46, 208-211, 212 Melbourne, Australia 194, 242 Route of the Hiawatha, USA 86 Italy 132, 218 Mexico City, Mexico 110 Sark, Channel Islands, UK 248 24h of Finale Ligure 72 Minuteman Bikeway, USA 82-5, 82 Tissington Trail, England 176 Ciclabile delle Dolomiti 86 Mississippi River Trail, USA 278 Vermont, USA 94-7, 94 Fiora Valley 182 Moab, USA 68-71, 69 White Rim Trail, USA 54 Lake Como 224 Mongolia 120-5, 121 Fiora Valley, Italy 182 Lake Garda 292 Mont Ventoux, France 196-9, 196 Forgotten World Hwy, New Zealand 286 Monte Amiata 178-181, 179 Monte Amiata, Italy 178-181, 179 Fort William, Scotland 80 Po River 278 Monte Bondone, Italy 182 325 INDEX - EPIC BIKE RIDES OF THE WORLD - Montenegro 310 Colle delle Finestre, Italy 200 Natchez Trace Parkway, USA 36-9, 36 Montreal, Canada 92 Corsica, France 214-17, 215 NC500, Scotland 310 Morocco 14-17, 138, 230 Corsica, France(m) 215 Pacific Coast, USA 62-5, 62 mountain biking, see also adventurous Côte d’Azur, France 266 Picos de Europa, Spain 190-3, 190 rides, mountainous rides, multiday Doi Suthep, Thailand 150 Po River, Italy 278 tours, races Fiora Valley, Italy 182 Provence, France 230 Alice Springs, Australia 80 La Farola, Cuba 26 Raid Pyrenean, France 138 Alps 2 Ocean, New Zealand 312-15, Mae Hong Son, Thailand 146-9, 147 Rhine Cycle Route 278 312 Mont Ventoux, France 196-9, 196 Ring of Kerry, Ireland 212 Annapurna Circuit, Nepal 144 Monte Amiata, Italy 178-181, 179 Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia 34 Atherton Tablelands, Australia 294-7, Monte Bondone, Italy 182 Sardinia, Italy 218 294 Mt Batur, Bali, Indonesia 150 Scottish Sea to Sea 260 Carcross, Canada 77 Newcrest Orange Challenge, Australia Sea to Sea, England 256-9, 256 Cévennes, France 266 286 Shimanami, Japan 128-131, 128 Coast to Coast, Scotland 126 Seven Peaks Ride, Australia 304 Sri Lanka 18, 152-5 Colorado Trail, USA 59 Sicily, Italy 132 VenTo, Italy 278 Downieville, USA 292 Sierra Nevada, Spain 226-9, 226 Via Dinarica, Southeast Europe 310 Fort William, Scotland 80 Sierra Nevada, USA 230 Vietnam 118, 156 Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, Taroko Gorge Rd, Taiwan 150 Western Isles, UK 268-271, 268 USA 54 Mountains to Sea, New Zealand 316 Munda Biddi Trail, Australia 306-9, 306 Great Lake Trail, New Zealand 316 Mt Batur, Indonesia 150 Heaphy Track, New Zealand 292 Mt Buller, Australia 104 Kokopelli Trail, USA 298 multiday tours, see also adventurous N Lake Garda, Italy 292 rides, family rides, mountain biking, Namibia 18 Mammoth Bike Park, USA 104 mountainous rides Nantucket Island, USA 46 Maui, USA 132 Adriatic islands, Croatia 272 Napa Valley, USA 60 Moab, USA 68-71, 69 Antigua-Todos Santos, Guatemala Natchez Trace Parkway, USA 36-9, 36 Mongolia 120-125, 121 194 NC500, Scotland 310 Mountains to Sea, New Zealand 316 Baltic Coast, Germany 66 Nepal 34, 144 Mt Buller, Australia 104 Bavaria, Germany 166-9, 166 Netherlands 92, 278 Munda Biddi Trail, Australia 306-9, Blue Ridge Parkway, USA 40 New Zealand 306 Boston-Montreal-Boston, USA-Canada Alps 2 Ocean 312-15, 312 Old Ghost Road, New Zealand 188 Auckland to Piha 286 288-291, 288 Bryan Chapman Memorial, Wales Fogotten World Highway 286 Portes du Soleil, France-Switzerland 184-7, 185 Great Lake Trail 316 298 China 118, 158-161, 158 Heaphy Track 292 Queenstown, New Zealand 316 Colorado, USA 56-9, 57 Mountains to Sea 316 Samoens, France 104 Corsica, France 214-17, 215 Old Ghost Road 288-291, 288 Seven Stanes, Scotland 298 County Cork, Ireland 208-211, 208 Queenstown 316 South Downs Way, England 232-5, 232 Cuba 22-5, 22 Whakarewarewa 80 Tasmania, Australia 318-321, 318 Devon Sea to Sea, England 260 Norway 202-5,