Cycle touring links
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Karl Brodowskys | arranged by continent. | |||||
South America | arranged by country, plus larger tours. | |||||
Iceland | Complete links by Michiel Erens. | |||||
crazyguyonabike | Worldwide links. | |||||
Travel to the horizon | Worldwide links by Raph de Rooij (home). | |||||
| Biking around Europe | Miscellaneous info on cycling in Europe. | ||||
| Pamirs | Full links by Robert Middleton. | ||||
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General: | ||||||
* | Ivan Viehoff | 1999 | Cycle equipment for expedition touring. | |||
* | Sentient Entity | 2005 | Wheels for cycle tourists, by Steve Pells. | |||
* | Tim Barnes | 2007 | Advice on most aspects of touring. | |||
masterlyinactivity | nd | who have an unhealthy obsession with swimming pools and fine dining. | ||||
FCO travel advice, Nathnac travel advice, US travel advice, CDC health advice. |
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Mexico: | web search | top | ||
* | Alan Bloom | 2006 | Oaxaca notes and photos. |
| Pathebikeguy | 2005 | Oaxaca itinerary and photos. |
| Anna Wexler | 2004/5 | Yucatan and Chiapas: travelogue and photos. |
| R & J Guldenbrein | 2003 | An unsupported group tour in Yucatan. |
| Byercycles | 2002 | A CTC group tour in the centre. |
D. & J. Wooldridge | 2000/1 | Some info and some travelogue; part of a larger tour. | |
Charles Hansen | 1999 | Yucatan: informative. | |
Alan Roy | 1998 | Mostly anecdotal. | |
Kevin Rodger | 1998 | CancunChetumal. | |
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Guatemala: | web search | top | ||
| Kurt & Darina | 2007 | Trip through Central America. |
| S. and A. Gregson | 2003 | Guatemala to Belize. |
* | masterlyinactivity | 2001 | Full notes, photos and an illustrated map. |
* | Ivan Viehoff | 2000 | Full notes. |
L. Leroy & A. Meyer | 1997 | Notes and photos. | |
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Costa Rica: | web search | top | ||
| Norman D. Ford | 1997 | Full notes. |
Eric and Joan | 1997 | Full notes with photos. | |
Steve Cisler | 1993 | Full notes. | |
singletracks | Useful description of a 45km mountain bike ride. |
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Peru: Route notes: | web search | top | ||||
* | masterlyinactivity | 2006 | Cycling in the Cordillera Blanca. | ||
| downtheroad | 2003 | EcuadorCord. Blanca and CuscoPuno. | ||
| Iris and Tore | 2003 | CuscoPuerto Maldonado. | ||
Micha Merz | 2002 | Photos of a route across Peru with some (German) text. | |||
* | masterlyinactivity | 2002 | Cycling in the Cusco region. | ||
D. & J. Wooldridge | 2001 | Down the coast to Arequipa, then across the mountains to Juliaca. | |||
Bob Lutsky | 2001 | An electronic book; see chaps 19 and 20 for PunoCusco. | |||
groundeffect | 2000 | Cordillera Blanca and Bolivia. | |||
Mark Malagodi | 1997 | La PazLima, with photos. | |||
Frédéric Ferchaux | 1990 | Inevitably FF has been there too. | |||
James Wilson | nd | Mountain biking in the Cordillera Blanca. | |||
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Other sources: | |||||
| ribbon of road | 2006 | Blog with wonderful photos (a journey through the Americas). | ||
Betzgis pass list | Passes cycled by Beat Heim, including many in Peru. | ||||
Cord. Blanca maps | An old version of Felipe Diazs map of the Cordillera Blanca. | ||||
El Niño forecast | By the (US) Climate Prediction Center. | ||||
Senamhi | Peruvian met. office. | ||||
Ecomontana | Cusco mountain biking agency. | ||||
Peru Discovery | Another mountain bike agency which formerly offered a circuit of Ausangate (archived prospectus). | ||||
Mountain Bike Adventures | Huaraz mountain bike agency. | ||||
Nuestra Montaña | Another Huaraz mountain bike agency. | ||||
Ponys Expeditions | Caraz tour operator with some mountain bike trips. | ||||
Omar Zarzars book | Some info, but no online purchasing. | ||||
Casa de Ciclistas | Invaluable help for cyclists available from Lucho at Trujillo. | ||||
Omnimap | List of Peruvian maps. | ||||
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* | masterlyinactivity | 2007 | notes etc. | ||
* | Stefan Roman | 2003 | and Paso Sico, in English. | ||
* | Ulises Luna | 2002 | Diario de viaje. | ||
| Mariano Loréfice | 2000 | Pedaleando por las nubes. | ||
| Matías Obregón | 2000 | Brief account in Spanish. | ||
| Organised traverse | nd | described in Spanish. | ||
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Other destinations: | |||||
* | P. Pircas Negras | 2010 | factual notes by Fiona Grant. | ||
| Paso de Jama | 2005 | Blog by patagonia2peru. | ||
* | Piuquenes pass | 2005 | masterlyinactivity notes on a remote crossing (with links). | ||
| Paso Vergara | 2004 | by Stefan Roman (in Rumanian). | ||
| P. del Agua Negra | 1999 | Relato por Carlos Ducler. | ||
* | Argentina | 1997/8 | Touring notes by Ivan Viehoff. | ||
* | Chile | 1997/8 | Touring notes by Ivan Viehoff. | ||
| Sico + Agua Negra | 1992/5 | German accounts by Sahara Mike. | ||
| Infobiker | 2001- | Questions & answers to Andrés Ruggeri. |
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Spiti: | web search | top | ||||
| bikefax | 2006 | Lahaul and Spiti: report of a trip with Out there biking (photos). | ||
Sach Pass | 2005 | Dramatic photos of a new road (not strictly in Spiti), by Cass Gilbert. | |||
| cycloid | 2004 | LehLahaulSpitiKinnaur: brief notes. | ||
* | masterlyinactivity | 2003 | Lahaul, Spiti, Kinnaur: full notes with photos and a map. | ||
Pocket Sprocket | 2003 | General info on a large tour of the Indian himalaya. | |||
Bill Weir | 2002 | Ladakh, Zanskar and Himachal Pradesh. | |||
Bill Holter | 1999 | Spiti, Kinnaur, Gangotri: notes and photos. | |||
Out there biking | Supported tours run by Cass Gilbert (also Leh-Manali). | ||||
Current HP news. | |||||
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LehManali: | web search | top | ||||
Igor Kovse | 2006 | DelhiManaliLehSrinagar. | |||
* | Erik Nomden | 2005 | ShimlaManaliLeh with side trips. | ||
Pocket Sprocket | 2003 | General info on a large tour of the Indian himalaya. | |||
Ambrogio DAdda | 2003 | Avventure sulla strada ManaliLeh. | |||
* | Sentient Entity | 2001 | Information, photographs and links by Steve Pells. | ||
| Per Lowdin | 1999 | Photos of ManaliKazaLeh. | ||
Garhwal: | web search | top | ||||
Bill Weir | 2005 | We met Bill out there. | |||
* | masterlyinactivity | 2005 | Notes, map, etc. | ||
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Bhutan: | web search | top | ||||
* | Paul van Roekel | 2006 | Account written with Anja de Graaf. | ||
Jachung Travel | 2003 | Travelogue. | |||
Charles River Whs | 2000 | Account of a commercial tour by Renée Le Verrier and Andy Meyer. | |||
Bhutan Mtb club | nd | Describes a few short routes which are hard to trace on a map. | |||
Most cyclists do the west-east traverse, which the Bhutan mtb club dont seem to recommend. It doesnt get close to the big mountains, and any visit to Bhutan is ridiculously expensive. | |||||
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Darjeeling & Sikkim: | web search | top | ||||
* | Paul van Roekel | 2006 | Account written with Anja de Graaf. | ||
| Abhinav (?) | 2005 | Jeep trip to Gurudongmar in March. Excellent photos. | ||
Everest Bike Rally | A commercial ride along the southern Singalila ridge. | ||||
Yak & Yeti Travels | Sikkim tour firm who have ridden to Gurudongmar Lake. | ||||
Marcopolo Travels | Sikkim tour firm who have a ride to Yumthang (and a sketch map). | ||||
Siniolchu Tours | Sikkim tour firm providing some info on northern destinations. | ||||
Sikkim home dept. | Info on inner line permits. | ||||
The Singalila ridge looks worth doing, but is only a few days riding. It would be a good way to warm up for Sikkim, most of which is closed to westerners, at least for independent travel. Most trips go to the Kangchenjunga roadhead and then turn back, which sounds a little frustrating. Yak & Yeti travels have been to Gurudongmar Lake which looks exciting on the map but is closed to foreign tourists. It is said to be about 5200m. The verges are said to be mined (as in landmined, not goldmined). This looks to be an irresistable destination. In 2005 things started to look up: a news report in Jan quoted RB Subba, the Sikkimese tourist minister, as saying that permits would be issued to domestic tourists going beyond Singhik in the north and that the [state] government will appeal to the Centre to allow foreigners up to the Gurudongmar lake near the China border. Subsequently (Mar. 23) the national tourism minister R. Chowdhury announced that a cumbersome permit regime for foriegn tourists visiting the countrys exotic northeast would be done away with shortly. I have written to the home ministry asking them to remove the [Restricted Area Permit] Act, Chowdhury told a national conference on tourism...There has been a positive response [from the home ministry]. We will be able to knock it [permits] off soon, Chowdhury said. Then everything went quiet. A news article on 21 Jan 2008 (Permits an obstacle to adventure tourism) vaguely remarked, quoting a senior home ministry official, that tourists may soon get the nod to visit locations in the north-east..., soon being a term needing to be interpreted in the light of Indian ministerial processes. A gnomic press release on 13 Mar said that a review ... had been undertaken... proposals received ... and an appropriate decision expedited; and the Statesman on May 14 announced The Centre has agreed to relax the protected area permits for foreign tourists and has created four new tourist circuits which will allow foreigners to visit Arunachal Pradesh and go up to Tuting close to China border. The Union home ministry has delegated power to the Arunachal Pradesh government to issue such permits to foreign tourists in a group of only two or more for up to 30 days, an official release said here. Earlier foreign tourists were allowed to visit certain areas in the state in a group of no less than four for only 10 days. However there is no suggestion that independent travel is now permitted. | |||||
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Nepal: | web search | top | ||||
projection3 | 2003 | Beautiful cycling photos by Paul Jeurissen and Grace Johnson. | |||
Odisea... | 2001 | ... del Himalaya: ascent of the Friendship Highway by Mariano Loréfice (part 2). | |||
Inorbitt guide | | Some general info and a couple of routes. | |||
Many people have cycled from Lhasa to Kathmandu or from Kathmandu to Pokhara, and there are several mountain biking routes in the Kathmandu valley, but none of this really gets into the mountains, though the Lhasa route is very high. KE have a singletrack route from Pokhara to Gorkha, which cant be many days long and still cant get all that high. On the other hand people have taken bikes on the main trekking routes, dramatically illustrating the notion of a good walk spoilt (bikes are now banned from the national parks). I cant help feeling that there must be something in between. | |||||
KKH: | web search | top | ||||
Peter Gostelow | 2007 | Travelogue. | |||
unk | 2004 | notes by an unnamed German couple. | |||
* | David Leatham | 2000 | Electronic book. | ||
| Tim Barnes | 1999 | Brief account. | ||
| Steve Palmier | 1995 | Photos. | ||
Tajikistan: | web search | top | ||||
* | Bill Weir | 2008 | Extended visit with photos and route details. | ||
* | masterlyinactivity | 2008 | Notes, photos etc. | ||
| Igor Kovse | 2008 | Ultralight and ultrafast ride along the Pamir Highway: excellent photos. | ||
| Peter Gostelow | 2007 | Travelogue with beautiful pictures of barren scenery. | ||
| H. Veldhuizen | 2007 | Sketchy notes on an enterprising journey. | ||
* | Tim Barnes | 2006 | Informative notes. | ||
| bikesabroad | 2006 | Blog. | ||
| A. Naumov | 2005 | Cycling photos of the Bartang valley. | ||
| E. Rodrigo | 2005 | Notes by Enric Rodrigo and Xavi Tarafa. | ||
| crazyguyonabike | var | List of articles. | ||
* | pamirs.org | nd | Extensive information, maps and photos. | ||
Kyrgyzstan: | web search | top | ||||
R&M Taylor | 2004 | Silk road, chiefly Kyrgyzstan and Yunnan, by Raymond and Muriel Taylor. | |||
Igor Kovse | 2004 | 53 reasons not to go there. | |||
The green stars indicate informativeness rather than merit. I am grateful to be told of other useful links (mail me as webmaster).
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