25 Mountain Bike Tours in the Adirondacks (25 Bicycle Tours Guide.) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

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At long last, mountain bikers have a thoughtful, reliable, thorough guide to good routes in New York's vast Adirondack Park. -- Elizabeth Folwell, editor, Adirondack Life

The most comprehensive book on mountain biking in the Adirondack mountains...well written and knowledgeable, with extremely accurate and detailed trail descriptions...every mountain biker riding in the Adirondacks should have it. -- Ted Christodaro, Adirondack Mountain Bike Association

With wit, humor, and an exemplary respect for the fragility of the backcountry, Peter Kick's new book opens the wide and wonderful world of the lesser known wild forest areas of the Adirondacks to every mountain biker. Don't leave home without it. -- Richard Fenton, Supervising Forester, NYSDEC Bureau of Public Lands

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The largest, most beloved wilderness in the East is now open to mountain bikers, and Peter Kick's new guidebook tells you where and how to enjoy it. "The Park" is how Northeasterners refer to Adirondack State Park, a 6-million-acre wilderness of hemlock stands, beaver ponds, mile-high peaks, solitude, adventure--and world-class mountain biking. Inside the Park's Blue Line you'll find mile upon mile of hard-packed dirt roads, not to mention a well-developed network of bike trails ranging from the gentle to the exhilarating. Now Peter Kick, author of two previous mountain biking guidebooks, has selected 25 of the Park's best trails, including tours for every rider at every level of skill. Kick has scrupulously sought out only legal mountain biking trails; most importantly, he places special emphasis on riding each trail responsibly, without damaging the Park's unique and fragile ecology. In addition to providing directions to the trail, each write-up includes up-to-date maps and regulations, surface conditions, trail highlights, nearby bike repair shops, and detailed, mile-by-mile directions.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Backcountry Publications; 1st edition (August 14, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881504092
• ISBN-13: 978-0881504095
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #666,427 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference for Beginners or Experts, August 18, 2002

By	Michael J Bloomquist (Rome, NY United States) - See all my reviews

I'm a begginermediate mountain biker and a weekend warrior so take this with the proverbial grain of salt. I have done several trails from the West Central section of this book, and had a 100% sucess rate with it. The the anecdotal decriptions are great, and they are followed by a blow-by-blow guide to the route he describes. Even with the detailed, step-by-step descriptions there are plenty of extras to inspire side trips, exploration, and customization to suite the level of riding experience.

Use common sense. Even though this book is only 3yrs old, markers disappear, signs are removed, trails are altered (sometimes by bulldozers), etc. Realize, these are details the author has no control over even though he has to include them at the time he rode the trail. I know of only a few authors who are considered omniscient (maybe One). As much as I like Mr. Kick's book, I don't think he's one of that number. This guide should always be supplimented with a good topo, and any maps that might be available from the local townships or organizations responsible for the trails described.