Traffic-Free Cycle Trails South East England

Nick Cotton has written over forty cycling guides in the past twenty years, riding more than 30,000 miles all over Britain during the course of his research. He has travelled and trekked extensively, climbing to over 5,000 metres on three continents, and has cycled in many countries. Nick has authored five mountain biking titles for Vertebrate Publishing and is also the author of the popular guidebook Traffic-Free Cycle Trails. He lives in Kirkby Lonsdale on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Kathy Rogers is a guidebook researcher and has researched and written content for books and guidemaps including The Outdoor Swimming Guide, Big Rides: Great Britain and Ireland, Big Trails: Heart of Europe and Big Trails: Great Britain and Ireland. She is an enthusiastic, if unaccomplished, walker, fellrunner and cyclist and when not at her desk, she is usually to be found knee-deep in bog in the Peak District.

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