Bicycling the Blue Ridge: A Guide to Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway
English
By (author): Charlie Skinner Elizabeth Skinner
Tour This Dream Road on Bicycle, Between North Carolina and Virginia.
Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway are arguably the most quintessential scenic roads east of the Mississippi. Bicycling the Blue Ridge is the definitive guide to this ribbon of highway. Its just what you need to plan the perfect trip, whether you are out for the day, a weekend, or a month. Youll find detailed, mile-by-mile descriptions that provide information on lodging, restaurants, stores, and bike shops. Professionally designed maps and elevation profiles are also included, so you always know where you are, where youre going, and what to expect along the way.
The 575-mile strip of continuous road flows between Front Royal, Virginia, and Cherokee, North Carolina. It traverses Shenandoah National Park and connects to Great Smoky Mountains National Park along the eastern rampart of the Appalachian Mountains. In Bicycling the Blue Ridge, authors Elizabeth Skinner and Charlie Skinner cover the entire route. Whether your interest is recreational touring or racing, this is an indispensable tool for bicycling this incredible highway.
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