Cycling Orange County

Cycling Orange County is the first comprehensive guide to bicycling in Orange County. Included are detailed descriptions of 31 routes - 21 trips on roads & bikeways, plus 10 mountain-bike tours. The trips range from easy-going explorations of urban Orange County's excellent bicycle-path system to excursions on winding roads through the rural foothills to challenging dirt-road rides in the rugged & pristine Santa Ana mountains. Each trip description includes clear & concisely stated directions, along with information about the geographical, historical, and/or natural features seen along the route. All trips are rated according to difficulty & depicted accurately on easy-to-read maps. Most trips also feature elevation profiles. Illustrated with photographs, Cycling Orange County shows why bicycle riding is a such popular & enduring form of recreation among Orange Countians.