Road BikingT Western Pennsylvania

by Jim Homerosky

Overview

Designed for the avid cyclist, this guide offers 40 of the best bicycle rides in western Pennsylvania, ranging from easy day trips to long tours that will challenge even the most seasoned veteran. Highly detailed directions and route maps help make this book an indispensable resource.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762726592
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2004
Series:	Road Biking Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	1,055,772
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jim Homerosky is a veteran cyclist and the former ride coordinator for the Williamsburg Area Bicyclists. He and his wife Wendy reside in McMurray, Pennsylvania, and Williamsburg, Virginia.

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
	Introduction	xi
	Road and Traffic Conditions	xiii
	Safety and Comfort on the Road	xiv
	How to Use This Book	xvi
	Elevation Profiles	xviii
	How to Read the Maps	xviii
	Map Legend	xix
	Bike Rides
1	Presque Isle and Erie Ramble	1
2	North East Wine Country Rides	7
3	Cambridge Springs Rides	15
4	Pymatuning Rides	22
5	Oil Creek Rides	30
6	Kinzua Cruise	36
7	Cook Forest Ramble	42
8	Ridgway Rides	48
9	Elk View Challenge	55
10	Volant Classic	60
11	Slippery Rock Rides	66
12	Lake Arthur Rides	73
13	Beaver County Rides	80
14	Saxonburg Cruise	86
15	Punxsutawney Challenge	92
16	Indiana County Classics	98
17	Prince Gallitzin Ramble	108
18	State College Rides	113
19	Altoona Challenge	120
20	Canoe Creek Ramble	126
21	Cycle the Southern Alleghenies Cruise	131
22	Pittsburgh City Cruise	137
23	Hickory Rides	145
24	Mingo Creek Rides	151
25	Prosperity Challenge	158
26	Ryerson Station Rides	163
27	Greene County Country Cruise	169
28	Twin Lakes Cruise	175
29	Ligonier Rides	180
30	Somerset Miracle Cruise	191
31	Ohiopyle Rides	198
32	Bedford County Rides	208
33	Shawnee Lake Cruise	219
34	McConnellsburg Challenge	225
	Appendices
Appendix A	Selected Bicycling Organizations	231
Appendix B	Western Pennsylvania Rides by Category and Length	233
	About the Author	235