Gravel Rides South West England

Katherine Moore is a renowned UK gravel cycling expert who has written extensively for cycling media including BikeRadar, Cyclist magazine, Bikepacking.com, Cycling Weekly, Cycling Plus, Cycling UK, and The Radavist, and was formerly a presenter at Global Cycling Network. South West born and bred, her extensive knowledge of the best gravel-friendly hotspots in the region is showcased in the routes she has created for Komoot and Cycling UK. Katherine was recognised as one of Cycling UK’s 100 Women in Cycling in 2020 and created the East Devon Trail bikepacking route. She was Lonely Planet’s lead writer for Best Bike Rides Great Britain which was published in 2023. Gravel Rides South West England is Katherine’s first solo-authored book.

• IntroductionAcknowledgementsGravel riding in the South WestGravel bikesHow to use this bookWeatherSafety and responsibilityKit listBikepackingCornwall1 A lap of Land's End2 The Lizard and The Loe3 Cornish mining trails from Penryn4 Lostwithiel and FoweyDevon5 Lee Moor gravel chonk6 Princetown Eylesbarrow classic7 North Devon coastal gold8 Fisherman's gravel at Fingle Bridge9 East Devon TrailSomerset10 The Exmoor tea room tour11 Combes of the Quantock Hills12 Staple Fitzpaine Herepath13 A chunk of Cheddar and the Mendip Hills14 Bristol triple BrunelDorset15 The 'Woods Cyclery WTF' tour of Purbeck16 Wareham Forest17 Old Chalk Way from Sherbourne18 The Woods Rat Run mini on Cranborne ChaseWiltshire19 Bath and the South Cotswolds20 Frome, Longleat Forest and Great Ridge21 Salisbury Plain and the North Wessex DownsGloucestershire22 Ride the Roman Fosse Way23 Forest of Dean grit24 Stroud valleys

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