ADK ROAD LOOP AROUND KEENE

Starting on a foot bridge across the Ausable River, we follow the river about 1 mile into the town of Keene. We quickly exit the town center to climb the steep 2 mile Hurricane road climb. The top of the climb is a fun twisting 4.5 mile road before a super fast 2 mile highway descent. Enjoy the next 5 miles of nearly flat roads mostly along the river. Turn across a one lane bridge over the river and climb for 1 mile (mostly on gravel) before a welcome descent back into town and along the river to the start. Enjoy the scenic ADK views despite some haze from the western wildfires.

ALASKAN CRUISIN'

The Alaskan capital Juneau can only be reached by air or sea, and this ride was filmed whilst the contributor’s cruise liner was docked in port. It starts at the ever-shrinking yet impressive Maidenhall Glacier and is a flat ride to the centre of Juneau taking in the State Capitol building and ending at the iconic Whale Sculpture.

The wonderful snow capped Alaskan mountains are always visible in the background.

BAYRISCHZELL TO KUFSTEIN

"Kennst du die Berge, die Berge Tirols, das Städtchen Kufstein, das kennst du wohl..." - a famous-notorious 70s local song inevitably comes to your mind when you are from Germany. From Bayrischzell, Bavaria, we cycle on the local road with the raising sun towards Austria. Watch the tourists preparing their hiking trips to the local mountains. Once we cross the border, the sun always accompanies us along smaller, undulating roads and along the very scenic "Thiersee" lake. We finally arrive in Kufstein, Tyrol.

BETTYHILL TO REAY

This is the last hilly section of the across Britain challenge before the relatively flat roads of Caithness.

The route takes us past Armadale and Strathy with some great views along the North Coast. This section of road is part of the North Coast 500 route around Scotland. The route ends where the Reay to John O'Groats ride starts, so you can ride them back-to-back and complete the final 50 miles of the LEJOG route.

CAPER HILL (OC-149) AND ROSEDALE CHIMNEY (OC-55)

This ride climbs two 10/10 hills in the North Yorkshire Moors.

Caper Hill (Official UK climb #149, length 1.2km, height gain 174m) and the more famous Rosedale Chimney (Official climb #55, length 1.4km, height gain 179m). Like all the best hills, both are visible in the far distance as you approach them just to intimidate you. The ride starts in Egton, passes through the scenic Glaisdale and climbs Caper Hill up onto the moors before descending into the village of Rosedale. The chimney has a feared reputation among cyclists as one of the steepest roads in the UK, so provides a challenging finish.

CHâTEAUX DE PéRIGORD

A stunningly beautiful ride starting at Château de Bourdeilles and passing beneath overhanging cliffs on the way to Brantôme, the Venice of the Périgord.

The ride continues past several Châteaux (look out for Château de Bruzac on the left just after St Pierre de Cole) and pretty villages before ending at the medieval village of St-Jean de Cole, decorated for the annual flower festival.

DAVOS DISCHMA VALLEY

After a few minutes of warm-up, the route leads from the Davos golf course through the Dischma valley to the end point in Dürrboden.
The Dischma Valley in Davos is one of four side valleys with almost no motor vehicle traffic and one of the paradises in the "Bündner Berge" (Grisons mountains).

TROGIR TO SEGET GORNJI

A short and steep ride up the mountain in the vicinity of the ancient city of Trogir and back. You ride from the centre of the old town alongside the coast until you leave Trogir, then up into the mountains. From there you will have a breathtaking view of the surrouding sea, islands, Trogir and the ancient city of Split in the distance. The mountain range offers a vast number of rides, ranging from easy, sightseeing tours to exhausting fights against elevation, wind and endless roads with breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape, the coast and the Adriatic with its islands.

You'll end your ride back in Trogir – an amazing and beautiful small town with a history dating back 2300 years. Enjoy the ride.

CROZET GRAVEL SOUTH

This area is very fortunate to have a healthy network of gravel roads you can connect to make a loop. The foothills gravel is characterized by lots of up and down (and a bit steeper than the paved variety). 3 Segments typify this: Burches, White Mountain, and Castle Rock. Luckily on the trainer you don’t have to brake for the dusty turns before heading up the next kicker! If you like this - try the 2 part Crozet Gravel North loop

AROUND THE ZAPATA RANGE

The quality asphalt road winds around the base of the spectacular Zapata Range. We gradually gain altitude but there are no significant gradients. The route ends with a section of gravel.

Surface - asphalt, finishing with some gravel
Oxygen level: 17.9%