Introduction to Cycling Trips


 

Welcome to Cycling Trips, a blog about adventure cycling trips in the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere, including descriptions and photos of bicycle tours and daily logs about bicycle travel. Links to each trip are listed in the pulldown menu "More" above.

 


 

 

 

 




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Hadrian's Wall, UK

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Because of my interest in history, this trip along the ancient roman defensive line in the north of England had been on my bucket list for a long time. Finally, in 2023 I had an opportunity to go to Amsterdam to join a cruise and I decided to go early and make this trip with a UK bicycle tour group out of Newcastle.   September 28 I took a one hour flight from Amsterdam to Newcastle UK.  Conveniently the Metro light rail line from the airport took me to my destination - Whitley Bay on the Western North Sea coast.  Where I stayed the evening in a BnB next to the beach.  Whitely Bay is a lovely seaside village where I was surprised to find one of the best Turkish Restaurants for dinner.  Whitely Bay     September 29 I slept until 9:30 - still recovering from my jet lag, checked out of my hotel, walked one block, and checked into the official hotel for the bike tour.   It was a lovely mostly sunny day.  The town of Whitbey Bay has a beautiful paved promenad
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New York City to Niagara Falls

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NYC to Niagara Falls - Komoot Route Jun 10, 2023 This cycling trip from New York City to Niagara falls follows the Hudson River Valley north from New York City to Albany and then west along the Erie Canal Trail to Buffalo (or Niagara Falls) - a distance of about 806 km (557 miles).  I had postponed the trip several times for various reasons.  This time I feared it might be postponed once again due to the thick smoke from Canadian wildfires which blanketed the state of New York.  News reports cautioned about the dangers of outdoor activities like cycling.  Fortunately, at the last minute some rain and a change of wind direction led to a marked improvement in air quality.  So, I carefully packed the minimal amount of cycling necessities and headed to the airport for my non-stop flight from Portland, Oregon to New York's JFK airport.  Alaska Air checked in my bicycle at no extra cost.  I arrived at my hotel in the Jamaica area of Queens at 11 pm.     June
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