Links for biking enthusiasts

Biking Related Links

Arizona

Trail Adventures in Tucson - Information on many favorite trails

AZ-Fattire.com - Information on mountain biking Arizon

Sambabike - A great source for maps of Tucson area rides

Pima County Parks and Recreation - Great source for county park trailhead and park location maps - specifically Tucson Mountain Park and Star Pass trailhead.

Virtual Tucson Magazine - good information on Star Pass and Chiva Falls.

The Sun Catcher Bed and Breakfast - Good location and hospitality

Canada

BC Ferries - Schedules, information and reservations.

Comox Valley Tourism - Good information on Vancouver Island activities.

Hornby Island.net - Information on lodging and more on Hornby Island.

Hornby Island.com - More great info on this cool little island.

Riding Fool Hostel - Excellent choice for lodging in Cumberland, Vancouver Island. Jeremy will take great care of you and your biking needs!

Dodge City Cycles - Good source for repair in Cumberland. Conveinently located below the Riding Fool Hostel! Site has lots of good photos and information.

Iguanna Ranch - A hostel style B&B (not reviewed here) near Duncan on Vancouver Island.

Caribbean Islands

General Information

The Caribbean Home Page - Directory of information about the Carribean

Water Island

Water Island - Information, news and history of Water Island.

Virgin Islands Now - Find everything you need to know about Vacationing, Cruising and Moving to the USVI.

St. Martin/St. Maarten

St. Maarten - Information about the island.

Sint Maarten Saint Martin - If you can't find what you're looking for on the other site.

Florida

Orlando Area Paved Multi-Use Trails and Rail Trails:

City of Orlando - Excellent obscure site for maps of Lake Fran and Cady Way Trail & favorite rides around Orlando

Existing and funded pedestrian and bicycle projects overview maps of Orlando - very useful!

Orange County Parks and Recreation - Info on Cady Way, West Orange and Little Econ Trails

Decent map of Cady Way Trail - as of 2004

Florida's Grrenways and Trails - Overview of Florida's multi-use trails. Good, if not current information.

Other Paved Multi-Use Trails and Rail Trails:

Upper Tampa Bay Trail - Interesting general information on development from Hillsborough County Planning

Gainesville-Hawthorne Rail Trail - general info at www.floridastateparks.org

Withlacoochee Trail State Park - information at Florida State Park's web site.

Withlacoochee State Trail - 46 mile paved right of way for biker

Pinellas Trail - best place (other than ODT) for information, detailed maps and more!

Spring Bayou Bed and Breakfast - Excellent choice close to Pinellas Trail in Tarpon Springs

Tallahassee - St.Marks Rail Trail - information at Florida State Park's web site.

Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail - More info and maps from the State Greenways site

Gasparilla Island Trail - Info at the Florida State Parks site.

Gasparilla Island Trail - At the department of Greenways.

Clubs:

SWAMP Club - Information on Balm Boyette, Alafia, Wilderness Park and more!

Gone Riding - organizing and promoting the sport of cycling in Florida and all of the South Eastern States. Good source for race information in the south.

Ridge Riders Club - maintainers of Carter Road Park trails as well as the T.O.E

Ocala Mountain Bike Association - Maintains Santos and others

Club Mud - Maintains Markham Park, Quiet Waters Park and Oleta River State Park.

Off-Road Biking:

Alafia State Park - General information from the state of Florida

Hillsborough River State Park - information at Florida State Park's web site.

Withlacochee, Wilderness Park, Boyette and Alafia River Trail information -

SWAMP Mountain Bike Club's site is full of information on these four sites they maintain

Recreation on Florida District lands - Wilderness Park, Alafia, Dead River, Withlacochee and many more areas covered at Southwest Florida Water Management Site has tons of information and maps in PDF format.

Florida State Forestry web site - Withlacoochee, Myaka and more

Withlacoochee Info - Another great site for maps and information

Reddick Mountain Bike Park - Razorback - Info, pictures and maps at Gone Riding

Markham Park - General info on Broward County Parks

Markham Park - Good information from Club Mud

Markham Park - Excellent info from Go City Kids

New Zealand

General Information:

New Zealand Department of Conservation - Tons of useful information for all sorts of activities all over New Zealand

Queen Charlotte Track:

Marlborough Sound Adventure Company - Located in Picton, NZ MSAC is the authority on assisting in the planning of any Queen Charlotte Track adventure. Day trips, hikes, bike riding and rental, kayaking, water taxis - they plan it all for you on your budget!

The Cougar Line Water Taxi - Pretty much the only way to get to and from The Queen Charlotte Track

Punga Cove Resort – On the Queen Charlotte Track. Very affordable lodging options. Best feature - Their top notch restaurant cooks up tasty fare. They are happy to pack a lunch for you too.

Portage Resort Hotel - On the Queen Charlotte Track. Backpacker’s bunks to very nice (a bit pricey) private rooms exists as well as a great pub and fancy (best food of the trip) restaurant with a nice fireplace lounge area. Store nearby offers cheap eating options for the budget minded.

Queenstown:

Dr. Bike (an agent of Outside Sports) - Bike rental made easy. No more crappy and expensive bikes with Dr. Bike! They rent nice Jamis bikes for any type of riding.

Spain

Bike Iberia - based in Portugal, they will ship quality rental bikes anywhere in Spain or Portugal.

Andalusia Web - Somewhat useful information on biking and other activities in Spain (in English).

Biking information at Las Alpujarrus (in English).

Tierraventura - Adventure trips in Cazorla Natural Park along with bike rentals and guides. (in Spanish)

La Orospeda - Our lodging while in Cazorla. Great rate for a cute apartment near entrance to Cazorla Natural Park with friendly and knowledgeable hosts, Juan and Fatima, who can help you with bike rentals and guides (they own Tierraventura).

Utah

Deer Valley Resort - OVer 50 miles of lift aided riding

Utah Bike Trails - Listings for a lot of biking in Utah

Park City - Information on numerous activities

Old Town Guest House B&B - Great prices, good breakfast and tons of ski and bike trail knowledge

West Virginia

Greenbrier River Trail - Pictures, maps and more at Cherry Creek's Guide

North Bend Rail Trail - Lots of information at the West Virginia state site

North Bend Rail Trail - northbendrailtrail.com the official site

West Virgina Rails to Trails Council - Excellent information source, especially for trailheads

Rails to Trails Conservancy - good information fo rail trails everywhere

Mountwood Park, Slaty Fork and more! - Mountain biking West Virginia

West Virginia Mountain Biking Association

Bicycle West Virginia - great source of information at www.bicyclewv.com

Greenbrier State Forest - Biking, hiking and cabin rentals

Moncove Lake State Park - official site

Elk River Touring Center - Slatyfork - good food, comfortable quirky lodging, nice people, on-site repairs, over 200 miles of single track nearby, what more could you want?!

Seneca State Forest - Official web site for the forest.

Pocahontas County - Great information on everything Pocahontas County has to offer.

Snowshoe Mountain Resort - Official website for the resort.

Mountwood Park - Good information from www.mountwoodpark.org