Mountain Bike! the Southern Appalachian and Smoky Mountains

Book excerpt: Fat-tire enthusiasts will pilgrimage from afar to bike in the Southern Appalachian and Smoky Mountains -- the East's off-road bicycle belt. Don't miss this chance to supply these thrill seekers with their sacred text! Veteran mountain bike author Steve Jones covers classic trails in the Holy Land of East Coast mountain biking, including unforgettable technical single-track in North Carolina's popular Tsali Recreation Area. Mountain Bike! The Southern Appalachian and Smoky Mountains, Jones' fourth book, is also chockfull of social and natural history anecdotes and light humor.Bikers will find some serious trail mileage on routes in Alabama's Monte Sano and at North Georgia's world class destinations. And if that's not enough, the best trails in eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina, and Virginia's Mount Rogers recreation area make up more trail mileage than you will find in all the existing guides combined. From nearly unridable trails in northern Alabama to nice-and-easy jaunts through tranquil scenery, if it's good riding in the mountains of the East, it's profiled here.