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Daily cycling around Oxford

Cuddesdon route
Buckinghamshire Hills, England

Tour Ratings

Interest
How exciting is the tour?
Scale from * to *****, or exceptionally ******.
Stamina
How much endurance do you need?
Scale from A to Z:
  • A: walk (<250m elevation gain)
  • ...
  • E: "normal" tour (1000-1250m elevation gain)
  • ...
  • G: very demanding tour (1500-1750m elevation gain)
  • ...
  • M: my current daily maximum (3000-3250m elevation gain)
  • ...
For multi-day trips each day is rated separately (e.g. DF).
Difficulty
Climbing difficulty: Many hikes have both climbing and via ferrata sections. In this case both grades are given:
  • E.g. I-, B-C means that there are climbing sections I-, but also via ferrata sections B-C.
  • E.g. 0+/A means that there are via ferrata sections A, which, however, are no more difficult than 0+ without using the cable.
Mountainbiking difficulty (cf. MTB Trail Grading System):
  • 0: tarmac or smooth dirt road
  • +: rough gravel; attention to grooves and in fast turns
  • ++: roots and fist-sized stones
  • +++: continuously ridable for experienced mountainbikers; small rock steps; narrow steep turns
  • ++++: often unridable sections, even for experienced mountainbikers; high rock steps without runout, etc
Ski tours difficulty (cf. Ski Grade):
  • I: simple slopes
  • II: few difficulties (up to 35°)
  • III: demanding (longer sections above 35°)
  • IV: very demanding (longer sections above 40°)
  • V: extreme (longer sections above 45°)
Danger
What are the consequences of falling?
Scale from 1 to 7:
  • 1: no danger of falling (e.g. broad path)
  • 2: danger of falling, but not immediately next to the path or the path is quite broad; caution with small children (e.g. forest road)
  • 3: high risk of injuries when falling; caution with people who are not free from giddiness (e.g. steep grassy slope)
  • 4: high risk of deadly injuries when falling; people who suffer from vertigo usually cannot get past such sections (e.g. vertical drop of several meters)
  • 5: exposed; deadly injuries certain when falling
  • 6: very exposed; highest control of every movement required
  • 7: very exposed; even experienced hikers consider it psychologically demanding
Visitor frequency
How many people per hour are you going to encounter?
Scale from a to e:
  • a: absolute solitude
  • b: a few during the entire tour
  • c: several people per hour
  • d: constant encounters; no privacy
  • e: totally crowded; queues
For multi-day trips each day is rated separately (e.g. dbc).


Biography

Peter Schrammel has grown up in Amstetten, Austria. He learnt skiing at the age of three years. Hiking has always been part of his summer activities. He has been passionate about geography and geology since primary school. At the age of eight years he guided his family on hiking trips. Since 1998 he also started conquering the mountains by bicycle, initially using a city bike, later by mountainbike. In the course of his engagement as tour guide at the Alpine Club, he received an education at the Austrian national sport academy to become a certified ski instructor, including a freeride course. Since 2005 he also practices ski touring. For several years he gave skiing lessons to kids at the Alpine Club and passed on his experience in freeriding in the French Alps. His most ambitious alpine undertakings were the east-west traversal of the Barre des Écrins (4102m) with friends and the winter ascent of the Großglockner (3798m) with a guide.

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