Mep diddit: Southern Tier Route
Southern Tier -- Did this with my wife and two diddit members, Brian and Paul:
http://mepalmer.net/transamerica-tour/index.html
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Trans-America Bike Routes
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Western Express Route
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Underground Railroad Bicycle Route
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TransAmerica Trail
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Trans-America Bike Routes
full description...If you can get the time off, a cross-USA bike tour can be an inspiring experience, improve your fitness, and show you the byways, backroads, and cultures of America like no other way.
Many Trans-America cyclists base their journeys on routes, maps, and resources provided by the non-profit Adventure Cycling A ...
If you can get the time off, a cross-USA bike tour can be an inspiring experience, improve your fitness, and show you the byways, backroads, and cultures of America like no other way.
Many Trans-America cyclists base their journeys on routes, maps, and resources provided by the non-profit Adventure Cycling Association. This list starts with the major bike routes from Adventure Cycling's USA route network.
* What routes have you rode?
* Stories to share?
* Suggest other great cross-USA routes?
(see www.adventurecycling.org)
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Southern Tier Route
The Southern Tier Bicycle Route is the shortest cross-country route and offers a wide variety of terrain, vegetation, climate, and people all the way across the nation from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
The route is rich in human culture and history -- ranging from the Spanish and Mexican influences in California, to the ancient indigenous pueblo cultures in Arizona and New Mexico, to the imprint of the Spanish conquistadors in Texas, to the bayous and French influences of Louisiana, to the Old South of Mississippi and Alabama, to a four-hundred-year-old city in Florida.
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Northern Tier Route
The Northern Tier crosses the nation near the U.S.- Canada border. It is comprised of three segments:
* The Anacortes, Washington, to Fargo, North Dakota
segment, beginning at sea level, offers large expanses of ...
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Allegheny Mountains Loop
The Allegheny Mountains Loop offers a wide variety of riding types – from pavement to gravel, from gentle grades along river valleys to steep, muscle burning climbs and fast descents over ridges, and from busy U.S. highways to lightly trafficked county roads and rail trails where no cars are allowed.
Besides the 396.5-mile main route there are 4 options which give the cyclist alternatives in how much mileage they choose. One option is a gravel alte ...
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Atlantic Coast Route
The Atlantic Coast Bicycle Route is divided into two route segments:
* The Bar Harbor, Maine, to Richmond, Virginia segment is excellent for history buffs, as you'll discover sites dating back to the early days of the United States and beyond.
* The Richmond, Virginia, to Key West, Florida segment provides the opportunity to bike through the Deep South and travel thro ...
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Adirondack Park Loop
The Adirondack Park Loop is almost entirely within the boundaries of the Adirondack Park in New York State.
Starting just outside of Schenectady, New York in Niskayuna, the route travels north through Saratoga Springs before c ...
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Western Express Route
The Western Express Bicycle Route connects San Francisco, California, on the West Coast to the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail in Pueblo, Colorado.
It provides a shorter mileage option (460 miles less when compared to the TransAmerica) on a central c ...
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Florida Connector
The Florida Connector creates the opportunity for two loop routes in Florida that are ideal for cycling December through March. It joins the Atlantic Coast Route in St. Augustine and Ft. Lauderdale creating the first loop option. A second loop encompassing Fort Lauderdale, Key West and Fort Myers Beach via a ferry is also possible.
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Pacific Coast Route
The spectacularly scenic Pacific Coast Route is broken into two smaller route segments:
* The Washington and Oregon segment is a stunningly beautiful ride that features the Oregon coast, one of the true highlights of bicycle touring in the United States. You'll see spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean with haystack rocks standing firm like sentries as they are splashed by the roaring ocean ...
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Great Divide Mountain Bike Route
The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route is the longest off-pavement bike route in the world, criss-crossing the Continental Divide north to south.
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Great Divide Mountain Bike Route
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Grand Canyon Connector
The Grand Canyon Connector route joins the Western Express Route and the Southern Tier Route. It's a prime example of the vast and beautiful American West. It also connects the magnificent Zion National Park and both sides of Grand Canyon National Park.
From the Western Express Route, it ...
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