The Adventure Cycling Route Network, developed by

Adventure Cycling Association Adventure Cycling Association is a nonprofit member organization focused on travel by bicycle (bicycle touring). Headquartered in Missoula, Montana, Adventure Cycling develops cycling routes, publishes maps, provides guided trips, and advocates ...

since 1974, comprises over 50,000 miles of routes for bicycle touring in the U.S. and Canada and is the largest such network in North America.

Overview

The Adventure Cycling Route Network consists of mostly rural bicycle routes varying in length from loops of a few hundred miles to coast-to-coast routes of more than 4,000 miles. The routes eschew high-traffic roads and big cities for rural two-lane highways and small towns. Routes have been designed to allow for daily stops for food, supplies, and lodging.

History

Adventure Cycling's first route was the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail, which they developed leading up to the 1976

Bikecentennial Bikecentennial '76 was an event consisting of a series of bicycle tours on the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail across the United States in the summer of 1976 in commemoration of the bicentennial of America's Declaration of Independence. The route cr ...

celebration.

United States Bicycle Route System

Adventure Cycling is the only national organization providing staff support to develop the

United States Bicycle Route System The United States Bicycle Route System (abbreviated USBRS) is the national cycling route network of the United States. It consists of interstate long-distance cycling routes that use multiple types of bicycling infrastructure, including off-road ...

(USBRS), which when complete will comprise over 50,000 miles of bicycle routes connecting urban, suburban, and rural areas throughout the U.S.

Routes

Adirondack Park Loop

Allegheny Mountains Loop

Arkansas High Country Route
* Atlantic Coast Bicycle Route * Bicycle Route 66
Chicago to New York City Bicycle Route

Florida Connector

Grand Canyon Connector
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Great Divide Mountain Bike Route The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) is a , off-road bicycle touring route between Jasper, Alberta, Canada and Antelope Wells, New Mexico, USA. Completed in 1997, the GDMBR was developed by Adventure Cycling Association, who continue to m ...

Great Parks Bicycle Route The Great Parks Bicycle Route is a two-part bicycle touring route developed and mapped by Adventure Cycling Association. Great Parks North runs 751.5 miles (1209.4 km) from Jasper, Alberta, Canada, to Missoula, Montana, U.S. Great Parks South extend ...

Great Rivers South Bicycle Route

Green Mountains Loop
* Idaho Hot Springs Mountain Bike Route
Lake Erie Connector
* Lewis & Clark Trail Bicycle Route
North Lakes Bicycle Route

Northern Tier Bicycle Route

Pacific Coast Bicycle RouteParks, Peaks, and Prairies Bicycle Route

Sierra Cascades Bicycle Route

Southern Tier Bicycle Route

Tidewater Potomac Heritage Bicycle Route
* TransAmerica Bicycle Trail *

Underground Railroad Bicycle Route The Underground Railroad Bicycle Route is a 2,000-mile bicycle touring route from Mobile, Alabama, to Owen Sound, Ontario. It was developed by Adventure Cycling Association with the Center for Minority Health (now called thCenter for Health Equity ...

Utah Cliffs Loop

Washington Parks Bicycle Route

Western Express Bicycle Route

References

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External links

Interactive Network Map
Cycling in North America