The Adventure Cycling Route Network, developed by Adventure Cycling Association 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 cro ...

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
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Atlantic Coast Bicycle Route Adventure Cycling Association's Atlantic Coast Bicycle Route is a bicycle touring route traversing the East Coast of the United States. The route has two connecting segments, extending nearly the entire length of the nation's eastern margin. The ...

* Bicycle Route 66
Chicago to New York City Bicycle Route

Florida Connector

Grand Canyon Connector
* Great Divide Mountain Bike Route *

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 exten ...

Great Rivers South Bicycle Route

Green Mountains Loop
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Idaho Hot Springs Mountain Bike Route The Idaho Hot Springs Mountain Bike Route is an off-road bicycle touring route in central Idaho. Developed by Adventure Cycling Association, the route consists of 518 miles of mostly dirt roads and 227 miles of optional singletrack, with access t ...

Lake Erie Connector
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Lewis & Clark Trail Bicycle Route The Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail is a bicycle touring route created by Adventure Cycling Association to commemorate the bicentennial of the 1804–1806 Corps of Discovery Expedition. The route follows the path of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark ...

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
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TransAmerica Bicycle Trail The TransAmerica Bicycle Trail was the first bicycle touring route to cross the U.S. It was developed and mapped by Adventure Cycling Association, and travels between Astoria, Oregon, and Yorktown, Virginia, along mostly rural, two-lane highway ...

* Underground Railroad Bicycle Route
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