The Route

The first time I created the route, I just put our 2 addresses into Google Maps and selected bikes as the mode of transportation. The route has evolved since then. I’ve tried to make the route going through Colorado (it was too hilly), the northern route (again too hilly and I was concerned about the weather) and along the Route 66 corridor (it added about 100 miles to the trip). Here is what has finally resulted in our planned route. We know there will be changes as we go along.

 

I should acknowledge some help in developing the route. As I mentioned I started with Google Maps but the detail for individual days was worked out using RidewithGPS. I used some detail from Adventure Cycling’s Route 66 and Northern Tier Routes.

 

Our daily plan is shown in the table below. The days of the month are only estimates. We know we will be taking rest days. We haven't planned them in advance. They will be dependent on our legs and the weather.

Day	Date	Beginning	End	Distance (Miles)	Climbing (Feet)
Prologue	18-Apr-21	Seaside, CA	Seaside, CA	4.8	340
1	19-Apr-21	Seaside, CA	San Miguel, CA	108.7	3796
2	20-Apr-21	San Miguel, CA	Shafter, CA	99	2457
3	21-Apr-21	Shafter, CA	Mojave, CA	90.8	6225
4	22-Apr-21	Mojave, CA	Pisgah, CA	110.7	1457
5	23-Apr-21	Pisgah, CA	Laughlin, NV	130.3	7,286
6	24-Apr-21	Laughlin, NV	Grand Canyon Grotto, AZ	95.8	7246
7	25-Apr-21	Grand Canyon Grotto, AZ	Bellemont, AZ	91.2	4599
8	26-Apr-21	Bellemont, AZ	Winslow, AZ	73.9	872
9	27-Apr-21	Winslow, AZ	Chambers, AZ	104.7	3345
10	28-Apr-21	Chambers, AZ	Grants, NM	113.5	2676
11	29-Apr-21	Grants, NM	Tijeras, NM	97.5	3890
12	30-Apr-21	Tijeras, NM	Santa Rosa, NM	101.6	3250
13	1-May-21	Santa Rosa, NM	Logan, NM	92.9	2065
14	2-May-21	Logan, NM	Stratford, TX	101.7	1859
15	3-May-21	Stratford, TX	Meade, KS	120	1231
16	4-May-21	Meade, KS	Pratt, KS	94.3	1180
17	5-May-21	Pratt, KS	Hillsboro, KS	114.5	1641
18	6-May-21	Hillsboro, KS	Osage City, KS	101.6	2015
19	7-May-21	Osage City, KS	Peculiar, MO	84.4	2469
20	8-May-21	Peculiar, MO	Boonville, MO	112.2	3315
21	9-May-21	Boonville, MO	Bowling Green, MO	110.2	2672
22	10-May-21	Bowling Green, MO	Springfield, IL	100.7	2257
23	11-May-21	Springfield, IL	Gibson City , IL	88.3	1386
24	12-May-21	Gibson City , IL	Monon, IN	99.4	1093
25	13-May-21	Monon, IN	Fort Wayne IN	99.1	1985
26	14-May-21	Fort Wayne IN	Wingston OH	90.4	945
27	15-May-21	Wingston OH	Cleveland, OH	121.7	1348
28	16-May-21	Cleveland, OH	Erie, PA	103.5	2303
29	17-May-21	Erie, PA	Amherst, NY	101.2	2812
30	18-May-21	Amherst, NY	Brighton, NY	85.9	1177
31	19-May-21	Brighton, NY	Fayetville, NY	97.7	1991
32	20-May-21	Fayetville, NY	Canajoharie, NY	96.2	1476
33	21-May-21	Canajoharie, NY	Cohoes, NY	60.2	1356
34	22-May-21	Cohoes, NY	Winsor Locks, CT	107.8	6272
35	23-May-21	Winsor Locks, CT	North Kingstown, RI	86.1	4660
	Total			3492.5	96947