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Mohamed Ukach was one of the winners of the Greg Siple Award for Young Adult Bicycle Travel in 2018. After learning some valuable bike travel skills on Adventure Cycling’s Intro to Road Touring course, Mohamed took nine people on their first bike camping trip in Omaha, Nebraska.
Giving Tuesday, of course! Help Adventure Cycling start 2019 in high gear.
Ankur Kumar was one of the winners of the Greg Siple Award for Young Adult Bicycle Travel in 2018. Now he's cooking up big egg potato breakfasts along the Pacific Coast Route.
What has bicycle travel done for you? Find out how it changed the lives of these members and read their #MyGivingStory to find out why they are sharing the love. Be inspired and learn how you can connect people and America by bike.
See your park from the seat of your bicycle and through the eyes of a curious child in your life. Bike Your Park Day on September 29 is for kids, too.
Ridgeland, Mississippi is hosting their third annual Bike Your Park Day ride on September 29. Ridgeland offers advice on how other destinations can showcase the bicycling opportunities in their backyard by organizing a Bike Your Park Day ride.
By David V. Herlihy Before he served in WWII and lived a quiet life in a small town, unassuming Canadian Douglas Carr had the adventure of a lifetime in 1938— riding from Cairo to Cape Town.
Looking for bike trails and routes near you? The U.S. Bicycle Route System connects unique bike travel experiences across the country, like the Brushy Mountain Tunnel and the Silver Comet Trail on U.S. Bicycle Route 21 (USBR 21). Donate today.
Looking for bike trails and routes near you? The U.S. Bicycle Route System connects unique bike travel experiences across the country, like the Dorset Quarry on U.S. Bicycle Route 7 (USBR 7) in Vermont. Donate today.
Looking for bike trails and routes near you? The U.S. Bicycle Route System connects unique bike travel experiences across the country, like the dunes along Lake Michigan on U.S. Bicycle Route 35 (USBR 35).
Olivia Round met all kinds of unforgettable characters on her first bike tour across the country. They taught her that anyone can bicycle tour ... and there's no "right way" to do it.
Whether you are on a long tour or just want to do an overnighter, there are now new digital maps to help you ride a U.S. Bicycle Route and experience some of the unique locations along the way.
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Trail System by riding on a trail during Bike Travel Weekend, June 1 - 3. If you do your ride will also count as part of National Trails Day!
Spring is slow to come in the Rocky Mountains this year, but that’s not stopping Adventure Cycling’s cartographers from updating and redesigning the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route to celebrate its 20th anniversary and its bikepacking and gravel opportunities.
HistoriCorps engages volunteers to do hands-on work to save historic structures. They explore special places and connect with their history in a unique way that is conducive to travel by bike.
When I signed up for this guided, Arizona bike tour with Adventure Cycling, their seven-day “Southern Arizona Road Adventure,” I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. Pavement? Desert? Saguaros? Beautiful, sunny weather to escape Montana’s cold, gray March? I got all that and more!
Join Adventure Cycling for our first very own fully supported bike overnight during Bike Travel Weekend on the Snoqualmie Valley Sojourn, June 2–3.
Spread the bike travel love by registering your trip at BikeTravelWeekend.org and sharing your photos and videos with Adventure Cycling and on social media with #biketravelweekend.
She spent 10 days on one of Adventure Cycling’s guided tours on the Crown of the Continent and has plenty of stories and photos to share.
Bike Travel Weekend, June 1–3, 2018, is almost here. #BikeTravelWeekend
Forces of nature and construction schedules can affect your bicycle travel plans. Here are a few issues we know about as of March 2018 on the TransAmerica Trail, Northern Tier, Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, Lewis & Clark Trail, and Pacific Coast bicycle routes.
With the milder weather of spring comes the anticipation of new U.S. Bicycle Routes. While new routes won’t be officially designated until May, we are eagerly tracking several states that are close to finalizing routes.
Check out the new Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park Day merchandise. And don't forget: Registering for these events is free and helps us spread the joy of bike travel.
Olivia Round is a great story teller, she blogs for Adventure Cycling every month, and here’s the latest.
As we well know, there is no more authentic and exhilarating way to experience national parks than by bicycle. So how did national parks work with Adventure Cycling last year to improve biking?