Adventure Cycling Association

It’s a tough time for Amtrak with the pandemic reducing ridership, so we were happy to get some good news - bike services are expanding!

From 160 miles of linked rail trails across the Midwest to 10,000 feet of climbing across the Sierra Nevada mountains, we are excited to announce new U.S. Bicycle Routes in Wisconsin and California!

They approach as strangers and leave as friends; they make us feel at home when we're far away from everything that is familiar. They are the heart of the bike travel community, even though many of them may never have traveled by bike. Trail Angels make bike trail magic. 

Hundreds of members responded to our recent survey asking how the pandemic is affecting their bicycle travel plans. Read the results and add your own response.

If you’ve traveled anywhere on your bike, you’ve likely met a Trail Angel. The stranger who offers you a place to stay when you had no other options, or someone who helped with critical bike repairs in the middle of nowhere. We want to hear your bike travel Trail Angel stories. Who helped you when you really needed it? 

Cyclist fatalities are on the rise while motorist fatalities are decreasing. So what are we doing about it? Here are three ways Adventure Cycling is advocating for safer roads for bike travel.

Rumble strips have been a growing problem for bicyclists over the last decade. But a new state ranking and best practices guide will set bicycle safety standards that we can use to advocate transportation decision makers.   

Advocating for better bike travel conditions won't work without you! Taking action is one way your voice can make a difference, whether it's commenting on a park plan or contacting your political representative. Here are five simple tips that will help your voice be more effective.

The story of our safety work in Kansas starts in a dark place, but some of the most important work can also be the hardest.

Adventure Cycling cartographers are happy to announce the release of the latest route in the Adventure Cycling Route Network: Arkansas High Country Route (ARHC). This new route provides three mixed-surface loops along scenic riverways and through the hideouts and “hollers” of the Ouachita and Ozark Mountains in central and northwest Arkansas.