Sangre

leaving Toronto on April 1st. Gonna ride east till I hit ocean, circle the Cabot Trail , back across Nova Scotia, Ferry to Portland, then South along the coast until I either run out of money or get murdered. Wish me luck..

capejohn

The GAP was a nice ride for us last summer. I do however like the Erie Canal route much better and will be doing that in June. October will be the time to ride part of the Southern Tier from Ocala Fla. to Austin Tx. I'm figuring on 30 days for that one. No hurry at all on either trip.

axolotl

Why do you like the Erie Canal route much more? I've only ridden the GAP, so I can't make a comparison.

tarwheel 

The Erie Canal trail is on my bucket list. Sounds like a great option for the heat of summer.

capejohn

There are a couple of things that put the Erie Canal above the GAP for me. If it rains, a rider can swing over to NY Rt 31 which is also Bike Route 5. The canal has so many more towns and cities along the route, most with wonderful histories not to mention places to get fresh food and often times inexpensive lodging for those days you don't want to camp.

I did extensive journals on both rides on my crazyguy page. Your welcome to compare for yourself.
HERE

professorbob

My wife and I didn't get a chance to do anything special for our 20th anniversary, so for our 21st, we'll do a self guided semi supported (they give you a map and carry the bags) tour of the Loire Valley.

BBianchiSurfer

Im touring from Oregon/CA border down hwy 1 to San Francisco this summer. Anybody else doing that route or planning on it for the summer? As of right now I'll be going solo

staehpj1

That is a lovely route. I don't currently have real plans for this year, but a ride down the coast is always a possibility for me. I think about my last ride there often.

As far as riding alone... On the PCH you are typically not very alone. I camped with other cyclists almost every night and our group became good friends. We mostly didn't ride together, but did discuss where we would stop next and mostly stayed on the same schedule as a group camping together, with a few falling off and a few joining us as we went down the coast. That seems to just automatically happen there.

indyfabz

Really like D2R2. In '12 I did the metric. Last year I did the Green River Route to lunch and then returned on the metric finish including the climbing up to Apex Orchards for "apples with a view." I was a four-year Deerfield Boy (class of '83) so visiting the school is always fun.

indyfabz

We stayed in the HI Hostel there for two days while riding the Northern Tier. A park ranger told us that when things freeze, the rocks at the outflow point can get moved around. Every spring they rearrange the rocks to make it easier to walk across.

I am eyeing up a loop in SD and NW NB which includes some or all of the Mickelson Trail. I am also planning my third consecutive X-PA tour. This one would be from Erie home to Philly and include the Pine Creek and Lehigh Gorge trails. I have Good Friday off so I usually do a three-day that weekend, but Easter is so darn early this year I will have to see what the weather does.

likebike23

I've really got to do the ride one of these days. It's in my backyard and I had never even heard of it until a few years ago. I think it would be kind of cool to be out there with all those other riders.

indyfabz

It is. Did it both times with the GF. The first time we didn't realize that, for the most part, the route is not marked, and we hadn't brought cue sheet holders. That was sort of a pain, but we got through it. The worst part was the same final dirt section of the routes we have done. It's REALLY washed out and bumpy. One guy got really messed up the first year.

On the up side, they feed you really well. Dinner includes a free pint, and you get to keep the glass.

RollCNY

I normally only do 1-2 night credit card tours, and I had my first week long trip planned last year, and had to last minute cancel due to a work conflict. I plan to do it this spring.

The plan is to leave Syracuse, head to Vermont through the Adirondacks, ride down into Massachusetts, cross back into NY to visit my college son in Poughkeepsie, head down into PA, then back north through the Finger Lakes. The plan is 650 miles in 7 days, starting in the last week of April or first week in May, as soon as the ferry from Ticonderoga opens up.

Arkadee

A buddy and I are doing our second annual tour in August. We will be starting in Jasper Alberta, heading down the ice-fields parkway to Lake Louise and then around the Golden Triangle. Some major hills but incredible scenery all the way.

schoolboy2 

In 2013 I rode the Southern Tier self supported from San Diego to El Paso; returned to El Paso in 2014 and rode to New Orleans. I start from New Orleans in exactly five weeks to complete the Southern Tier at St Augustine. My original plan was to head south to Key West, but instead my wife and I are doing a Backroads tour in Champagne and Alsace this August. It will be her first tour, so we're doing a fully supported event. With luck she'll fall in love with touring and do a self supported tour with me in 2016.

Lou Skannon

Kettle Valley Rail Trail with a round trip by way of the Kootenay Pass. Looking forward to doing it in July.

johnelliss

Not planned properly but thinking of going Spain for cycling holidays.

BBianchiSurfer

Right on staehpj1! Thank you for the advice. The last tour I did had two of my buddies with me so it was really nice to ride with friends. This time I'm hoping to meet some folks that have the same idea as me this summer (CA/oregon border to San Francisco)

walksomemore

I am leaving in two weeks to do the ACA Florida Loop. Leaving St Augustine, south to Ft Lauderdale, then across to South Bay, Fort Myers, and back up to St Augustine. My first long trip.
We might continue from Ft Lauderdale down around Miami and to Key West, then Ferry back to Fort Myers before returning -- haven't decided yet.

Later, either TransAmerica trail in May or I am walking the Appalachian Trail end of March. Haven't decided yet.

Last trip - Mountains to Coast tour - Bike North Carolina - in the fall.

Biggest concern for FL trip: Do I pull my current Gatorskin 28c tires and replace with 32's or 35's, or not? And, do I bit the bullet and put fenders on? I welcome anyone with a long tour under their belt to thrash me and tell me what to do!

irwin7638

My schedule is getting a little busy, or ambitious depending on how you look at it.
In April, I plan to ride the Gap/CO from Pittsburgh to Washington,
In May a local fundraiser overnight for the Kal Haven Trail,
In June a weekend to the lake for the Waterfront Film Fest,
Later in June Katy Trail from KC to St Louis,
July Home to central Illinois via the IM canal trail for a class reunion,
August Hopefully The Laurentians north of Montreal,
September I'm hosting a gravel ride and Art Prize trip at Yankee Springs.
October the Pennsylvania ride if it happens.
I'll probably work in a couple of charity rides in between somewhere.

Marc

cruffatin

That sounds nice, please let us know how it went. I'd like to do something similar in Europe in the future.

For now, I'm planning a short tour of Jeju Island in South Korea in February (250km around the island), and either a trip from Incheon to Busan (same country, 650km) or a tour of Kyushu in Japan in April. I'm in Korea now and wish I'd taken up cycling a few years ago...

Carlp

My GF and I will be leaving in April for 6 month, all around Europe. We'll start from Rome, then Sardina, Corsa, France, a little bit of UK, Belgium, Germany, Swiss, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Croatia then back to Rome. All self supported. We are so thrilled to leave!

Tandem Tom

Starting to plan a 6-8 week tour of the Canadian Maritime Provinces!

Sangre

When are you leaving? I'll wave as you pass me...

Tandem Tom

Thinking August.