Albany NY to Portland ME (after Erie Canal Section)
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Albany NY to Portland ME (after Erie Canal Section)
After plans have been delayed two years, I plan to add my next leg of my piecemeal cross-continent bicycle tour this summer. I have completed a trip from Kansas City to Chicago and from Chicago to Buffalo (Via Detroit, Toronto, Niagara Region). I tent pack and typically eat 2/3 of my daily meals at restaurants.
I feel fairly comfortable following the Erie Canal Trail from Buffalo to Albany, but I am looking for route guidance on the Albany to Portland part.
I feel fairly comfortable following the Erie Canal Trail from Buffalo to Albany, but I am looking for route guidance on the Albany to Portland part.
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Look into the Empire State Trail to Poughkeepsie then ACA’s Atlantic Coast route north. It passes relatively close to Portland, ME.
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The ACA Atlantic Coast route looks good, but I would rather not bicycle south from Albany to Poughkeepsie just to go North again. Looking for something more direct.
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After plans have been delayed two years, I plan to add my next leg of my piecemeal cross-continent bicycle tour this summer. I have completed a trip from Kansas City to Chicago and from Chicago to Buffalo (Via Detroit, Toronto, Niagara Region). I tent pack and typically eat 2/3 of my daily meals at restaurants.
I feel fairly comfortable following the Erie Canal Trail from Buffalo to Albany, but I am looking for route guidance on the Albany to Portland part.
I feel fairly comfortable following the Erie Canal Trail from Buffalo to Albany, but I am looking for route guidance on the Albany to Portland part.
https://goo.gl/maps/3PZEiPhRpD6dYcGF9
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No personal experience, but this is what Google Maps suggests. When you get to the map make sure you click on the bicycle rather than the auto
https://goo.gl/maps/3PZEiPhRpD6dYcGF9
https://goo.gl/maps/3PZEiPhRpD6dYcGF9
I’m planning to do some of those other roads in VT this June.