The route....
Utilize this link and follow the trails...Adventure Cycling Association National Bicycle Routes Network.
7 trails are being used total and are marked in blue..
Starting at New Orleans, LA go stirght north until you hit the "Southern Tier Trail" and folow it west until you get to the "Great Rivers Trail." Follow the Great Rivers Trail north to Kentuky and the "TransAmerica Trail."
Take the "TransAmerica Trail" east until you hit the "Atlantic Coast route," Then turn north to it's northern terminus at Bar Harbor, Maine...There is a "planned" 2 week lay over on Planet Boston at this point...From Bar Harbor follow the "Northern Tier Trail" west until you get to Rensselaer, IN where I drop south to the Tara Haute area for another "planned" two week stop...Afterwards, back track to Ft. Wayne and head north on the "North Lakes Route" around and back to the "Northern Tier route." Follow to the "Great Divide Mountain Bike Route" and turn south back to the "Southern Tier trail." Follow back to New Orleans
Total estimated distance: 10, 880 miles
Total estimated time in the saddle: 5 months
Total "planned" time down in Massachusetts and Indiana: 20-28 days
Total estimated trip time: 7 months
