I am riding on a 4500 mile eastern USA loop with a friend. We plan on riding about 65 to 70 miles per day. We are both in our early 70’s, and have done the Northern Tier together in 2023. I have done the Trans America Trail twice, once in 2020, and once when it was called Bikecentennial in 1976.

Our tour starts in mid May, 2026, from Fort Worth, TX. We will head southeast till we intersect the Southern Tier near Houston. From there we will go eastward on the Southern Tier route to San Augustine, FL, then Northeast along the Atlantic Coast route to Yorktown, VA. From there, we will head westward on the Trans America Trail till it crosses the Bicycle Route 66 trail in Marshfield, MO. There we will head southwest on the Route 66 route to Chandler, OK. Then we will head south back to Fort Worth. Total mileage is about 4500 miles.

We plan on staying in hotels, or WarmShowers, and other cyclist hostels, etc.