Fitness, Fun, & Self-Discovery
At last. The phone is silenced, kids in bed, quiet house. Your mind wanders to the soft whir of a chain, the ramp of an upshift and the deep breaths of effort as you crest a hill with the whole country laid out in front of you. At the top, there’s the slap of highfives and breathless laughter. Maybe just peek at the bike in the garage before bed — it looks ready for anything. And you think, “This year — at last — so am I.”
Join Adventure Cycling on an Epic Tour across the country for the silence, for the noise, for just enough of everything.
Follow along with us on the many adventures that our community of 50,000 members share and, working together, you'll learn all about bike touring. Check out our video on how to prepare for a long-distance bike tour and visit our bikeovernight.org website for ideas on two-day tours that will help you build confidence.
- June 22, 2020
- Epic Great Divide
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Van Supported. It won’t take long to realize that “The Divide” simply isn’t enough — this trip’s greatness is on display from the first pedal stroke. Grab your knobbies (yeah, you’re gonna want some bigger tires for this one!), throw your gear in the support van, and prepare for nine unloaded weeks of day after day epic riding and even better views.
- June 22, 2020
- Great Parks North
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Self-Contained. Join us for Adventure Cycling’s Great Parks North Route. This tour will follow the Rocky Mountains from Missoula, Montana, to Jasper, Alberta, exploring some of the most spectacular national parks the U.S. and Canada have to offer. Great Parks North will highlight Glacier, Waterton, Banff, and Jasper national parks, and jaw-dropping scenery will not be lacking on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
- May 23, 2022
- Northern Tier
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Van Supported. The Northern Tier has been the location for great bike adventures for a quarter of a century, following a wonderfully diverse cross section of the North American continent. Between Bar Harbor, Maine, and Anacortes, Washington, lie places of extremes for you to discover.
- June 22, 2020
- Pacific Coast
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Van Supported. We'll experience some of the finest terrain and tour some of the coolest cities in the world! From our border with Canada, we'll head south through the lush forests of western Washington before following the Columbia River to the Oregon coast, where we'll encounter some of the nicest state parks in the country.
- June 22, 2020
- Southern Tier
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Van Supported. The Southern Tier has become one of our most popular tours, and it's easy to see why. This cross-country route is 1,200 miles shorter than either the Northern Tier or TransAm yet offers epic quantities of scenery and shoulder-season sunshine.
- June 22, 2020
- TransAm Express Westward
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Van Supported. This take on a classic route should entice people who love riding trail systems. By riding the entirety of the C&O Canal Trail and Great Allegheny Passage in the east and Katy Trail in the Midwest before meeting up with the famed TransAm Trail in Colorado, this tour will have over 500 miles of bicycle paths and should be an experience of a lifetime for anyone looking for a transcontinental ride.
Tour Team Top Picks
- Utah Parks
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Inn to Inn. This eight-day tour through the glorious red-rock country of southern Utah offers an irresistible mix for the traveler who enjoys riding self-supported but to prefers to sleep indoors and eat meals in restaurants.
- Texas Hill Country
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Fully Supported. If you’ve been led to believe the Lone Star State is pancake flat, this weeklong bike tour through the rolling Texas Hill Country will prove otherwise. Plus, you’ll love the dazzling displays of spring wildflowers and Texas barbecue.
- Lake Tahoe
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Inn to Inn. Crisp mountain air, stunning vistas, and a pristine alpine lake — what more could you want out of an epic weekend on two wheels? On this long weekend tour, we’ll enjoy the altitude of the Sierra Nevada as we circumnavigate the stunning Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America!