Adventure Cycling Association

Watch a short demonstration of how to download free USBRS digital maps!

At a glance, Sterling, Kansas appears to come straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting. The major summer event is its Old Fashioned Fourth of July with fireworks, a parade, and turtle races.

The beginning of 2021 brings with it five new U.S. Bicycle Routes across the country with new states North Dakota and New York. These routes add almost 300 miles to the growing U.S. Bicycle Route System!

Thousands of people found some normalcy in a weird year by discovering adventure in their backyards during the fifth annual Bike Travel Weekend & Bike Your Park Day, September 25 – 27. Most participants were excited to go on a local bicycle ride and discovered adventure out their back door. 

It’s a tough time for Amtrak with the pandemic reducing ridership, so we were happy to get some good news - bike services are expanding!

From 160 miles of linked rail trails across the Midwest to 10,000 feet of climbing across the Sierra Nevada mountains, we are excited to announce new U.S. Bicycle Routes in Wisconsin and California!

Here's a video about How to Pack Your Bike, and an overview of how to find a campsite for your self-supported bicycle trip.

The Adventure Cycling Route Network hits 50,000 miles long with the release of the new Parks, Peaks, and Prairies Route, filling in the scenic gap between Yellowstone and Minneapolis through the historic Black Hills of South Dakota. Find out more about route highlights, rolling roads, separated bike paths, and how long the mountains-to-prairie connector has been on the minds of ACA cartographers.

They approach as strangers and leave as friends; they make us feel at home when we're far away from everything that is familiar. They are the heart of the bike travel community, even though many of them may never have traveled by bike. Trail Angels make bike trail magic.