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Great Divide Book & Map Set

Tim Heuermann — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:48:17 +0000

All seven maps and McCoy’s classic Cycling the Great Divide book in one package. For more information on this route or to print out the most up to date addenda for these maps please click on link : Great Divide Route ***This package now includes the Canada section of the Great Divide***

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Lewis & Clark Section 3

Tim Heuermann — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:45:25 +0000

Section 3 of the Lewis & Clark Trail begins in the capital city of Pierre, South Dakota. Riding north on SR 1804-Lewis and Clark Trail, you'll pass the Oahe Dam on Lake Oahe, an area with heavy recreational traffic. In Bismarck, North Dakota, (another capital city!) you will have the opportunity to ride a series of bike paths along the river to Pioneer Park or through the city to take advantage of its many services. Bismarck is already gaining the reputation as one of the friendliest cities on the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail. Near Washburn is Fort Mandan, the location where the Corps spent the winter of 1804/1805. After Stanton, the route heads west and south to follow the I-94 corridor, alternating between the freeway and parallel county roads. This is a change from our original routing due to oil and gas development in the Bakken Oil Shale Field of western North Dakota and northeastern Montana. The route was changed in 2012 to avoid the area around Williston, North Dakota, because many roads with minimal to no shoulders now have high levels of truck traffic, and are felt to be unsafe for bicyclists.

Major funding for the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail has been provided by REI.

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Lewis & Clark Section 4

Tim Heuermann — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:45:25 +0000

The fourth section of the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail begins in Dickinson, North Dakota. The route follows the I-94 corridor, alternating between the freeway and parallel county roads. In eastern Montana it stays south of the Missouri River. This part of Fort Peck Lake/Missouri River carries many additional designations: the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, the Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River and, most recently, the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. There are very few access roads down to the river on this map section. If you’d like a closer look, check with one of the many guides listed on the map that offer tours. Services are few and far between through eastern Montana; you will want to plan your days accordingly. The terrain continues to be rolling to hilly; by the section’s end in Great Falls you’ll be able to see the Front Range of the Rockies on the western horizon. Major funding for the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail has been provided by REI.

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Lewis & Clark Section 5

Tim Heuermann — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:45:25 +0000

This section is rich with historical locations, an option, an alternate and a spur. You can easily pedal more than the cover value of 470.1 miles if you choose Section 5 of the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail. At Three Forks, the Missouri River splits into the Gallatin, Madison and Jefferson rivers, and you will leave the Missouri for the final time. Just south of Dillon, there’s a choice to remain on the main westbound route or take the Big Hole Option. The main route over Lehmi Pass includes 24.5 miles of gravel while the 87.2-mile Big Hole Option is slightly shorter and is entirely paved. An additional Continental Divide crossing may be made via the 15.5-mile gravel Gibbon’s Pass Alternate. From North Fork, Idaho, on the main route, you have the opportunity to ride along “The River of No Return” on the 18.2-mile Shoup Spur. From North Fork, it is nearly a straight shot north to Lolo, Montana, the site of Travelers’ Rest State Park. This is the site where Lewis and Clark stopped in each direction to rest and regroup for the next stages in their journey.

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Lewis & Clark Section 6

Tim Heuermann — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:45:25 +0000

Section 6 of the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail can be broken into two segments based on the corps multidirectional travels. Missoula, Montana, to Clarkston, Washington, is a continuation of Lewis and Clark’s 1804 travels westbound. The Blackfoot Option from Missoula, Montana, to Great Falls, Montana, follows the route Captain Lewis used eastbound in 1806. Both segments are described below. Main Route The main route follows the course of the Lochsa and Clearwater rivers and is fairly level after crossing Lolo Pass. The 145.3-mile Lolo Trail closely follows the approximate route the Corps of Discovery took through the Bitterroot Mountains. The rugged, mountainous terrain is on mostly one-lane, narrow, gravel/dirt roads. Services and water are scarce. Once you arrive in Kamiah, there are two options to Clarkston. The 68-mile River Option is more true to history but there are concerns on U.S. Highway 12 due to traffic volumes and nonexistent shoulders with concrete barriers. From the main route, you still get to make a choice on your way into Clarkston: either the seven-mile Lapwai Option on U.S. Highway 95 or the 22.5 mile Hell’s Gate Option on smaller roads through Hell’s Gate State Park. Blackfoot Option This option traces Captain Lewis’s 1806 eastbound journey. It is mostly on two-lane highways that follow the Blackfoot and Sun Rivers all the way to Great Falls. The Alice Creek Spur is 13 miles in length and you can ride/hike to the top of Lewis & Clark Pass. The Sierra Club has sponsored this section of the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail and major funding has been provided by REI.

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Lewis & Clark Section 7

Tim Heuermann — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:45:25 +0000

Section 7 of the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail begins in Clarkston, Washington and heads overland to the Pacific Ocean. When the route meets the Columbia River, winds can become fierce, blowing predominately from the west particularily in the area known as the Gorge. This map section, like others on this route, has options. You can ride along the Gorge in either Oregon or Washington. From Astoria, the 19.3-mile Cape Disappointment Spur crosses the Columbia into Washington and heads west to Cape Disappointment State Park.

Mr. James C. Becker, Vancouver, WA, has sponsored this section of the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail and major funding has been provided by REI.

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Lewis & Clark Section 8

Tim Heuermann — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:45:25 +0000

Section 8 of the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail traces the eastbound path Captain Clark explored along the Yellowstone River in 1806. Services are limited in eastern Montana. Much of this map section is either on I-90 or its frontage roads. From Three Forks eastward you'll cross several Gallatin River tributaries which flow into the Missouri River. The terrain on this section is rolling; you'll have great views of the Yellowstone River and Big Sky country.

Major funding for the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Route has been provided by REI.

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Underground Railroad Section 1

Tim Heuermann — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:45:25 +0000

Due to limited resources, the paper map version of this route section has been discontinued and will no longer be available once sold out. This route section is still available digitally. More info here: Going Digital: App or GPX.

The southernmost map of this route begins in Mobile, Alabama, and follows several rivers north to Fulton, Mississippi. In the 1800s Mobile was a key port for ships to unload enslaved Africans. The Tensaw, Alabama, and Tombigbee rivers all flow into Mobile Bay, and were used as guides for freedom seekers to escape northward. Besides the lush green scenery and the many small towns Section 1 passes through, a host of museums, historic parks, and visitor centers bring the region's history alive.

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Bicycle Route 66 Section 2

Tim Heuermann — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:45:01 +0000

This map section begins in St. Louis, the largest city on Route 66 between Chicago and Los Angeles. In St. Louis the route follows city streets that require extra vigilance due to significant traffic. Plan your itinerary accordingly to get through the city and its suburbs. Missouri is hilly. Between St. Louis and Springfield, cyclists will encounter some bigger hills as you are riding through the northern reaches of the Ozark Mountains. The route parallels I-44 following frontage roads and flipping back and forth from either side of the interstate. Local traffic uses these roads while the majority of the through traffic will be on I-44. Officially recognized as the birthplace of Route 66, it was in Springfield that officials first proposed the name of the new Chicago-to-Los Angeles highway on April 30, 1926. Between Springfield and Joplin the route departs the Historic Route 66 corridor north of SR 96 in favor of several lesser traveled county and farm roads.

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Bicycle Route 66 Section 3

Tim Heuermann — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:45:01 +0000

You’ll encounter both flat terrain and rolling hills on this section of Bicycle Route 66. Oklahoma tends to slope gradually upward from its eastern to western boundaries. Woodlands and transitional prairie grasslands, composed of shortgrass, mixed-grass, and tallgrass prairie cover the central portion of the state. In the upper portion of Texas, referred to as the Panhandle, the Great Plains become a reality in the flat, wide open expanse of country you’ll be riding through. The route parallels I-44 between the Kansas border and Oklahoma City, then uses multiple frontage roads along I-40 between Oklahoma City and Adrian, Texas. The 12.9 miles of the route in Kansas retains much of the character of the Mother Road. Services are reasonably spaced with Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Amarillo offering full services and bike shops. West of Amarillo the route is all on roads that parallel the interstate.

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