Adventure Cycling Association

On this tour, we’ll view the seaports, glacially formed kettle ponds, and lighthouses of southeastern Massachusetts, visit historic sites from the days of colonial America, and explore quaint shops on Cape Cod, Nantucket Island, and Martha’s Vineyard. Attractions of special interest include Cape Cod National Seashore and the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center. Every day on this tour is spent within 15 miles of the Atlantic, and each night close to a large body of freshwater or saltwater.

This tour is suitable for all riders and is a great choice for anyone looking to learn the basics of self-contained touring, or for an experienced bicycle traveler looking for a week of relaxed cycling. The riding is easy, services are plentiful, and the campgrounds are outstanding.

On this fabulous tour through the Pacific Northwest, you’ll get up close and personal with some of the most scenic landscapes in Washington, from the lush forests of the Cascade Range’s western flank to the arid plains of the eastern slope.

After being shuttled to the top of Stevens Pass, we’ll begin with a long descent down the dry side of the Cascades to Lake Wenatchee State Park. From the Bavarian-themed hamlet of Leavenworth, we’ll spin through apple-orchard country and then follow the Methow River upstream to Winthrop, one of the great recreation-based communities of the West. From there we’ll climb along the magnificent North Cascades Highway, summiting both Washington Pass and Rainy Pass. Then we’ll coast out of the mountains and enter the lowlands, heading toward Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands.

After traveling back to the mainland by ferry, we’ll ride along the waterfront before jumping onto the Sammamish River Trail, which will return us to Issaquah and the finale of our Pacific Northwest adventure.

Ride with us through Vermont’s tranquil Northeast Kingdom with its colorful mountain vistas and stunning views of sprawling Lake Champlain. From fiery-red hardwood canopies to expanses of golden yellow, you can’t beat the breathtaking views of Vermont in the autumn.

We’ll start in the bicycling mecca of Burlington, where, in addition to a bevy of cultural and historic sites at hand, we’ll be treated to amazing views of the Adirondack Mountains looming to the west and the Green Mountains to the east. Moving eastward we’ll enjoy stunning colors and visit many quaint New England towns, including a quick trip into New Hampshire and a stop in Montpelier, the capital of Vermont. Our trip ends back in Burlington, but not before we’ve experienced all of the color and beauty that Vermont has to offer.

Get ready for a very special two-week adventure amid the snow-capped summits and wide-open spaces of Washington State’s North Cascades. This tour takes in Mount Rainier National Park, Mount St. Helens, Lake Chelan, and North Cascades National Park, with plenty of challenging climbs and thrilling descents.

Our ride will take us along the northern portions of Adventure Cycling’s Sierra Cascades route, which roughly parallels the Pacific Crest hiking trail. This scenery-packed tour includes volcanoes, alpine landscapes, rivers, waterfalls, agricultural land, and the third-deepest lake in the U.S.

We’ve incorporated the quiet roads and pleasurable riding on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.) into our popular relaxed tour format. We’ve coupled the route’s gentle terrain and moderate daily distances with convenient luggage transport and delicious catering to offer a superb choice for the first-time bicycle tourist as well as the seasoned bike traveler seeking a more laid-back cycling experience.

Starting at the top of the Lower Peninsula, we’ll shuttle across the Mackinac Bridge and begin pedaling north. We’ll explore numerous state parks as well as visit Whitefish Bay, site of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, and Sault Ste. Marie. We’ll catch a ferry to Mackinac Island and explore this special place where automobiles are noticeably absent. Great Lakes, great parks, and great bicycle touring — they all add up to one great trip.

Thousands of cyclists have pedaled the 4,253-mile TransAmerica Trail and will tell you they captured a lifetime’s worth of memories along their tour. For many traveling cyclists who haven’t yet experienced the TransAm, it remains the holy grail of American bicycle tours.

Starting in Virginia, you’ll pedal westward through rolling hills into the steeper climbs of Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri. After the windswept plains of Kansas and eastern Colorado, the remainder of the journey is primarily through the Rocky Mountains.

The luggage support, catered meals, two nights of indoor lodging, and moderate daily mileages will help us ease gently back into the spin of things as we pedal beneath the blue Arizona sky.

The route starts just outside of Tucson and traverses country roads and climbs over the cactus-studded flanks of desert mountains. We’ll visit Green Valley, which is famous for its pecans, as well as the Patagonia/Sonoita area, where the cowboy lifestyle thrives alongside exquisite vineyards and a blooming art community. We’ll have a chance to tour places like Tombstone’s O.K. Corral and Bisbee, with time for other pursuits such as bird watching, gallery hopping, and wine tasting. So leave the winter chill behind and join us for a week of bike touring in the Desert Southwest.

If you’ve been led to believe the Lone Star State is pancake flat, our weeklong bike tour through the rolling Texas Hill Country will prove otherwise.

This extremely popular cycling adventure begins and ends in New Braunfels, a small town deep in the heart of Hill Country. From there we’ll make our way on quiet farm and ranch roads through this region of Texas celebrated for its dazzling displays of spring wildflowers — most notably bluebonnets — that grow so thickly they sometimes appear to be distant lakes on the horizon. We’ll visit historic settlements including Blanco, Luckenbach, Fredericksburg, and Johnson City, riding along crystal-clear streams and oak-covered hills, and we’ll camp beside rivers with names that evoke the old Southwest (like Guadalupe and Pedernales). Along the way, we’ll sample Texas barbecue and Tex-Mex specialties.

This fall, you won’t worry about traffic as you ride your hybrid or mountain bike 330 miles on gently graded gravel trails from the heart of the nation’s capital north into Pennsylvania. Historically, the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal served as a lifeline for early settlers. Today, it serves as a pathway to an unforgettable cycling experience.

We’ll begin with a visit to the National Mall, and then, after bidding adieu to DC, we’ll head through stylish Georgetown and deep into rural Maryland. We’ll visit Antietam National Battlefield, site of the Civil War’s bloodiest battle, and Fort Frederick, a restored 1756 British outpost. In lively Cumberland, Maryland, we’ll move over to the Great Allegheny Passage, a stellar rail trail completed in 2006. Upon finishing in Pittsburgh, we’ll catch a shuttle back to Washington, DC.

For two decades, the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route has filled the dreams of cyclists looking for the ultimate off-road adventure. 

On this tour, you’ll tackle more than 350 of the most beautiful miles along the entire 3,000-mile route, which traces the spine of the Rocky Mountains from Jasper, Alberta, to Antelope Wells, New Mexico. Beautiful Banff is your starting point, but your ride through the spectacular Canadian Rockies and deep woods of northwest Montana will come to an end near Glacier National Park at the Whitefish Bike Retreat, a 20-acre cyclist’s paradise and a fitting end to a dream tour.