Category Archives: Bike Route Maps

Magic Spark 1000k

Magic Spark 1000k About a week ago I took a peak at the 1000k point-to-point RUSA perm that starts at the GA/FL border above Jacksonville, FL and heads down the US coastline all the way to Key West. It’s not … Continue reading

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Midwest Adventure 1000k

Midwest Adventure 1000k It rained this past Saturday and I found myself stuck indoors with my computer turned on and my Internet connection working. As a result I found myself unable to do chores outside that I should have been … Continue reading

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Big Doozie 1000k

Big Doozie 1000k This is the last of the four 1000k bike routes I wanted to create and decided to do them up a month or two ago. This particular route starts and ends in Jackson, Mississippi and crosses the … Continue reading

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Best Little Secret 1000k

Best Little Secret 1000k Last week I spent the equivalent of a couple of days creating Best Little Secret 1000k. It starts and ends near the airport in Kansas City MO. And it heads north up toward Des Moines IA, … Continue reading

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Old Wire 1000k

Old Wire 1000k 621.4 miles = 1000k. This route was designed to be a bikepacking adventure. It has an unpaved road that heads into an historic covered bridge. It has an 80-mile stretch without a food stop open 24/7. It … Continue reading

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Seven Rivers 1000k

Seven Rivers 1000k Over the weekend I took a stab at creating another 1000k bike route. This one started in Nashville TN, and headed north into KY. Ultimately it hit Indiana, and then migrated west into Illinois. By the end … Continue reading

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Long Stretch 500k

Long Stretch 500k While I was designing the second 500k route I recently posted here I came up with the idea for the instant 500k route that is the subject of this post. Back in 2018 I had designed two … Continue reading

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Bare Bones 500k

Bare Bones 500k Here’s another 500k route that starts and ends near my home in Princeton NJ. It’s kinda on the hilly side, but should be fun. It was designed to be another bikepacking adventure route. The time limit is … Continue reading

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Shawangunk Expedition 500k

Shawangunk Expedition 500k Not too long ago I noticed a new 300k perm route out of the Jersey shore region that headed up to Paterson NJ. There was a piece of that route I thought I liked, and used it … Continue reading

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Never Enough 300k

Never Enough 300k A couple of weeks ago I found myself with a little free time. It was either read another novel or sketch another 300k route out of Princeton. Designing a route won out. I got the rough draft … Continue reading

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