Across America

First EPIC Motorcycle Trip Across the United States

This Trip is suitable For All Riding skills.

This grand circle around the United States could begin at any point. Starting from my home base in Atlanta, the route heads first to the Gulf Coast and westward to New Orleans. Heading north along the Great River Road, join Route 66 to continue westward to California. The Grand Canyon is a memorable stop along the journey through Utah and Colorado. The route concludes along the loneliest road (Route 50) through Kentucky and Tennessee to return to the starting point.

For planning this route, Rever (https://rever.co) provides road descriptions. While suitable for all riding skill levels, traffic conditions, road conditions, and weather will affect your individual experience. Rever features Butler Motorcycle Maps, BDR Routes, RoadRUNNER, and other Motorcycle Route sources. Rever requires a subcription-based userid and enables you to view your planned routes as well as the actual tracked routes.   This Google Map was created by exporting my actual tracking data from Rever and importing to Google (using the GPX full route format).  

Note:  I eliminated tracking points for some of the side trips and filled in a few gaps where I didn’t have Rever actively tracking my route.  The GPX format is XML formatted data which can be combined and edited. 

Bruce suggested a more scenic road to Alabama, which I mostly followed.  Google Maps kept trying to re-route me to a faster way.  Google Maps is now used only when I am lost and need turn by turn directions.  Rever.co is my preferred map solution for motorcycling.  I particularly like the integrated Butler Motorcycle Maps which was one of my most trusted sources for the trip.  

Across America Travel Blog – 2017