The Pony Express Route - finally nearing completion and final release - Bikepacking Roots

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The Pony Express Bikepacking Route
- To be released in Spring 2022

The Pony Express Bikepacking Route, currently in the final stages of development, begins in St. Joseph, Missouri and covers more than 2,200 miles as it makes its way to Sacramento, California, crossing Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California along the way.

85% of the route is on dirt and gravel with a few car-free bike trails to get riders through major cities. But some sections, particularly in the mountains of Nevada, are rough, rocky, and are decidedly not dirt or gravel roads. History is alive and well along much of the route, with the remains of original Pony Express stations still visible in many places, and commemorative markers along the way denoting important landmarks, graves, and important information.

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The Pony Express Route - finally nearing completion and final release - Bikepacking Roots

MoBikeFed comment: This is an amazing route - and it's worth pointing out that the second through Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska are among the most accessible on the entire route, and packed with history.

View previews, with many photos, of some route segments:

https://ridewithgps.com/trips/72943120

https://ridewithgps.com/trips/72898354

https://ridewithgps.com/trips/72952151

There is also an excellent PAVED route from St. Joseph to Marysville KS that visits many Pony Express sites through that area - and makes the connection from St. Joseph to Lincoln NE and the Great American Rail Trail:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37123281

Many more connecting routes in this area:

https://ridewithgps.com/events/89808-rock-island-trail-quad-state-connec...