Missouri is part of the Golden Gravel Trail, a new 3,804-mile route connects the Mississippi River to the Oregon Coast | Cycling Weekly

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The Adventure Cycling Association today launched a new 3,804-mile gravel cycling route stretching from the Mississippi River in Missouri to the Oregon Coast, marking the nonprofit’s 50th anniversary and expanding one of the largest mapped bike-touring networks in the United States.

Called the Golden Gravel Trail (GGT), the route winds through eight states and is roughly 70 per cent unpaved. . . .

“The Golden Gravel Trail opens a new era for dirt road bicycle touring in the U.S.,” says endurance cyclist Sarah Swallow, who helped test and refine the new cross-country route . . .

"Missouri has the Ozark Mountains, Oklahoma has incredible gravel riding, Colorado and Utah have mind-blowing scenery, and of course, there are the fantastic Cascades of Oregon." . . .

Not only can riders now download the GGT route for free, but they can also take advantage of various “Drop-In Rides."

"With Drop-In Rides, [the ACA is] encouraging and empowering people to ride one or part of our three iconic routes on their own time," Zephyrs says.

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Missouri is part of the Golden Gravel Trail, a new 3,804-mile route connects the Mississippi River to the Oregon Coast | Cycling Weekly

https://www.adventurecycling.org/routes-and-maps/adventure-cycling-route...

The Missouri portion of the route starts at Cape Girardeau and passes through the Missouri Ozarks - Houston, Marshfield, and Lamar to Pittsburg, KS.