Golden Gravel Trail

The Adventure Cycling Association created Golden Gravel Trail as part of the 50th anniversary of the organization. This trail is beyond my abilities for a bike tour/ bikepacking. A few weeks ago the presented the trail and if you are interested they are offering the RideGPS files free.  Help yourself at https://www.adventurecycling.org

Route overview and summary stats

Section 1 through Missouri

Views in Missouri

Section 2 through Oklahoma and Kansas

Kansas

Kansas probably will have winds for you to deal with.

Through Colorado

Heading toward the Rockies.

In the higher elevations

Colorado

Section 4 through Utah

Southern Utah

Utah

Section 5 Across Idaho

Idaho

Idaho.

Idaho

Section from Idaho through Oregon and to the Pacific

Adventure Cycling will provide you with great information to get ready for your excursion.  From the pictures you can see the remote areas and you will want to be prepared. This trail was routed with a gravel bike in mind. Best to have wider tires (2.2-2.4"). A tubeless set up is recommended also. There is no single track. There are options for you to do a drop-in ride to just do segments.  They estimated 72 ride days for the whole trail and doing a rest day per week.