Underground Railroad Bicycle Route

After two years of planning, route research, and map-making, Adventure Cycling is proud to announce the completion of maps for the southern section of its newest routing project — the unique Underground Railroad Bicycle Route. Starting in Mobile, Alabama, the southern section of the UGRR traverses the Deep South on scenic back roads, traveling 867.5 miles to Owensboro, Kentucky, on the Ohio River. A heritage route in the spirit of the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail, the UGRR follows one of the many historic paths of the Underground Railroad, the most storied trek to freedom in American history.
 
"The Underground Railroad Route celebrates the bravery of freedom seekers who escaped and the countless Americans who offered aid on their route to freedom," says Carla Majernik, Adventure Cycling's director of routes and mapping. "It also happens to have lots of incredible riding."
 
To learn more about the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route, visit http://www.adventurecycling.org/ugrr/index.cfm. The maps, which feature historical sites as well as field notes on points of interest, can be viewed at http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/undergroundrailroad.cfm and purchased in Adventure Cycling’s online store at http://www.adventurecycling.org/store/category.cfm?Category=98.