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Swede going solo from Miami to New Orleans, route suggestion?
Nordlund75:
I am going in march to try a little "adventure" outside my comfort zone, both travelling by myself and going on a bike tour is new to me.
As I havn't been in other areas of the US besides NYC I am looking for route suggestions, I have bought the maps from this site for the area but if anyone has input besides that it would be apreciated.
Thanks in advance!
/Marcus
Nordlund75:
I might add that I plan to complete the route in three weeks.
John Nettles:
If you want a route that goes along the coast beginning near the panhandle of Florida, send me a private email and I can send you a cue sheet and some GPS coordinates.
I rode the route from Wauchula (on the ACA Florida Connector route) which is near Tampa to Pensacola and some friends continued onto Baton Rouge to reconnect with the ACA route.
The difference is that there is more traffic (not unbearable), and more beaches. Due to my preference of staying on lower traffic roads when possible, there are more turns probably than the ST route. You also get more services but the services are probably more expensive due to being near the beach.
Also, if time/money permit, I would HIGHLY encourage riding on the Florida Keys. Again, more traffic but it is nice.
If yonovice a noive cyclotourist with limited experience riding in traffic, these routes may not be the best for you. They are not bad at all but if you prefer seeing only a few cars every hour, these are not the routes.
Whatever you choose, enjoy the ride.
John Nettles:
Opps, I was typing my reply while you added the 3 weeks. Sorry.
Nordlund75:
I was thinking of going by the suggested route from the maps I bought (Florida connector and Southern tier mappack 6 and 7) as much as possible, hopefully three weeks will be enough.
I plan on going in march-april.
However I am open to suggestions of course, thats why I posted here. :)
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