Cycling The USA: The Heart Of The North American Epic?

The United Staes Of America is more than just the land of the free and the home of the brave. It is also one of the best places in the world to go long distance cycling. The North American Epic Cycling Expedition begins in the Canadian Arctic and ends in the rainforests of Central America but the core of the trip takes place in the USA, taking riders through the great states of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Arizona.

The route takes the riders from the mountains and alpine forests of Glacier National Park, through vast ranch lands and past the headwaters of the historic Missouri River and famous Yellowstone Park. It then traverses both the Grand Teton Mountains and the remote High Chaparral before passing through the spectacular scenery in Monument Valley and the beautiful desolation of the Arizona desert.

These three sections of the North American Epic Cycling Expedition will take you from north to south across the USA. Choose 1, 2 or all 3 and enjoy the best of America’s west from the seat of your bicycle.

Road To The Sun (Banff – Helena)

“Below was a stunning series of valleys and a spectacular road that carved along the very edge of the mountain. Our gang were joyous. The excitement was palpable. For the next hour, we swept down towards the valley below, gravity handling all the pedalling. At the small village below where we all stopped for coffee, there was a euphoric buzz circulating amongst our riders. Mother Nature had gifted us a thrill of a lifetime.” – Cycling The Road To The Sun On The 2022 North American Epic

The Great Divide (Helena – Moab)

“‘Howdy stranger. Yonder is Jackson Hole. The last of the Old West,’ reads one of the welcome signs for the town of Jackson Hole in the state of Wyoming. It is here that the old west begins to be felt in the architecture, the streets, the photographs and paintings that adorn the buildings, as well as in the landscape where horse stables abound. On our way south it’s not hard to fantasize about gunslingers, stagecoaches, outlaws and legends, as there are several old vintage pieces displayed.” – Of National Parks, Cowboys & Dinosaurs

Canyonlands (Moab – Yuma)

“Almost all of the riders and staff on this tour remember the day we arrived in the ‘Land of Canyons and Fire’ – a Mars-like vision appearing before our eyes. Our jaws dropped and our pupils dilated. The mere sight of this rocky, red expanse burned into our eyes, appearing as though in a dream…we rode through a desolate landscape, but soon encountered a drastic change of environment: rock towers piercing the blue sky along narrow gorges, and canyons amongst a fire-red desert of plateaus.” – Canyonlands

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