Segment 1: Apalachicola, FL to Savannah, GA - Sep 30 - Oct 7
Miles: 400 miles · Elevation: +5,590’ / -5,593'
Terrain: Paved road, some bike paths
After our meetup, orientation and shakedown ride, we will leave Apalachiacola, FL heading east-northeast toward Tallahassee, into southern Georgia on a route along USBRS 90 & 15 and ACA Atlantic Coast routes to Brunsick, GA and the Atlantic seaboard lading into Savannah, GA by weeks end and a day of rest.
Segment 2: Savannah, GA to Raleigh, MD - Oct 8-14
Miles: 390 miles · Elevation: +8,428’ / -7,954'
Terrain: Paved road, some bike paths
Leaving Savannah, GA we make our way back inland riding along USBRS 15 & 1, GA State Bike Route 10, and the East Coast Greenway through Georgia, South Carolina and into Raleigh, NC by the end of the week and our final rest day of our journey.
Special Dinner: A 1975 classmate, Chuck Olexik, and his wife Meg, will be providing a special dinner for us in their Raleigh home on our October 15th rest day.
Segment 3: Raleigh, NC to Annapolis, MD - Oct 15-23
Miles: 377 miles · Elevation: +13,017’ / -13,494’
Terrain: Paved road, some bike paths
Out excitement builds toward the climax of our adventure as we make our way on USBRS 1, ACA Atlantic Coast, and East Coast Greeway routes through North Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia and Maryland. We arrive triumphantly at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD where friends, family and classmates await our arrival. The hilliest section of our 3 weeks together.
Segment 4: Richmond, VA to Annapolis, MD - Oct 19-23
Miles: 170 miles · Elevation: +6,012’ / -6,312’
Terrain: Paved road, some bike paths
Others may join us in Richmond, VA on Segment 3 as our ranks swell for the final part of our journey to the Naval Academy.
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