September 05, 2011

Some of my favorite cycling routes and the Eastern Continental Divide

Ride with GPS route files

The Eastern Continental Divide is some topography that is of interest for creating a cycling route. This notion is inspired in part by the Western Continental Divide route named "the Great Divide" that is used in the Tour Divide.

A "project" of mine, (not really mine) is to propose a route. Links to info about the Eastern Continental Divide (ECD) begin with: Wikipedia Eastern Continental DivideECD GPS info for GaECD GPS info for NC.

Work has already  been done on the ECD section from the triple point in Pennsylvania to the Mason Dixon line:
ECD Pennsylvania to Mason Dixon Line

Here is a link to a route I have been stitching together based on the Trans North Ga route, the SC Connector, and the Pisgah Traverse: ECD Ga SC Pisgah
This section runs North to South, is 620 miles and features an estimated 89,000 feet of climbing. It crosses the ECD at least 6 times.

More work is needed. If you know the areas between Old Fort NC and the Mason Dixon Line and can propose a route, please contact me.

SouthEast Climb data:  SE Hill Climb data spreadsheet