The Plan

Depart Thursday June 24, 2021 by plane for Atlanta, GA with bicycle and gear.

A family friend will pick me up at the airport and provide housing for me in Canton, GA north of Atlanta. She has graciously offered to give me a ride to New Echota on Friday morning.

The route is outlined below. I plan to camp each night at a campsite, warmshowers.com host. I plan to bring a mobile phone, camping and cooking gear. I plan to purchase food at stores along the way.

Georgia
Friday June 25 – New Echota to Cleveland, Tennessee (51.3)

Tennessee
Saturday June 26 – Cleveland to Dayton (28.8 with elevation changes)
Sunday June 27 – Dayton to Pikeville (17.3 with lots of elevation 2k)
Monday June 28 – Pikeville to Woodbury (66.5)
Tuesday June 29 – Woodbury to Nashville (54.0)
Wednesday June 30 – Nashville to Hopkinsville, Kentucky (71.6)

Kentucky
Thursday July 1 – Hopkinsville to Berry’s Ferry (82)

Illinois
Friday July 2 – Golconda to Cape Girardeau, Missouri (70)

Missouri
Saturday July 3 – Cape Girardeau to Farmington (68.9)
Sunday July 4 – Farmington to Steelville (62.7)
Monday July 5 – Steelville to St. Robert (57.4)
Tuesday July 6 – St. Robert to Lebanon (33.9)
Wednesday July 7 – Lebanon to Springfield (58.9)
Thursday July 8 – Springfield to Cassville (57.3)
Friday July 9 – Cassville to Springdale, Arkansas (47.3)

Arkansas
Saturday July 10 – Springdale to Stilwell, Oklahoma (50.1)

Oklahoma
Sunday July 11– Stilwell to Tahlequah (25.4)