Hot off the press: the Maps are here!

Re: Hot off the press: the Maps are here!

2007-03-07T23:06:03Z

Here's a good article from Louisville, KY: [url http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/local/16823727.htm ]Maps aim to connect cyclists with Underground Railroad history[/url].

According to the article, the Adventure Cycling Association is sponsoring a group of a dozen riders to do the entire 2,100-mile route! They expect to ride from April 14 through May 31 --approx. 7 weeks --that's about 300 miles/week or close to 43 miles/day. Wow! That's an adventure!

Re: Hot off the press: the Maps are here!

2007-02-16T18:34:40Z

The [url http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/undergroundrailroad.cfm ]full suite[/url] of UGRR route maps is now available.

The route is [url http://adventurecycling.org/news/2007ugrr2release.cfm ]ready to ride[/url]! I'm waiting to hear how many cyclists are going to go the distance.

Re: Hot off the press: the Maps are here!

2006-08-24T23:43:45Z

I now have the first two maps in my hand ...and they are beautiful!

They are rich with detail and include the Field notes and lots of historical locations. I would think that many libraries would want to own a set of these maps, which will be useful long after the UGRRBR project has rolled on.

Hot off the press: the Maps are here!

2006-08-17T00:02:02Z

The first set of maps for the route are now available for purchase! By all accounts, these are detailed and beautiful maps. They include:
<ul><li>Service symbols indicating the locations of campgrounds, hostels, motels, gas stations, groceries, restaurants, post offices and bike shops.</li>
<li>Narratives with turn-by-turn instructions for traveling in either direction.</li>
<li>Contour lines providing a general idea of elevation gains and losses. Elevation profiles in all regions with major ascents and descents indicated.</li>
<li>local history, geology and other interesting information about points along the route.</li>
<li>A weather chart providing average monthly rainfall and mean temperatures at points along the route.</li>
<li>Large-scale detail maps of urban or congested areas.</li>
<li>Summaries of riding conditions providing info on road surfaces, traffic volumes, and areas of caution.</li></ul>

[url http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/undergroundrailroad.cfm?pg=more ]View the maps here[/url]
and purchased in Adventure Cyclings online store at:
http://www.adventurecycling.org/store/category.cfm?Category=98.