Coast to Coast USA
This is a must do for anyone who wants to see the real America. At Unchained Tours, we want to show you places well away from the normal holiday destinations and give you the chance to experience real American Hospitality.
This trip starts in San Francisco and we will ride across the USA to our final destination in Baltimore.
The route will depart San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge and straight onto the Skyline Boulevard for a coffee at the famous Alice’s restaurant.
We will then head inland to the Sequoia National Park and up into Yosemite National Park which are both jam packed with stunning views and great biking roads.
After leaving Yosemite at 10,000ft, we will drop down to the below sea level and hot Death Valley and cross it in the early morning to Las Vegas.
We will then head into Utah and take in a flurry of beautiful National Parks and Canyons. We will ride through Zion, Bryce Canyon, and Monument Valley before getting to the spectacular Navajo sacred place, which is Canyon de Chelley. We will walk into the canyon and look at the 1000 year old wall paintings, which are a truly breathtaking experience.
We then head into the biker paradise of Colorado where we will cross the Rockie Mountains via the most scenic roads imaginable. We will ride through Aspen and over the 12000ft independence Pass, which is quite literally breathtaking!!
From here, Weill will head across the hot and dusty central plains of the USA through real cowboy country where with any luck we will catch a rodeo. Food is the attraction here with Chicken Fried steak and Catfish on the menu!! We will stop in Hot Springs where a proper rest in the natural springs will be most welcome.
Suitably, refreshed we will cross the Mississippi and head on up to Nashville for a spot of good ole Country music before sampling the delights of the Jack Daniels distillery in Tennessee.
After this, it’s a run across to Deals Gap, which is one of the most famous roads in the USA. 318 curves in 11 miles is a biking experience not to be missed. With your skills honed to perfection, we will then head northeast on the stunning Blue Ridge Parkway, which runs up through the Smokie Mountains. It’s a truly beautiful road and is best taken at a leisurely pace to take in the scenery.
We will then head across South Carolina to the East Coast and the Outer Banks. We will call into Kitty Hawk where the first controlled manned flight took place before heading up the coast to our final destination of Baltimore.
As the trip is all road, any kind of bike will be good for this trip but we would recommend a tourer. The total mileage will be around 6000 miles but it is not an Iron Butt rally and the daily mileage will allow plenty of time to experience the best of America.
As for all our US tours, we will arrange the shipping of your bike to and from the USA so all you have to do is fly in and start your adventure. We will be using motels for this trip so no need to bring any camping gear. This trip is suitable for any kind of bike as there is no dirt roads. As long as you are comfortable riding for reasonably long distances. Please contact us if you are unsure whether your bike is sutable.
We will also advise you on bike preparation and what equipment to take along.
This is our most popular trip so sells out very early. We are now taking bookings for October 2013
California and Yellowstone National Park
We are very excited about this great 3 week tour which takes you to the most famous national park in the USA and possibly the world. It is an imposing and fascinating place to visit and you will feel like you are visiting another planet!!
As Yellowstone is sitting on top of a Super Volcano, you are treated to fantastic views and the famous Geysers and bubbling mud pools. The wildlife in the area is fantastic as well and you will get close up and personal with Bear, Bison, Elk and Moose so it’s camera’s at the ready!
The ride to and from the park is also fantastic and we will ride through Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Monument Valley then head north up through Colorado and the prehistoric fossil beds of Wyoming. After, Yellowstone, we will take a raft ride into Hells Canyon in Idahoa before heading south past Crater Lake and to the coastbefore heading down the Pacific Coast Highway to San Francisco.
This tour is ideal for any type of road bike as it is on some of the finest tarmac roads in North America. Please contact us to check the suitability of your bike for this trip. Total mileage is approximately 4000 miles and is als0 ideal for riders fairly new to touring who want to travel to somewhere different and away from the normal. As with all our tours, your guides are highly experienced and have ridden every inch of this trip.
Your bike will be securely shipped to and from San Francisco and you simply fly in and start your tour!
Dates will be confirmed shortly for our September 2013 trip.
