Explore the region with maps and online mapping tools.Decide the region you want to ride in and when.Determine your style of touring and the terrain you want to ride.These steps assume that you have perused existing touring routes either on the Adventure Cycling interactive maps or on other websites and applications and not found what you're looking for in a route. Whether you're riding trails or roads, we have a few steps to get you started, advice on tools to use, and resources to help you create a route and plan for accommodations. From crowd-sourced rides to applications that let you map exactly where you want to go, there are many ways to go about planning your own bicycle touring route. Today, however, cyclists have a whole world of information at their fingertips. Twenty years ago, the best resources for planning one’s own bicycle route included state and county road maps, state-issued traffic-flow maps, and statewide atlases.
