Trip Itinerary
Dave and Jesse have chosen the Southern Tier of the US from San Diego, CA to St. Augustine, FL as the route for Roads to Giving’s epic coast to coast bike tour. This route covers approximately 3,000 miles and requires over 40,000 feet of elevation gain. The scenery should include seashores, mountains, ranch lands, wildflowers, bayous, and citrus groves.
Dave and Jesse climb out of San Diego and head toward the Arizona border, Tucson, Tombstone, and the Chiricahua Mountains before taking on their 3rd state, New Mexico (Land of Enchantment). Then, they are on to Texas where they will ride 1/3 of their tour crossing Texas at its widest part. They will ride the flat ranches of western Texas, the Texas Hill Country (just outside of Austin), and on to the rolling hills of east Texas. From there, it’s a few days of riding across Louisiana, and hopefully time to enjoy some Cajun cooking. Dave and Jesse will cross the boot heels of both Mississippi and Alabama, then take a ferry across Mobile Bay to enter Florida’s panhandle. North Florida has a varied landscape of strawberry fields, lush Live Oaks, horse farms, small college towns and orange groves, as they move toward the coast.
Check below to see the planned daily itinerary and to see where Dave and Jesse are currently along the route.
![Southern Tier Cycling Route](https://roadstogiving.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Route-1024x575.jpg)
Most Recent Rides
- ☀ Afternoon RideOn August 23, 2024 4:29 pm went 7.21 mi. during 00:25:38 hours climbing 170.60 ft. burning 433 calories.
- ☀ Afternoon RideOn August 23, 2024 1:57 pm went 7.45 mi. during 00:22:57 hours climbing 82.02 ft. burning 499 calories.
- ☀ Morning RideOn August 22, 2024 10:41 am went 19.06 mi. during 01:13:58 hours climbing 364.17 ft. burning 1,007 calories.
- ☀ Lunch RideOn August 20, 2024 12:23 pm went 24.20 mi. during 01:38:00 hours climbing 344.49 ft. burning 1,222 calories.
- ☁ Lunch RideOn August 14, 2024 11:37 am went 20.01 mi. during 01:09:50 hours climbing 544.62 ft. burning 1,143 calories.
Original Itinerary
Date | Start - End | Distance | Estimated Time | Total Distance | Average Distance |
Day 1 Sunday, March 12, 2023 | San Diego, CA (Dog Beach) - Pine Valley, CA | 53 | 4h4m | 53 | 53 |
Day 2 Monday, March 13, 2023 | Pine Valley, CA - El Centro, CA | 81 | 6h13m | 134 | 67 |
Day 3 Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | El Centro, CA - Wellton, AZ | 97 | 7h27m | 231 | 77 |
Day 4 Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | Wellton, AZ - Gila Bend, AZ | 88 | 6h46m | 319 | 79.75 |
Day 5 Thursday, March 16, 2023 | Gila Bend, AZ - Casa Grande, AZ | 74 | 5h41m | 393 | 78.6 |
Day 6 Friday, March 17, 2023 | Casa Grande, AZ - Tucson, AZ | 84 | 6h27m | 477 | 79.5 |
Day 7 Saturday, March 18, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0h0m | 477 | 68.14 |
Day 8 Sunday, March 19, 2023 | Tucson, AZ - Benson, AZ | 66 | 5h4m | 543 | 67.88 |
Day 9 Monday, March 20, 2023 | Benson, AZ - Bisbee, AZ | 51 | 3h55m | 594 | 66 |
Day 10 Tuesday, March 21, 2023 | Bisbee, AZ - Rodeo, NM | 77 | 5h55m | 671 | 67.1 |
Day 11 Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | Rodeo, NM - Columbus, NM | 93 | 7h9m | 764 | 69.45 |
Day 12 Thursday, March 23, 2023 | Columbus, NM - El Paso, TX | 78 | 6h0m | 842 | 70.17 |
Day 13 Friday, March 24, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0 | 842 | 69.46 |
Day 14 Saturday, March 25, 2023 | El Paso, TX - Ft. Hancock, TX - Van Horn, TX | 120 | 7h20m | 976 | 69.71 |
Day 15 Sunday, March 26, 2023 | Van Horn, TX - Ft. Davis, TX | 81 | 6h13m | 1057 | 70.47 |
Day 16 Monday, March 27, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0h0m | 1057 | 66.06 |
Day 17 Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | Ft. Davis, TX - Marathon, TX | 54 | 4h9m | 1111 | 65.35 |
Day 18 Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | Marathon, TX - Sanderson, TX | 54 | 4h9m | 1165 | 64.72 |
Day 19 Thursday, March 30, 2023 | Sanderson, TX - Del Rio, TX | 119 | 9h9m | 1284 | 67.58 |
Day 20 Friday, March 31, 2023 | Del Rio, TX - Camp Wood, TX | 80 | 6h9m | 1364 | 68.2 |
Day 21 Saturday, April 1, 2023 | Camp Wood, TX - Kerrville, TX | 80 | 6h9m | 1444 | 68.76 |
Day 22 Sunday, April 2, 2023 | Kerrville, TX - Fredericksburg, TX | 37 | 2h50m | 1481 | 67.32 |
Day 23 Monday, April 3, 2023 | Fredericksburg, TX - Austin, TX | 88 | 6h46m | 1569 | 68.22 |
Day 24 Tuesday, April 4, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0h0m | 1569 | 65.38 |
Day 25 Wednesday, April 5, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0h0m | 1569 | 62.76 |
Day 26 Thursday, April 6, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0h0m | 1569 | 60.35 |
Day 27 Friday, April 7, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0h0m | 1569 | 58.11 |
Day 28 Saturday, April 8, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0h0m | 1569 | 58.11 |
Day 29 Sunday, April 9, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0h0m | 1569 | 58.11 |
Day 30 Monday, April 10, 2023 | Austin, TX - La Grange, TX | 75 | 5h46m | 1644 | 58.71 |
Day 31 Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | La Grange, TX - Navasota, TX | 67 | 5h9m | 1711 | 59 |
Day 32 Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | Navasota, TX - Cleveland, TX | 75 | 5h46m | 1786 | 59.53 |
Day 33 Thursday, April 13, 2023 | Cleveland, TX - Port Arthur, TX | 90 | 6h46m | 1855 | 59.84 |
Day 34 Friday, April 14, 2023 | Port Arthur, TX - Rutherford Beach, LA | 76 | 5h50m | 1931 | 60.34 |
Day 35 Saturday, April 15, 2023 | Rutherford Beach, LA - Lafayette, LA | 105 | 7h0m | 2086 | 61.16 |
Day 36 Sunday, April 16, 2023 | Lafayette, LA - Baton Rouge, LA | 72 | 5h32m | 2090 | 61 |
Day 37 Monday, April 17, 2023 | Baton Rouge, LA - New Orleans, LA | 100 | 7h41m | 2190 | 61 |
Day 38 Rest Day | Rest Day | 0 | 0h0m | 2190 | 59 |
Day 39 Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | New Orleans, LA - Bay St. Louis, MS | 62 | 4h46m | 2252 | 58 |
Day 40 Thursday, April 20, 2023 | Bay St. Louis, MS - Biloxi, MS - Dauphin Island, AL | 100 | 2h55m | 2321 | 57 |
Day 41 Friday, April 21, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0 | 2360 | 58 |
Day 42 Saturday, April 22, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0h0m | 2360 | 56 |
Day 43 Sunday, April 23, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0h0m | 2360 | 55 |
Day 44 Monday, April 24, 2023 | Dauphin Island, AL - Gulf Shores, AL | 25 | 1h55m | 2385 | 54 |
Day 45 Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0h0m | 2385 | 53 |
Day 46 Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0h0m | 2385 | 52 |
Day 47 Thursday, April 27, 2023 | Gulf Shores, AL - Holt, FL | 75 | 5h46m | 2460 | 52 |
Day 48 Friday, April 28, 2023 | Holt, FL - Chipley, FL | 86 | 6h36m | 2546 | 53 |
Day 49 Saturday, April 29, 2023 | Chipley, FL - Tallahassee, FL | 98 | 7h32m | 2644 | 54 |
Day 50 Sunday, April 30, 2023 | Rest Day | 0 | 0h0m | 2644 | 53 |
Day 51 Monday, May 1, 2023 | Tallahassee, FL - Live Oak, FL | 76 | 5h50m | 2720 | 53 |
Day 52 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | Live Oak, FL - High Springs, FL | 78 | 6h0m | 2798 | 54 |
Day 53 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | High Springs, FL - East Palatka, FL | 70 | 5h23m | 2868 | 54 |
Day 54 Thursday, May 4, 2023 | East Palatka, FL - St. Augustine, FL | 43 | 3h18m | 2911 | 54 |