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.