Originally Posted by
Peterpan1
The equally iconic bike trail is the Great Divide. Not, obviously, a near parallel route to the AT.
Yes. The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route from Roosvile, MT to Antelope Wells, NM. There is also a Candian section that starts in Banff. In total, 2,711 miles with over 200,000 ft. of climbing according to the 2007 film "Ride the Divide."
http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/greatdivide.cfm