Originally Posted by
cnguyen0320
I'm looking to go about 60 miles from one specific city to another. I've never made this trip other than on the interstate in my car but I want to try and go with my bike. ... My other option would be to take country roads until I can get to the part of the trail that is paved. This would be twice as comfortable and maybe faster, but I don't like the idea of being mixed with traffic in such a remote area. While traffic won't be as bad as in the city, I'm worried about cars. From what I can see on Google Street View, the country roads aren't too wide either so I'm concerned about safety.
Try the country roads. Tomorrow, go ride out on the country road for several kilometres and see how you like it/them. If you don't feel comfortable ... turn around and go back home.
Explore! Try! Experiment! If you discover you don't like a particular road or route, try something else.
Most of my cycling is on country roads, but now and then I'll use some sort of path for a bit of variety.