Originally Posted by robert schlatte

I will use a bike trail if it works with my route, but I would not want to use them exclusively. They provide a nice break from roads but after a couple of hours, I am bored and ready to get back to roadways. I find the US Bike Route development encouraging. I used USBR 35 in western Michigan this summer and all I had to do was follow the signed route- I didn't have to look at my may once. There are many planned routes across the US. I would imagine if they ever get developed they will supplant ACA routes/ maps.