Help me plan a route to Wilmington DE, from Jacksonville, FL
12-29-09, 11:43 PM
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Help me plan a route to Wilmington DE, from Jacksonville, FL
Points are easy looking for roughly 100~ miles a day hitting some nice scenery and some good roads. My company is planing a charity ride with a few employees to raise some money for hte kids. using google maps walking route there are 3 main routes that are non expressway but i was wondering about good roads that google might make me miss.
Start: 807 Childrens Way, Jacksonville, FL - Nemours Children's Clinic
End: 1600 Rockland Rd, Wilmington, DE - Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children (Nemours also)
Start: 807 Childrens Way, Jacksonville, FL - Nemours Children's Clinic
End: 1600 Rockland Rd, Wilmington, DE - Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children (Nemours also)
12-30-09, 12:29 AM
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Points are easy looking for roughly 100~ miles a day hitting some nice scenery and some good roads. My company is planing a charity ride with a few employees to raise some money for hte kids. using google maps walking route there are 3 main routes that are non expressway but i was wondering about good roads that google might make me miss.
https://www.adventurecycling.org/rout...anticcoast.cfm
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12-30-09, 09:07 AM
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Investigate the East Coast Greenway route at greenway.org.
Wilmington is a mess of highway interchanges. Keep that in mind. When you have most of your route plotted I'll help you fine tune the Delaware end.
Wilmington is a mess of highway interchanges. Keep that in mind. When you have most of your route plotted I'll help you fine tune the Delaware end.
12-30-09, 09:09 AM
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Route 1. Ha ha. No but there are pretty much side roads/freeways that run along rt1 in it's entirety almost. google earth Rt1 or Rt95 and look for the next closest non interstate.
12-30-09, 09:18 AM
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Getting across the Chesapeake is a problem to be considered. There are three places to cross, none of which allow you to ride a bike. Two Neils crossed it this year, me at Annapolis/Kent Island and Neil Fein at Harve de Grace. In both locations you can arrange for a shuttle. For a large group they may want to arrange for a truck beforehand, and depending where they are cross on the Annapolis bridge or the Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
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12-30-09, 04:16 PM
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12-30-09, 11:16 PM
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From Virginia to Maryland's Eastern Shore:
https://www.tangierislandcruises.com/Cross_Bay_Ferry.htm
35 bucks per person. Add ten bucks to carry the bike. Allow three hours for transit.
https://www.tangierislandcruises.com/Cross_Bay_Ferry.htm
35 bucks per person. Add ten bucks to carry the bike. Allow three hours for transit.
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Also check www.bikely.com. I have found a lot of good info there from previous tourers.
