The Adventure Cycling Association, a non-profit group has accomplished the task of constructing a 21st century version Underground Railroad bicycle route (2,100-miles from the Deep South into Canada) which is chronicled in the five maps of about 400 miles each starting in Mobile, Ala and ending in Owen Sound, Ontario.
Mobile was chosen as a starting point because it once served as an entry point for slave ships. The end point of Owen Sound, Ontario, which was founded 150 years ago, was home to blacks escaping Civil War-era slavery.
Aaron Teasdale, group spokesman said:
You’re not only getting an adventurous outdoor travel experience but the historical context as well.
The course meanders along back roads and through wildlife refuges and small towns and is used as a vehicle to draw more black Americans to cycling. Detailed lists of services, including lodgings and libraries, many of which will serve as stations are included.
Internet access and the display related to route will be offered by the participating libraries.
Source: USA Today
