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Adventure Cyclist's new Sierra Cascade route passes Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park. Photo: Peter Scott

The Adventure Cycling Association released a new five part map series this spring, detailing a 2389 mile on-road bicycle route from the Canadian border to Mexico. The Sierra Cascades route joins Adventure Cyclist's nationwide network of twenty-one other routes exploring the scenic beauty, history and culture of America. 

Originally formed in 1975 as Bikecentennial, the Adventure Cycling Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging bicycling by producing maps, publishing a magazine, offering tours and various projects and campaigns; including the U.S. Bicycling Route Network. Currently, there are 44,400 members.

The Sierra Cascades Bicycle Route travels approximately parallel to the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. Section 4 covers the route between Truckee, California and Lake Isabella, passing through Lake Tahoe, scenic Highway 395, Mono lake, Yosemite National Park and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks along the way. Lesser known attractions passed by or through include the west fork of the Walker River, Bass Lake,  the San Joaquin River Gorge, Sequoia National Monument, the Kaweah River and Lake, and Lake Isabella.

Maps are available at the Adventure Cyclist website for $11.75 for members and $14.75 for non-members.