

The Project
Now a large group of people including those above are working together to link up these routes into what has been called the “Eastern Divide Project.” The premise behind this route is that the East needs a long-distance route of the same caliber as the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. While it’s called the “Divide Project” this loose-knit band of route curators believe the route will evolve into something entirely different than the GDMBR. For one thing, it will be longer. The consensus is a route that runs from Newfoundland to Key West, roughly following the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from Canada to Georgia and then on to the Florida Divide. For all intents and purposes it will certainly have more singletrack than the GDMBR. It will be longer, as estimates put it in the 4,000-mile range. It will probably have more climbing with our steep eastern mountains. And it’s also not as far off as it may seem.
If you are looking to help or keep up with all of the latest news, head over to the Eastern Divide Project website or their Facebook Page.
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