Here is Mr. Giraldo’s master tour route & planned stopovers for the Tour of Discovery ~ Ride for the Republic. Approximate daily ride distance: 55 miles. Select Itinerary in each map section below for details.
| Map Section 1. Bar Harbor, ME, to Windsor Locks, CT (430 mi.) [9 days] Itinerary
Maine: Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Town Hill, Trenton, Ellsworth, Surry, East Orland, Orland, Bucksport, Verona, Stockton Springs, Searsport, Belfast, Northport, Lincolnville, Camden, Rockport, West Rockport, Warren, Waldoboro, Damariscotta, Newcastle, North Edgecomb, Wiscasset, Woolwich, Bath, Brunswick, Freeport, Pownal Center, West Pownal, Gray, North Windham, North Gorham, Sebago Lake, Standish, Bonny Eagle, Hollis Center, Goodwins Mills, West Kennebunk, Kennebunk, Wells, Wells Beach, Moody Beach, Ogunquit, York Beach, York, York Harbor, Kittery Point, & Kittery New Hampshire: Portsmouth, Foyes Corner, Lang Corner, Rye, Exeter, Kingston, Danville, East Derry, Derry, West Windham, Nashua, & Hudson Massachusetts: Tyngsborough, Dunstable, Groton, Ayer, Littleton, Acton, Concord, Lincoln, Lexington, Watertown, Boston, Watertown, Lexington, Lincoln, Concord, Acton, Littleton, Harvard, Bolton, Northborough, Westborough, Upton, & Northbridge, Rhode Island: Round Top Massachusetts: West Sutton, Oxford, & Dudley, Connecticut: Quinebaug, North Woodstock, Union, Stratford Springs, Crystal Lake, Ellington, East Windsor, & Windsor Locks |
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| Map Section 2. Windsor Locks, CT, to Norristown, PA (317.5 mi.) [9 days] Itinerary
Connecticut: Windsor Locks, Granby, Pleasant Valley, Winsted, Norfolk, East Canaan, Canaan, Salisbury, & Lakeville New York: Millerton, Pine Plains, Stanfordville, Rhinebeck, Staatsburg, Hyde Park, Poughkeepsie, Highland, Lloyd, New Platz, Shawangunk, Dwaarkill, Ulsterville, Burlingham, Blooningburgh, Middletown, Mount Hope, Otisville, Cuddebackville, Godeffroy, Huguenot, & Port Jervis New Jersey: Milford, PA, Layton, & Walpack Center Pennsylvania: Delaware Water Gap, & Portland New Jersey: Belvidere, Brainards, Phillipsburg, Easton, PA, Carpentersville, Mildford, Franchtown, Byram, Stockton, Lambertville, Neshanic Station, Raritan, Somerville, Bound Brook, South Plainfield, Rahway, Linden, Elizabeth, Newark, New York , New York, Newark, Elizabeth, Linden, Rahway, South Plainfield, Bound Brook, Somerville, Raritan, Neshanic Station, & Lambertville Pennsylvania: New Hope, Doylestown, Norristown, Conshohocken, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Conshohocken, & Norristown |
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| Map Section 3. Norristown, PA, to Richmond, VA (381 mi.) [6 days] Itinerary
Pennsylvania: Norristown, Phoenixville, Pughtown, Knauerton, St. Peters, Geigertown, Bowmansville, Reamstown, Ephrata, Stevens, Clay, Elm, Manheim, Sporting Hill, Mt. Joy, Marietta, Columbia, Wrightsville, New Bridgeville, Airville, Sunnyburn, & Delta Maryland: Whiteford, Pylesville, Jarrettsville, Corbett, Jacksonville, Sweet Air, Towson, Baltimore, Catonville, Ellicott City, West Friendship, Glenelg, Glyndon, Brookville, & Rockville District of Columbia: Washington Virginia: Arlington, Alexandria, Mt. Vernon, Lorton, Occoquan, Dale City, Independent Hill, Fredericksburg, Guinea, Cedon, Chilesburg, Noel, Ashland, & Richmond |
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| Map Section 4. Richmond, VA, to Wilmington, NC (383.5 mi.) [11 days] Itinerary
Virginia: Richmond, Glendale, Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg, Yorktown, Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Glendale, Hopewell, Laurel Springs Crossroads, Carsley, Dendron, Central Hill, Isle of Wight, & Suffolk North Carolina: Coraspeake, Holy Grove, Sunbury, Morgans Corner, South Mills, Elizabeth City, Hastings Corner, Shawboro, Sligo, Currituck, Maple, Barco, Coinjock, Aydlett, Poplar Branch, Grandy, Jarvisburg, Powells Point, Harbinger, Point Harbor, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Hatteras, Ocracoke, Cedar Island, Atlantic, Sealevel, Stacy, Davis, Williston, Smyrna, Otway, Beaufort, Morehead City, Newport, Bogue, Cape Carteret, Cedar Point, Swansboro, Jacksonville, Verona, Dixon, Sneads Ferry, North Top Sail Beach, Surf City, Hampstead, & Wilmington |
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| Map Section 5. Wilmington, NC, to Statesboro, GA (349 mi.) [8 days] Itinerary
North Carolina: Wilmington, Kure Beach, Fort Fisher, Southport, Supply, Shallotte, Ocean Isle Beach, Sunset Beach, & Calabash South Carolina: Little River, Brooksville, Wampee, Hickory Grove, Conway, Bucksport, Yauhannah, Pleasant Hill, Rhems, Andrews, Jamestown, Bethera, Witherbee, Moncks Corner, Ridgeville, Charleston, Walterboro, Hendersonville, Yamassee, Pocotaligo, Point South, Gillisonville, Pineland, Robertville, & Garnett Georgia: Kildare, Oliver, & Statesboro |
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| Map Section 6. Statesboro, GA, to St. Augustine, FL (287.5 mi.) [5 days] Itinerary
Georgia: Statesboro, Register, Collins, Reidsville, Odum, Patterson, Hortense, Atkinson, Folkston, & St. George, Florida: Callahan, Yulee, O’Neal, Fernandina Beach, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach, South Ponte Vedra Beach, Vilano Beach, & St. Augustine |
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| Map Section 7. St. Augustine, FL, to Key West, FL (521.5 mi.) [8 days] Itinerary
Florida: St. Augustine, Ormond Beach, Edgewater, Fort Pierce, Jupiter, Boynton Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Weston, Hollywood, Miami, Florida City, Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon, Big Pine Key, & Key West |
 History by maps from the itinerary |
Thanks to Rafael for the route and detailed itinerary along with the in depth history notes . –jim
Hi Jim [Rafael if you are listening]
Looking at the numbers for the iteinery, I get 2670 miles in 55 days.
That is approximately 50 miles per day.
To reconcile that with you stating 70-80 miles per day, is there a substantial allowance for layover days with little riding , LIKE averaging 1 day layover for 2 days riding?
This would be in accord with last years Discovery.
That is good. I’m thinking all the good things that happen when hanging-out.
Well the number 70- 80 miles on riding days is from Mr. G. My math gives me 57 total days, with 8 days off from riding. The leave 49 days into the distance or 54.5 miles per day average. I think we have 1 day off per week for 8 weeks. Perhaps, he has some real sort distance days and then several longer ones. I’ll ash. I’ll also know as I enter the the location as waypoints into my MapSource Software to load into my Garmin Nuvi 760. Either way, I think we have a relatively leisure pace. Yes, hanging out is good. Thanks Terry. –jim