Underground Railroad Bike Tour
May 11, 2023 - June 12, 2023
This journal was originally posted on
Polarsteps
when I and Team Greta (my bicycle and all its gadgets and gear) traveled almost 1500 miles
with 28 other women from Fulton, MS to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.
It pushed me to new levels of endurance and friendship. I came away learning that
anything is possible with the right attitude, good preparation, excellent food to
fuel the daily rides, and a mind open to willingly face new challenges. It's amazing
how easy it is to start a conversation with just about anyone when you roll up on a bicycle.
Organized by:
Woman Tours, is a women-only bike tour company
that's been creating small, inn-to-inn road bicycle tours for women since the 1990's. Their bike
tours are designed for women of all ages, abilities and interests. Every participant cycles at
their own pace with the comforting knowledge that there is a warm shower and a bed waiting at
end of the day.
What is the Underground Railroad Bike Tour?
Woman Tours based their 32-day bike tour on part of the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route
published by
Adventure Cycling Association) from Fulton, MS,
where there is a large Underground Railroad Historical Placque Marker
(see picture above) to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
The route memorializes the Underground Railroad,
a network of clandestine routes by which African freedom seekers attempted to escape
slavery before and during the Civil War.