TED'S GREAT AMERICAN RAILS TO TRAIL RIDE
SUMMARY
Ted’s Great American Rails to Trails (GART) Journey.
La Push, Washington to Washington DC
This epic adventure is still in progress, as of the latest update:
June 5, 1988, to September 10, 2025 – 37 years, 3 months and 7 days
Learn More About the GART Route:
1) Rails-to-Trails Conservancy – Overview
2) Rails-to-Trails – Interactive Trail Map
3) RideWithGPS – Interactive Route Map (Note: The official trail is currently about 51% complete. This route uses existing trail segments and connects the gaps as best as possible. I’m primarily using this GPS track for navigation.)
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Click the map to view my interactive GART route progress.
Map Legend:
Purple Lines – Route not completed yet
Red Lines – Segments completed by bicycle
Yellow Lines – Segments completed by water (Ferry)
Blue Boat Icon – Ferry crossings (e.g., across Puget Sound)
Yellow Bike Icon – Locations where a cycling segment was started
Red Paw icon – Start of a segment that has not been completed yet.
With user access:
Yellow Bed Icon – Indoor lodging (Hotel, Motel, Airbnb, etc)
Green Tree Icon – Outdoor sleeping (campsite)
Brown Lines – Route map from RideWithGPS
Journey Summary
Note: My total mileage is higher than what’s listed on RailsToTrails.org because I include side trips, detours, and errands.
(Final totals are currently estimates of expected total distance, cycling miles and boat miles.)
Total Distance: 4,312.6 miles
Bicycle: 4,292.6 miles (99.5%)
Boat: 20 miles (0.5%)
(Estimated ferry mileage based on mapped routes and GPS)
Miles Complete 3,405.6 miles = 79% (100% * 3,495,6/4312.6)
Miles to go 907 miles = 21% (100% * 907/ 4312.6)
To
From
Year
Bike Miles (BK)
Ground Miles (GD)
Boat Miles (BT)
Leg Map/ Book
La Push, Washington
Port Angeles, Washington
Not yet started
BK = ~80 (per Google bike route)
GD = 0
BT = 0
Port Angeles, Washington to Sequim, Washington
June 19, 2020
BK = 19.6
GD = 0
BT = 0
Sequim, Washington to Discovery Bay, Washington
December 28, 2020
I drove to Discovery Bay. Then I cycled to Sequim and then back to Discovery Bay.
BK = 18.7
GD = 0
BT = 0
Discovery Bay, Washington to Bremerton, Washington
October 29-30, 2020
BK = 43
GD = 0
BT = 0
Bremerton, Washington to Seattle, Washington
August 7, 1988
BK = 5
GD = 0
BT = ~20
Seattle, Washington to Missoula, Montana
August 6-14, 2024
BK = 689.4
GD = 0
BT = 0
Missoula, Montana to Norris Geyser Basin, Wyoming
June 5-13, 1988
BK = 623.3
GD = 0
BT = 0
Norris Geyser Basin, Wyoming to Cedar Rapids, Iowa
August 23 to September 11, 2025
BK = 1,596.4
GD = 0
BT = 0
Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Chicago, Illinois
Not yet started
BK = ~318 (per Google bike route)
GD = 0
BT = 0
Chicago, Illinois to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Not yet started
BK = ~509 (per Google bike route)
GD = 0
BT = 0
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Washington, DC
May 8-15, 2025
BK = 390.2
GD = 0
BT = 0
