Continental Divide Ride
	Canada to Mexico via Unpaved Roads and Trails
	This route is primarily dirt and gravel with around 20% single track and pavement.
	These files are structured as a ten day trip for dual sport motorcycles.
	The Routes and Waypoints are pre-trip files.
	The GS Tracks Actual Route files include tracks of the ridden route and additional waypoints, such as gas stops and hotels.
	The tracks are distance type and the frequency is .15 miles / .24 kilometers.
	The 2,545 mile route was completed in nine days.
	These files are Garmin MapSource format and are optimized for the Garmin GPS V.								They use an obsolete .mps file format, which may require conversion before your mapping program will load the file.
To download, right click on the link and select "Save Target As." In the resulting file name and location dialog box, add an .mps extension to the file name.
	Routes and	Distance							GS Tracks	Distance		Esimated		Route Notes
	Waypoints	Miles	Kilometers						Actual Route	Miles	Kilometers	Riding Hours
	Day 1	222	357						Day 1 Actual	233	375	7.5		Roads OK to ride if gates are open
	Day 2	285	459						Day 2 Actual	352	566	10.5		Frazier grade closed to motorized travel
	Day 3	244	393		Both main and alternate routes				Day 3 Actual	223	359	7.0		Main route whoops & soft for 8+ miles
	Day 4	204	328						Day 4 Actual	258	415	7.0		Challenging primitive loop south of Pinedale
	Day 5	253	407		Both main and alternate routes				Day 5 Actual	259	417	6.5		Fast roads, used alternate route
	Day 6	218	351						Day 6 Actual	254	409	6.5		Two water crossings, 30 miles of mud @end
	Day 7	198	319						Day 7 Actual	274	441	9.0		Great two track into Del Norte
	Day 8 Main	281	452		Main route only				Day 8 Actual	296	476	10.5		Day 8:	Do not attempt main route if it is wet
	Day 8 Alt	296	476		Alternate route only										Long sections of rock, deep sand & deep silt
	Day 8 Both	281	452		310 waypoints, exceeds capacity of GPS V										Beautiful vistas, great 120 mile dirt section @end
	Day 9	205	330						Day 9 Actual	396	637	9.5		Day 9:	Total day mileage 488 hotel to hotel
	Day 10	147	237												Do not attempt last dirt section if it is wet
	All Days	2,257	3,632												Border closes at 4pm
	The Routes and Waypoints files are based on those								Totals:	2,545	4,096	74
	created and provided by the Adventure Cycling Association							Estimated Average Speed:		34.4	55.3
								Average Distance per Day:		283	455
	Map File
	U.S. Roads & Recreation Continental U.S.					88 Maps, 18.0 MB
	This Garmin Map product is obsolete, but I found it provided more detail in the rural areas we were riding than U.S. City Select