The full route goes from Hartford, Illinois to Seaside, Oregon and is 3,539 miles, which would take you about 2-3 months by bike.
This extremely popular rail trail (America’s longest) stretches across the state of Missouri and is flat and scenic with a mixture of paved road, dirt, and crushed limestone. More than half of the trail follows the path that Lewis and Clark took from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest. The full route goes from Hartford, Illinois to Seaside, Oregon and is 3,539 miles, which would take you about 2-3 months by bike. There are many shorter routes on the Missouri River Corridor section between St. Louis and Kansas City where you can ride through rural farmland and past towering river bluffs.