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Reports from Riders of the Trans-America Trail.

Shown below are a collection of ride reports submitted by individuals and groups who have completed all or parts of the Trans-America Trail. Read along and learn about the Trans-Am Trail from a variety of people and from a variety of perspectives.

Note from Sam:

As you read the rider reports regarding the Trans-Am Trail, you will see several references to crossing private land. As the course has evolved, however, I have found many ways to avoid those private properties. Today, the entire trip can be made without venturing off publicly available roads. This eliminates a potential stress for those using my maps and does not jeopardize my project. Trust me, you won't miss the private sections. It's still one great trip! —Sam

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Something for Everyone
By Andrew Sarakatsannis (aka, "Kyryder")
Spring 2007

Riding Sam Correro's Trans-America Trail was a no-hassle, easy navigating, good time that should be experienced by all riders, from the new rider to the hardened pro. The Trans-America Trail has something for everyone.... READ MORE

 

 

YouTube™
By Justin Brady
July 2006

I just put together a video on youtube.com and thought you might have interest in it.  Maybe there's a way to put it in your ride reports section of the website.
Thanks for the inspiration.... READ MORE

 

 

Documenting the Ride
By Michael Murray
(Cameraman for the Road Less Traveled motorcycle documentary)
July 2006

I suppose our getting ready for riding the 5,000 mile Trans-America Trail was just like any other riding group getting ready... any group, that is, that brings along a fully-loaded chase vehicle filled with camera equipment, camping equipment, motorcycle equipment... and a Film Director, a Producer, a Director of Photography and a Cameraman with several bike-cams setup on his bike. Well, I guess that adds a level of complexity to the adventure that's a bit different from most other rides... READ MORE

 

Carla King Rides Colorado
By Sam Corerro
August 2004

A motorcycle can do wonders.  This group of riders were drawned together to share their love for adventure and their love for motorcycles... READ MORE

 

 

Mississippi Hill Country Ride
By Luke Bartkiewicz
February 2004 

I learned about Sam's site while researching items to make my XR650L more of an adventure tourer. Sam had a route extending from near Jackson, MS to Batesville, MS, about 130 miles as the crow flies. This dirt and pavement adventure would be perfect for a weekend away from work. After I contacted Sam, we all planned on a trip in early February... READ MORE

 

Trials and Tribulations
By Chris & Spice Jones
June 2003

Chris and I left Atlanta on June 17th 2003 to begin the Trans-Am Trail - A trail of dirt roads that starts in Tennessee and ends in Oregon at the Pacific Coast. It took six weeks to complete... READ MORE

 

 

A Woman on the Trans-America Trail
By Anke Irmscher
August, 2003

When I started riding a motorcycle years ago in Germany, you would take any bike on any road surface - pavement, dirt, gravel sand, cobble stones, you name it. Now everything is very specialized. If you have a street bike you ride on paved roads, if you have a dirt bike, you put in on your truck and drive to the motocross track to ride. And then there are the so-called dual sport motorcycles that supposedly can do it all. But where do you ride them?... READ MORE

 

Three Brits and Their Bikes
by David Lomax
June 2003

We set off at 7:00 a.m. and Sam rode the first 100 miles with us. The navigation went really well and although a lot of Day 1’s route had been tarmac’d (paved) the scenery was excellent. Sadly we soon figured out that 12 hours a day on the bikes was going to be the norm. We saw some amazing wildlife and an incredible diversity of people from Quakers... READ MORE

 

Steve Cole and Friends
By Dave Dunn
September 2002

When Steve Cole asked Dave Dunn, Jim Smythe, Dana Slater, Mike Casey and Dick Young to do a 5,000-mile dirt bike ridge, the only reservation they had was "Will that be too much of a good thing?" Inspired by the travels of Sidney and Bridgett Dixon, and based on maps developed by Sam Correro, Steve Cole did the remaining mapping and led the group from coast to coast... READ MORE

 

Mississippi Hill Country
By Robert E. Lee
Spring 2003

The weather couldn't have been better, with the first day's temps staying in the high 50's.  As we made our way north, we rode past interesting old outback of Mississippi.  The first day's accomplishments included 240 miles of dirt roads, with just a dash of pavement to tie the next section of dirt to the last.  Ten hours after we left Madison, we rode into Batesville, Mississippi, for our overnight stay and lot of talk about the day's adventures.... READ MORE

 

Three Weeks in June
By John and Trisha Clement
June 2002

I've just finished a major tune on my wife's Yamaha XT225 and I'm ready to order parts for my Honda XR400R. Minor damage considering the events of the trip. I've decided to describe the impressions and milestones of the trip, rather that just doing a 'day-by-day' accounting. For those of you that are fact freaks, skip down to the section below called 'Just the Facts'. Those are the notes Trish (my wife) and I took during the trip. I thought I would just pad out these notes to create a 'trip report', but I felt that they didn't convey the experience of riding a dual sport motorcycle across the western United States. So, I offer this letter as a prefix to the facts... READ MORE

 

 

Adventure on the Trans-America Trail
By Sam Corerro
June 2002

Eleven riders from seven states (California, Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Tennessee, Indiana and Florida) that span the USA. What did all of these riders have in common? For one thing, the Trans-America Trail. There were three groups of riders with the destination of Green River, UT. The plan was for everyone to arrive Saturday afternoon June 01, 2002. The Texas/Indiana group got on the Trans America Trail at the New Mexico/Oklahoma State line and rode West for six days to arrive in Green River, UT. This section alone was an adventure within itself and the events of this ride will be posted soon... READ MORE

 

Trans-America Trail 2000: Off-road across the USA
By Russell Fisher
July 2000

Despite the fact I came across Sam Correro’s website (www.TransAmTrail.com) roughly eight months ago, the decision to jump wasn’t really taken until a couple of months ago. So it’s taken... ummm, two months to prepare for this. No, you’re right – it’s not enough. It’s been a web-based research and prep job throughout which, of course, has cut down on time considerably, but I’m still running around like a decapitated duck now and will continue to do so for the next couple of weeks. Hey ho... READ MORE

 

Mississippi to Oklahoma on the Trans-America Trail
By Robert Flagler
June 1999

My son and I have set a goal of riding every inch of the Trans-America Trail created by Sam Correro. In 1997, my son, J P, left Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, riding a Honda XL 650. He rode the pavement all the way to Selmer, TN. At that point, he picked up the Trans America Trail and rode to Oklahoma. Together, he and I rode from Oklahoma to Utah. I needed to ride the east part of the trail... READ MORE

 

Utah Five Days
By Sam Corerro
June 2001

Southeastern Utah, let's drop a few names here. Hite Marina, Blanding, Monticello, LaSal, Moab, Thompson, Green River, Salina and Richfield, Utah. Riding a Dual Sport bike here could only mean two things. First would be riding in the high desert with the June heat in the mid-90's. And of course the terrain being sand, rocks, dirt roads, jeep roads, gravel roads, canyons, and more sand. Second would be the LaSal Mountain Range. And that being the high muintain passes, forest roads, jeep roads, snow, mud, and somewhat cooler temps. The Dual Sport rider can ride from one extreme to the other in less than one hour... READ MORE

Arkansas Dual Sport
By John Clements
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I can think of no better way to spend a vacation than taking a scenic tour on a motorcycle. I have a passion for riding. Touring, Sport Touring, Dual-Sport Touring, (Gold Wing, V64 Saber, XR400) I love it all. (Hey, I NEED three bikes.) Of the three, the hardest trip to plan is a Dual Sport tour, so when I found the Trans American trail website, I was thrilled. I contacted the creator of the TAT, Sam Correro, and starting planning a trip across Arkansas. I figured I'd ride one state to see what kind of route Sam had laid out before I signed up for a multiple state ride. He was extremely helpful and for a nominal fee, provided roll charts and maps of the entire route... READ MORE

 

Trans-America Trail... Millenium Ride
By Sam Corerro
August 1999

A 5-day, 1200 mile off-pavement motorcycle ride. This was an adventure that began in Lake City, Colorado with overnights in Blanding, Green River and Monticello, Utah and Ouray, Colorado and back to Lake City, Colorado. Hello, my name is Sam Correro and I was the guide for six riders as we made our adventure through some of the most scenic sections of the United States. My group met in Lake City on Sunday evening August 22, 1999 and for the next 5 days we rode 11-hour days with some 240 miles each day on our dual-sport-dirt-worthy motorcycles. We did not have a support truck so we had to pack all of our gear, but this did not pose a problem... READ MORE

 

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