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Dale F from Prairie Village on 7/27/2021 1:49:35 PM:
With what I will call a reasonable pace, is it reasonable, given the trail surface, the desire to stop for necessities, pictures, rest, water, selfies, etc... to say average 10 miles per hour? For a middle aged human, average but regular bike rider, is that a reasonable expectation, 10 mph?
 
Bill in Houston from Houston on 7/27/2021 3:24:36 PM:
We average 10-10.5 WHILE ROLLING. So then add stops on top of that. I consider us average humans.
 
Don from Dallas on 7/27/2021 5:24:39 PM:
We averaged about 12.0 mph while rolling; it worked out to 11.2 mph total including breaks. Including lunch stops, it'll probably take one hour per 10 miles of riding.
This was over 5 days, doing 45 miles per day with high temps at 75-80 degrees, with good roads. We carried about 12 lbs of gear on gravel bikes.
We usually roll at 14.0-14.5 mph on paved roads.
Good luck.
 
madununibomer from op on 7/28/2021 2:59:25 PM:
11.7 with 40lbs of camping gear last october kirkwood to kansas city.noramly 14 on the road unloaded.
 
Dale F from Prairie Village on 7/29/2021 3:55:03 PM:
That's great input; PERFECT, thank you...
 
Costanza from WV on 7/30/2021 12:56:58 PM:
I am 58 and did the entire trail in June. I averaged 11 mph on pavement on my converted mountain bike before the trail (no weight other than the normal stuff carried on a ride). I don't care one bit about speed; I just enjoy being out.

I didn't use Strava or any other apps on my ride, but with the weight (I was totally self sufficient) and the surface, I probably rode around 9-10 mph, tops. I went from Clinton to Sedalia; Sedalia to Rocheport; Rocheport to Tebbits; Tebbits to Marthasville; and Marthasville to St. Charles. It was between 92-98 degrees each day. I had no problem at all covering the distance and was at each destination well before 5:00 pm, usually by 3 pm.



 
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