Linking classic long-distance singletrack routes?

[james-o]

Has anyone ever joined a few established point-to-point singletracks into a really long (ie a month's worth) ride?

I was thinking about how great it'd be to visit the US next summer and ride some epic trails. I like tech, gravel-grinds are fine, but nothing beats flowing roller-coaster singletrack. Locally I can ride a few miles of linked sections. I want to bike-pack hundreds of miles of it. The TD has been an inspiration over the last few years and has me daydreaming of big tours and riding in the US.

So I'm looking for inspiration for a near-mid-life-crisis ride, a solo bike-pack over 3 weeks to a month. Point-to-point would feel best, a tour across a few states maybe - Colorado, Utah, Montana, Oregon, so many places that spring to mind when I think of epic views and never-ending trails. Flowy singletracks are my preference, mixed with gravel trails and quiet roads to link them.

Thanks for any info and stoke for the fire! : )

Edited to add, I've looked up routes like the Colorado Trail but what I'm looking for is hints of areas that have great trail networks with point-to-point trail options. Linking a few of these areas into a tour is the idea but finding info on these trails and using google earth is tricky without a starting point. Perhaps the answer is 'you can't beat the CT' or 'Spend the whole trip going from one end of Oregon to the other and back on trail x and y, explore Bend'.. The US is a big place! : )

[james-o]

I'm looking up options and getting ideas, I'll post up my idea of a great route and see if there's any comments from anyone that knows the area. I know there's a 'seek and ye shall find' way of doing things, and I buy into that - I don't want anything spelling out for me and I'm used to exploroing and getting lost (locally at least) in order to make up new loops.

Right now I'm looking at 2 areas - linking some front-range CO trails into the CT and then some of the trails in a fantastic trip report I found from Mike C on MTBR, maybe a dirt-track around Maroon Bells wilderness to avoid a hike plus i like dirt-tracks with nice views, kind of like road riding without the traffic- all in all to make a circular loop that starts at a lower altitude, decends low and then works up higher.
Other option, there does look to be a lot of great riding in Oregon (COR 350 looks perfect and I'm sure there's a base for a big trip there) and the lower altitude may be a good thing.