TransAmerica Bicycle Trail (ACA Route 76, Astoria–Yorktown)

7163 km analysed against the carriers' own coverage filings
61% fast 4G/5G data, a further 14% weak 4G signal only
195 dead zones mapped (1306 km)

Phone signal on the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail: where it drops

TrailSim estimate for the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail: 61% of its 7163 km has fast 4G/5G data, a further 14% has weak 4G signal only, and 195 dead zones total 1306 km (the carriers' own coverage filings, snapshot 2026-08-04).

The signal is strongest between Richlands and Burke's Garden, where the model puts fast 4G/5G data at 100% of the stage. It runs thinnest between near Black Mountain and near Pavillion (0% fast data) — expect long stretches where maps and messages crawl or fail.

TransAmerica Bicycle Trail coverage map

Coverage map of TransAmerica Bicycle Trail (ACA Route 76, Astoria–Yorktown)

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Real rows from the report you'll receive — every stage analysed, every dead zone pinned with GPS coordinates.

Stage	km	4G/5G	weak 4G	No signal	Best network
Astoria → near Grand Rapids	0–50	43%	40%	17%	Verizon
near Grand Rapids → Scofield	50–100	62%	29%	9%	Verizon
Scofield → near Yamhill	100–150	96%	3%	1%	Verizon
near Yamhill → Salem	150–200	99%	1%	0%	Verizon
Salem → near Tangent	200–250	83%	0%	17%	Verizon
near Tangent → near Eugene	250–300	60%	0%	40%	Verizon
near Eugene → Vida	300–350	98%	1%	1%	Verizon
Vida → Belknap Springs	350–400	82%	16%	2%	Verizon
Belknap Springs → Little Cache Mountain	400–450	30%	23%	47%	AT&T
Little Cache Mountain → near Sisters	450–500	73%	26%	1%	AT&T
near Sisters → Terrebonne	500–550	85%	11%	4%	AT&T
Terrebonne → near Mahogany Butte	550–600	82%	10%	8%	Verizon
near Mahogany Butte → Sand Mountain	600–650	12%	24%	64%	Verizon
Sand Mountain → near John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Sheep Rock Unit	650–700	59%	28%	13%	Verizon
near John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Sheep Rock Unit → near Mount Vernon	700–750	77%	9%	14%	Verizon
near Mount Vernon → near Dixie Summit	750–800	86%	8%	6%	AT&T
near Dixie Summit → Larch Summit	800–850	17%	7%	76%	Verizon
Larch Summit → Baker City	850–900	70%	20%	10%	Verizon
Baker City → near Sparta	900–950	33%	17%	50%	AT&T
near Sparta → near Sunset	950–1000	75%	23%	2%	AT&T
near Sunset → near Helena	1000–1050	0%	0%	100%	—
near Helena → near Potter Place	1050–1100	0%	18%	82%	AT&T
near Potter Place → Center Ridge Saddle	1100–1150	5%	31%	64%	Verizon
Center Ridge Saddle → Free Use Point	1150–1200	70%	14%	16%	Verizon
Free Use Point → near Asbestos Point	1200–1250	29%	21%	50%	Verizon
near Asbestos Point → near Elk City	1250–1300	9%	8%	83%	Verizon
near Elk City → near Grouse Creek Point	1300–1350	0%	10%	90%	AT&T
near Grouse Creek Point → Swet Point	1350–1400	0%	0%	100%	—
Swet Point → near Hells Half Acre Saddle	1400–1450	0%	0%	100%	—
near Hells Half Acre Saddle → near Shook Mountain	1450–1500	0%	6%	94%	Verizon
near Shook Mountain → Riverside	1500–1550	82%	14%	4%	Verizon
Riverside → McClain	1550–1600	93%	0%	7%	Verizon
McClain → Clinton	1600–1650	91%	0%	9%	Verizon
Clinton → Bradman	1650–1700	89%	8%	3%	AT&T
Bradman → near Deer Lodge	1700–1750	87%	5%	8%	AT&T
near Deer Lodge → near Finlen	1750–1800	74%	0%	26%	Verizon
near Finlen → Pipestone Pass	1800–1850	84%	16%	0%	Verizon
Pipestone Pass → Twin Bridges	1850–1900	47%	17%	36%	Verizon
Twin Bridges → Virginia City	1900–1950	83%	11%	6%	AT&T
Virginia City → near Woodward Place	1950–2000	66%	14%	20%	AT&T
near Woodward Place → near Raynolds Pass	2000–2050	42%	29%	29%	Verizon
near Raynolds Pass → West Yellowstone	2050–2100	68%	19%	13%	Verizon
West Yellowstone → Upper Geyser Basin	2100–2150	31%	4%	65%	Verizon
Upper Geyser Basin → near Huckleberry Mountain	2150–2200	7%	20%	73%	Verizon
near Huckleberry Mountain → Harem Hill	2200–2250	50%	45%	5%	Verizon
Harem Hill → West Thumb	2250–2300	35%	35%	30%	Verizon
West Thumb → Lake Butte	2300–2350	53%	29%	18%	Verizon
Lake Butte → near Post Point	2350–2400	0%	1%	99%	Verizon
near Post Point → near Sheep Mountain	2400–2450	52%	8%	40%	Verizon
near Sheep Mountain → Hawkeye	2450–2500	43%	26%	31%	AT&T
Hawkeye → near Coffin Butte	2500–2550	0%	3%	97%	AT&T
near Coffin Butte → near Dubois	2550–2600	0%	78%	22%	AT&T
near Dubois → near Black Mountain	2600–2650	0%	41%	59%	AT&T
near Black Mountain → near Pavillion	2650–2700	0%	4%	96%	AT&T
near Pavillion → Boulder Flats	2700–2750	75%	9%	16%	Verizon
Boulder Flats → near Arapahoe	2750–2800	91%	3%	6%	Verizon
near Arapahoe → near Dishpan Butte	2800–2850	74%	11%	15%	Verizon
near Dishpan Butte → near Crooks Peak	2850–2900	43%	25%	32%	Verizon
near Crooks Peak → near Lamont	2900–2950	9%	65%	26%	AT&T
near Lamont → near Rawlins	2950–3000	29%	48%	23%	AT&T
near Rawlins → Walcott Junction	3000–3050	68%	0%	32%	Verizon
Walcott Junction → Cow Creek	3050–3100	78%	3%	19%	Verizon
Cow Creek → near Elkhorn Point	3100–3150	72%	12%	16%	AT&T
near Elkhorn Point → near Walden	3150–3200	31%	16%	53%	AT&T
near Walden → near Willow Creek Pass	3200–3250	17%	30%	53%	AT&T
near Willow Creek Pass → Parshall	3250–3300	48%	7%	45%	Verizon
Parshall → near Hot Sulphur Springs	3300–3350	85%	9%	6%	Verizon
near Hot Sulphur Springs → near Winter Park	3350–3400	92%	7%	1%	Verizon
near Winter Park → Silver Plume	3400–3450	74%	26%	0%	AT&T
Silver Plume → Gold Hill	3450–3500	92%	8%	0%	Verizon
Gold Hill → Alma	3500–3550	85%	15%	0%	Verizon
Alma → Breckenridge	3550–3600	85%	15%	0%	Verizon
Breckenridge → Loveland Pass	3600–3650	98%	2%	0%	Verizon
Loveland Pass → Idaho Springs	3650–3700	85%	15%	0%	AT&T
Idaho Springs → near Conifer	3700–3750	66%	20%	14%	AT&T
near Conifer → Pine Nook	3750–3800	6%	23%	71%	Verizon
Pine Nook → Greenland	3800–3850	90%	9%	1%	Verizon
Greenland → Colorado Springs	3850–3900	98%	0%	2%	Verizon
Colorado Springs → near Bragdon	3900–3950	96%	0%	4%	Verizon
near Bragdon → Avondale	3950–4000	95%	0%	5%	Verizon
Avondale → Crowley	4000–4050	59%	0%	41%	Verizon
Crowley → Arlington	4050–4100	49%	1%	50%	AT&T
Arlington → near Eads	4100–4150	32%	6%	62%	AT&T
near Eads → Sheridan Lake	4150–4200	45%	7%	48%	AT&T
Sheridan Lake → Tribune	4200–4250	32%	14%	54%	AT&T
Tribune → near Marienthal	4250–4300	61%	1%	38%	Verizon
near Marienthal → Amy	4300–4350	43%	0%	57%	Verizon
Amy → near Laird	4350–4400	44%	0%	56%	AT&T
near Laird → Ness County, Kansas	4400–4450	47%	8%	45%	Verizon
Ness County, Kansas → near Frizell	4450–4500	61%	4%	35%	Verizon
near Frizell → near Hudson	4500–4550	61%	1%	38%	Verizon
near Hudson → near Nickerson	4550–4600	57%	2%	41%	Verizon
near Nickerson → near Alta Mills	4600–4650	80%	0%	20%	Verizon
near Alta Mills → near Elbing	4650–4700	75%	4%	21%	Verizon
near Elbing → near Cassoday	4700–4750	53%	6%	41%	Verizon
near Cassoday → near Eureka	4750–4800	51%	21%	28%	Verizon
near Eureka → near Coyville	4800–4850	52%	14%	34%	Verizon
near Coyville → Five Mounds	4850–4900	86%	4%	10%	Verizon
Five Mounds → near Greenbush	4900–4950	69%	0%	31%	Verizon
near Greenbush → near Mindenmines	4950–5000	97%	0%	3%	Verizon
near Mindenmines → near Lockwood	5000–5050	89%	9%	2%	AT&T
near Lockwood → near Walnut Grove	5050–5100	93%	4%	3%	Verizon
near Walnut Grove → Conklin	5100–5150	96%	2%	2%	Verizon
Conklin → near Smittle	5150–5200	92%	8%	0%	Verizon
near Smittle → Old Success	5200–5250	72%	17%	11%	Verizon
Old Success → near Jack	5250–5300	65%	31%	4%	AT&T
near Jack → Red Point	5300–5350	57%	37%	6%	Verizon
Red Point → near Banner	5350–5400	28%	24%	48%	Verizon
near Banner → near Pickel	5400–5450	88%	10%	2%	Verizon
near Pickel → near McBride	5450–5500	74%	22%	4%	AT&T
near McBride → Sand Ridge	5500–5550	92%	4%	4%	Verizon
Sand Ridge → near Wolf Creek	5550–5600	92%	6%	2%	Verizon
near Wolf Creek → Mitchellsville	5600–5650	92%	8%	0%	Verizon
Mitchellsville → Cave-in-Rock	5650–5700	80%	20%	0%	Verizon
Cave-in-Rock → Spring Grove	5700–5750	70%	27%	3%	AT&T
Spring Grove → Sebree	5750–5800	94%	6%	0%	Verizon
Sebree → near Heflin	5800–5850	91%	5%	4%	AT&T
near Heflin → Do Stop	5850–5900	66%	30%	4%	AT&T
Do Stop → Lacon, Kentucky	5900–5950	80%	15%	5%	Verizon
Lacon, Kentucky → Howardstown, Kentucky	5950–6000	75%	14%	11%	Verizon
Howardstown, Kentucky → Lebanon	6000–6050	62%	14%	24%	Verizon
Lebanon → near Danville	6050–6100	90%	10%	0%	Verizon
near Danville → near Berea	6100–6150	76%	19%	5%	AT&T
near Berea → near Blackwater	6150–6200	26%	46%	28%	AT&T
near Blackwater → Buckhorn	6200–6250	11%	38%	51%	AT&T
Buckhorn → Hiner	6250–6300	20%	39%	41%	AT&T
Hiner → Colson	6300–6350	12%	37%	51%	AT&T
Colson → near Jesse Gap	6350–6400	2%	28%	70%	AT&T
near Jesse Gap → near Vansant	6400–6450	24%	22%	54%	Verizon
near Vansant → Richlands	6450–6500	43%	17%	40%	Verizon
Richlands → Burke's Garden	6500–6550	100%	0%	0%	Verizon
Burke's Garden → near Wytheville	6550–6600	84%	14%	2%	Verizon
near Wytheville → near Fairlawn	6600–6650	100%	0%	0%	Verizon
near Fairlawn → Riverside, Virginia	6650–6700	99%	0%	1%	Verizon
Riverside, Virginia → Botetourt County, Virginia	6700–6750	100%	0%	0%	Verizon
Botetourt County, Virginia → Lexington	6750–6800	86%	14%	0%	Verizon
Lexington → near White Rock	6800–6850	39%	32%	29%	Verizon
near White Rock → Yancey Mills	6850–6900	90%	10%	0%	Verizon
Yancey Mills → Cobham	6900–6950	95%	3%	2%	Verizon
Cobham → Jackson	6950–7000	98%	1%	1%	Verizon
Jackson → Crosses Corner	7000–7050	100%	0%	0%	Verizon
Crosses Corner → New Kent	7050–7100	71%	20%	9%	Verizon
New Kent → Grove	7100–7150	100%	0%	0%	Verizon
Grove → Yorktown	7150–7163	92%	0%	8%	Verizon

All 144 stages in the PDF report

#	Near	Section	Length	Signal drops at	Returns at
1	near Tidewater Summit	27–30 km	3 km	46.03503, -123.64346	46.01840, -123.62356

…and 194 more dead zones in the PDF report

Page one of the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail (ACA Route 76, Astoria–Yorktown) coverage report: the coverage map and the segment table

Page two of the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail (ACA Route 76, Astoria–Yorktown) coverage report: the dead-zone list with coordinates

What you carry with you

The map above shows where the signal holds and where it goes. The report is the version you take with you: on the trail there is no signal, so it is a PDF you keep on your phone or print, plus a GPX track that puts every dead zone on your map app as you walk.

Every stage of the route with its coverage, kilometre by kilometre
The strongest network for each stage
Every dead zone with its coordinates and GPS waypoints
Printable PDF and a GPX track for your GPS or phone map

Included with every plan, emailed within minutes of purchase.

How this is estimated. Modelled from FCC provider filings (not field measurements) — real signal varies with terrain, weather and network load. Full methodology in the report. Coverage data: FCC National Broadband Map (public domain), snapshot 2026-08-04. Route and place names: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). © 2026 TrailSim.

Frequently asked questions

Is there phone signal (cell service) on the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail?

On the networks TrailSim sells for the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail, 61% of the route's 7163 km has fast 4G/5G data and a further 14% has weak 4G signal only; 195 modelled dead zones totalling 1306 km have no signal on its networks. Cell service depends on which networks your eSIM roams on: the plans on TrailSim's TransAmerica Bicycle Trail page are compared against exactly this route, and every dead zone is named and pinned with GPS coordinates in the coverage report included with each eSIM.

How much data do I need for the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail?

TransAmerica Bicycle Trail (ACA Route 76, Astoria–Yorktown) typically takes about 80 days — around 40 GB at 500 MB a day. A single long-validity plan (60 or 90 days, under “More durations”) covers the whole trip, and its days start on first use. Worldwide, everyday smartphone use averages about 22 GB a month — roughly 730 MB a day — most of it video streaming (Ericsson Mobility Report, Nov 2025). On the trail the picture is lighter: with maps downloaded and video saved for wifi, messaging, photos, weather and bookings run 200–400 MB a day, so we size every recommendation at 500 MB a day for comfortable headroom. Size up if you stream, video-call or share your connection. If you would rather pay only for the days you are out, TrailSim's pay-by-the-day plans for the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail give a full-speed daily allowance that slows down instead of cutting off, with the number of days set on the payment page.

What is a pay-by-the-day eSIM plan?

A daily allowance of 300 MB to 1.5 GB at full speed, then slower for the rest of that day — never cut off. It is priced per day: you set the number of days (1 to 90) on the payment page, pre-filled with the typical TransAmerica Bicycle Trail trip length, and the days start on first use. It suits short trips and people who would rather never run out than carry a large fixed plan; the fixed plans on the same page are cheaper per gigabyte for a long trip.

When do the plan days start counting?

On first use — installing the TrailSim eSIM and connecting starts the clock, not the purchase date. You can safely buy weeks before your trip.

Does my phone support eSIM?

Most phones released since 2019 support eSIM, including iPhone XS and later, Google Pixel 3 and later, and most recent Samsung Galaxy models. Your phone must also be carrier-unlocked.

Why not a regular travel eSIM from Airalo or Holafly?

Any eSIM connects to the same physical networks. What TrailSim adds is the route check: it compares the carriers' own coverage filings along the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail itself, picks the network combination that holds best there, and includes the coverage report with every dead zone mapped — so you know before you go where the phone will and won't work. A longer comparison is at trailsim.com/compare/airalo and /compare/holafly.

What if parts of the route have no signal at all?

On most wild routes some stretches have no signal from any network — no eSIM can change that. TrailSim's TransAmerica Bicycle Trail coverage report marks every dead zone with GPS coordinates and length, so you can download offline maps for those sections and tell people at home when you'll be unreachable. Knowing where it drops is the point.

What if I change my mind after buying?

Uninstalled eSIMs qualify for a full self-service refund within 14 days of purchase — no questions asked. Once the eSIM is installed on a device it can no longer be returned. See the refund policy.

Phone signal on the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail: where it drops

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