Sunday's forecast calls for warm and sunny weather for this familiar ride through Northern Baltimore County. Rest/snack stop at Palmisanno's, mile 28.8. Ride leader will pace between 13-13.5. Faster riders are also welcome. Ride leader will have paper cue sheets.
A nice ride worth the drive on quiet and scenic raods. No stores on route, bring snack if desired. Possible lunch stop after the ride.
Web Link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34689746Ride near home on this new 27-mile interesting & pleasant mixed route (paved = 24.2 miles / unpaved = 2.6 miles). The unpaved portion is quite smooth and will be fine with any road bike. Mostly back roads with low traffic, and lovely scenery. The route is challenging enough for a good workout!
The ride starts at Western Run Park & Ride (Shawan Rd, Cockeysville, MD 21030). Facilities are available at mile-5.2, mile-17.1 & mile-21.2 (i.e. Veloccino, Monkton Station & The Filling Station). Lunch at The Filling Station's rear garden.
You can download the route to your device from RWGPS at the given link, or you can print a cue sheet by clicking on "More" tab and then on "Print Map & Cue PDF" -- Ride with GPS | Bike Route Planner and Cycling Navigation App -- Will bring some cue sheets to the ride.
Tcx url: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39503295The ride starts from Alpha Ridge Park (11685 Old Frederick Rd, 21104) and goes west to Lisbon, then turns south, east, and south to Glenelg before turning north-east back to the start. Optional rest stops at Highs at mile 9.9 and 24.2.
We will follow the BBC riding guidelines. Please print a cue sheet from the BBC Cue Sheet Library or from Ride-With-GPS. I can email cue sheets upon request, but I will have cue sheets and a pen in case you forget your own.
IMPORTANT: Please check the ride forum for changes due to road or weather conditions one hour prior to the start.
Web Link: https://baltobikeclub.org/index.php/cue-library/Howard-County/Under-50-Miles/ARP-Lisbon-Glenelg-32.1/Moderately hilly ride to Jarrettsville with convenience store stop at approx. mile 30. Restrooms available with outside entrances. Jarrettsville Creamery is an alternative stop just off cue sheet at mile 30. "Facility" located on east side of school next to loading dock. I will have paper cue sheets.
Tcx url: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37363874REGISTRATION REQUIRED IF COMING FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY
Come to Greencastle, Pennsylvania the weekend of June 10 - 12 for one, two or three days of cycling in the breathtakingly beautiful Cumberland Valley. Here you will find a cyclist's paradise with a network of well-maintained, low-traffic roads laid down on a gently rolling landscape of farms, villages and small towns, framed by a soft blue mountain backdrop in almost any direction you look.
You can choose from a selection of 20 or more rides, ranging in length from 25 to 100 miles. All rides start and end in the north (last) parking lot of Antrim Township Community Park on Grant Shook Road. The park has water and restrooms. Start times are 9:30 a.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Rides are leaderless and without SAG support, and participants must sign liability waivers at the start of each ride, just as they would if they were going on a normal BBC weekend ride.
Directions: From the Baltimore Beltway (I-695) take I-70 WEST
Stay on I-70 for about 67 miles
Take Exit 24, Greencastle Pike (MD 63) NORTH (first exit after I-81)
After crossing into Pennsylvania, keep your eye out for the Cedar Grove Mennonite Church on the left
Turn LEFT onto East Weaver Rd. immediately after the church (the road sign is obscured)
Turn RIGHT at the stop sign onto Grant Shook Rd.
Turn LEFT into the park (about a quarter mile after turning onto Grant Shook Rd.)
Park in Lot #10 at the north end of the park (end of park road).
Total distance: about 77 miles
Driving time from I-70/I-695 interchange: about 1 hour, 15 minutes
Web Link: https://ridewithgps.com/events/145198-greencastle-great-escapeREGISTRATION REQUIRED IF COMING FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY
Come to Greencastle, Pennsylvania the weekend of June 10 - 12 for one, two or three days of cycling in the breathtakingly beautiful Cumberland Valley. Here you will find a cyclist's paradise with a network of well-maintained, low-traffic roads laid down on a gently rolling landscape of farms, villages and small towns, framed by a soft blue mountain backdrop in almost any direction you look.
You can choose from a selection of 20 or more rides, ranging in length from 25 to 100 miles. All rides start and end in the north (last) parking lot of Antrim Township Community Park on Grant Shook Road. The park has water and restrooms. Start times are 9:30 a.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Rides are leaderless and without SAG support, and participants must sign liability waivers at the start of each ride, just as they would if they were going on a normal BBC weekend ride.
Directions: From the Baltimore Beltway (I-695) take I-70 WEST
Stay on I-70 for about 67 miles
Take Exit 24, Greencastle Pike (MD 63) NORTH (first exit after I-81)
After crossing into Pennsylvania, keep your eye out for the Cedar Grove Mennonite Church on the left
Turn LEFT onto East Weaver Rd. immediately after the church (the road sign is obscured)
Turn RIGHT at the stop sign onto Grant Shook Rd.
Turn LEFT into the park (about a quarter mile after turning onto Grant Shook Rd.)
Park in Lot #10 at the north end of the park (end of park road).
Total distance: about 77 miles
Driving time from I-70/I-695 interchange: about 1 hour, 15 minutes
Web Link: https://ridewithgps.com/events/145198-greencastle-great-escapeREGISTRATION REQUIRED IF COMING FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY
Come to Greencastle, Pennsylvania the weekend of June 10 - 12 for one, two or three days of cycling in the breathtakingly beautiful Cumberland Valley. Here you will find a cyclist's paradise with a network of well-maintained, low-traffic roads laid down on a gently rolling landscape of farms, villages and small towns, framed by a soft blue mountain backdrop in almost any direction you look.
You can choose from a selection of 20 or more rides, ranging in length from 25 to 100 miles. All rides start and end in the north (last) parking lot of Antrim Township Community Park on Grant Shook Road. The park has water and restrooms. Start times are 9:30 a.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Rides are leaderless and without SAG support, and participants must sign liability waivers at the start of each ride, just as they would if they were going on a normal BBC weekend ride.
Directions: From the Baltimore Beltway (I-695) take I-70 WEST
Stay on I-70 for about 67 miles
Take Exit 24, Greencastle Pike (MD 63) NORTH (first exit after I-81)
After crossing into Pennsylvania, keep your eye out for the Cedar Grove Mennonite Church on the left
Turn LEFT onto East Weaver Rd. immediately after the church (the road sign is obscured)
Turn RIGHT at the stop sign onto Grant Shook Rd.
Turn LEFT into the park (about a quarter mile after turning onto Grant Shook Rd.)
Park in Lot #10 at the north end of the park (end of park road).
Total distance: about 77 miles
Driving time from I-70/I-695 interchange: about 1 hour, 15 minutes
Web Link: https://ridewithgps.com/events/145198-greencastle-great-escape