Bike Bedford County
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It's the 6th year of Bike Bedford County, a bicycle ride event celebrating Bedford County's beautiful outdoors. Recreational bike rides for all levels of ability.
This is an un-timed, recreational event: challenge yourself while enjoying the beautiful back roads and bywas of Bedford County, PA and beyond Start/Finish for all rides is Shawnee State Park; cycling routes explore the surrounding area, including challenging climbs, rolling hills or mostly-flat routes, including options to Flight 93 and travels to/through many of the area's historic covered bridges.
Allegheny Ascent: our most challenging route take cyclists to the Flight 93 National Memorial and back, with 5,000 feet of climbing through the beautiful Allegheny Mountains. A century ride for experienced cyclists.Rest Stops at New Baltimore Fire Station and Flight 93 National Monument.
Allegheny/Covered Bridge Century Tour: for those who want the distance of a metric century without the long climbs. The ride begins with a scenic loop from the park to Milligan's Cove through Buffalo Mills and back to Shawnee State Park and then on the Covered Bridge Cycling Tour. A metric century with rolling hills, pristine streams and multiple covered bridges. Rest Stops at Grace Brethren Church and Long's Outpost.
Covered Bridge Cycling Tour: A beautiful tour of rural Bedford County featuring fields, farms and forests as well as at least 5 of the county's historic covered bridges. A metric half-century; or add an optional 4 mile extension to see one more bridge. 32 or 36 miles with a rest stop at Long's Outpost.
*Lakeshore Family Quest is a free event with no registrants' gifts.
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Date and Time
Saturday Aug 10, 2019
7:30 AM - 2:30 PM EDT
Check-in Opens for Allegheny Ascent Flight 93 and Allegheny Covered Bridge Rides (both metric centuries) at 7:30 am with mandatory pre-ride meeting at 8am followed by departure.
Check-in for Covered Bridge Cycling Tour,& Covered Bridge Mini Tour opens at 8:00 am with mandatory pre-ride meeting at 8:30 am followed by departure.
Mini Covered Bridge Tour is a 25-mile mostly-flat tour in the farmland around the State Park, a great ride for recreational cyclists.
Check-in for Lakeshore Family Quest* opens at 9am.
ABSOLUTELY NO CHECK-INS OR REGISTRATIONS BEFORE 7:30AM.
Location
Shawnee State Park
Schellsburg, PA
Fees/Admission
$50 per person (all registered by July 25th will receive a ride t-shirt.)
*Lakeshore Family Quest is free with no gifts.
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Contact Information
Kellie Goodman Shaffer
814-623-2233
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