Annapolis 2 Day Round Trip 22-23 October Take your cycling to the next level--bikepacking! Register for this ride on the Calendar page.
Pack a handlebar bag, backpack, fanny pack, whatever you have. You need clothes for dinner and that's about it. Sleep naked! You can wash your kit at the hotel.
Leave from Vienna or start wherever works for you, but plan to meet up at The Wharf in DC for coffee at 10 am.
The route has some trail and some urban sections and some quiet Maryland roads--a fun mix. The route back features some different rolling hill roads near Annapolis. There will be ride leaders for both a more casual CC pace and B group.
If you plan to stay with the group, book now at the Crowne Plaza Annapolis. They have senior and AAA rates with 1-day cancellation fee. (Cheaper to book online on their website than by phone. We will make a go-no go call by 4 pm Mon, Oct 21, so you can cancel hotel if necessary. Bring a friend and split the cost.
Coffee stop at the Wharf, lunch at Jerry's Seafood in Bowie at mile 38, and dinner at the Boatyard Bar & Grill in historic Annapolis are planned. Apart from own-expenses of hotel and meals, there are no other registration costs. Further details will be updated here as these are pinned down in the coming days, including detailed route files!
**It's okay to park overnight at the Vienna Community Center ride start.
*****Deadline to register is Oct 18. If by then, we don't have 8 total cyclists, we will cancel the ride.
Winter's coming, so make the most of this glorious riding weather.