26 Carefully Planned Tours for Bicyclists & Motorists

The Lancaster Bicycle Club is pleased to offer to the public this compilation of our favorite rides. The tours range from 7 to 84 miles in length. Include for each ride are:

  • Ride Descriptions and Points of Interest.
  • Detailed Cue Sheets.

Most tours ride through picturesque, bucolic farm land, generally on lightly traveled roads. For city lovers, there are a couple of downtown rides also. The terrain is is also varied from flat easy loops to rolling farm country to challenging hilly rides.

Each ride is rated according to its difficulty. The "Difficulty" classification system is:

  1. Difficult terrain. Hilly. May include hills of 8% or steeper gradient. Some long (up to one mile) hills may be encountered. All rides of 65 miles and over in length are classified as "A" due to the length. Multi-speed bikes with low gearing are advised for comfortable riding.
  2. Moderate terrain. Some hills, usually short and less than 8% gradient. Multi-speed bikes with moderate gearing are suitable.
  3. Flat terrain. Some rolling hills. These are good rides for those new to cycling.

These rides are offered to the public, free of charge.

Ride No Name Mileage Difficulty  
1 School Lane Hills 7 C Description, Cue Sheet
2 Morning Dove 13 C Description, Cue Sheet
3 Around the City 14 C Description, Cue Sheet
4 Red Rose Pedal 15 C Description, Cue Sheet
5 Quater & Half Metric Century 15 & 30 C Description, Cue Sheet
6 A Short Ride to Intercourse (PA That Is) 19 C Description, Cue Sheet
7 Little Lititz Loop 20 B Description, Cue Sheet
8 New Holland Meander 23 C Description, Cue Sheet
9 Tick Tock Trek 25 B Description, Cue Sheet
10 Strasburg R. R. Stoker 23 B Description, Cue Sheet
11 Throttles & Bottles 26 B Description, Cue Sheet
12 Speedwell Forge Repose 26 B Description, Cue Sheet
13 Dutch Delight 26 C Description, Cue Sheet
14 Boisterous Cloister Clomp 33 B Description, Cue Sheet
15 Buena Vista Ride 37 B Description, Cue Sheet
16 The Loop Bike Route 38 B Description, Cue Sheet
17 Mount Joy Jaunt 39 C Description, Cue Sheet
18 Landis Valley Sally 42 B Description, Cue Sheet
19 Kitchen Kettle Klimber 43 B Description, Cue Sheet
20 Long Lititz Loop 51 B Description, Cue Sheet
21 Susquehannock Ride 56 A Description, Cue Sheet
22 Covered Bridge Metric Century (not the "Covered Bridge" ride but a variation) 61 B Description, Cue Sheet
23 Fulton's Folly 65 B Description, Cue Sheet
24 Susquehanna Challenge 64 A Description, Cue Sheet
25 Chocolate Town USA 72 A Description, Cue Sheet
26 Undiscovered Amish 84 A Description, Cue Sheet

The "Difficulty" classification system is:

  1. Difficult terrain. Hilly. May include hills of 8% or steeper gradient. Some long (up to one mile) hills may be encountered. All rides of 65 miles and over in length are classified as "A" due to the length. Multi-speed bikes with low gearing are advised for comfortable riding.
  2. Moderate terrain. Some hills, usually short and less than 8% gradient. Multi-speed bikes with moderate gearing are suitable.
  3. Flat terrain. Some rolling hills. These are good rides for those new to cycling.



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