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Amish Back Roads Bicycling Tour:
Amish Back Roads Bicycling Tour - Special Edition
Maximum 30 people
The High Spirits Beer and Wine Tour:
Amish Country Weekend:
Maximum 30 people
The Up River Tour:
Maximum 20 people
The Water Gap Weekend:
Maximum 20 people
Great Ride Around the Mountains of Pennsylvania
Camping Tour - registration closes June 30
The Coal Cracker Ramble
Camping Tour ~~It'll Break Your Stones~~
Minimum 25 people, registration closes May 31
- This incredibly scenic tour follows lightly traveled rural roads deep into the
cultural museum that is Pennsylvania's Dutch countryside, located in the
southeast quadrant of our state. Ride along the rolling terrain that carries you
from our start in Hamburg down into the heart of Amish country, far from the hub
bub and noise of the tourist destinations. You'll feel as if you pedaled back a
hundred years in time. The tour then moves up through the gorgeous Oley and
Lehigh Valleys, skirting Hawk Mountain on its way back to the start and our cars.
Amish Back Roads Bicycling Tour - Special Edition
Maximum 30 people
- The quiet, buggy filled back roads of Amish Country are full of surprises. Among
them are some truly fantastic inns and bed & breakfasts that are too small to
accommodate our regular Amish Back Roads tour. We've incorporated these
delightful morsels into our regular route to create a very special version of that
tour. New to the route this year are the charming Amish View Inn and Suites in
Bird In Hand, and the Churchtown Inn Bed and Breakfast which joins the Inn at
Twin Linden in Churchtown. Then of course there's always the spectacular
Glasbern Country Inn in Foglesville.
The High Spirits Beer and Wine Tour:
- The gentle rolling hills of Amish country will put you in High Spirits as you pedal
past farms generations old and still worked with horses. Along the way you'll visit
two wineries, America's oldest religious community, learn The Beer Song and
party either at the Great Eastern Invitational Micro Brew Festival hosted by
Stoudt's brewery or deep in the catacombs of Bube's Brewery. These five
rollicking days of play will whet your appetite for more High Spirits.
Amish Country Weekend:
Maximum 30 people
- Can't get away for a whole week? Then take a short break from your schedule
and join us for a relaxing weekend of sweet rural roads with a little history and
sight seeing tossed in. Pedal past one room school houses and horse-ploughed
farms handed down for generations. We'll visit Ephrata Cloisters, one of the
country's first religious communities, and ride through Intercourse, PA, where
you're sure to see plenty of buggies. Dine in an Amish home, sleep in a room
where you can draw back the curtains and take in the lush Amish farmland, cows
lazily grazing in a nearby pasture, and a one-room schoolhouse on the horizon.
You'll know you've ridden back in time when the telephone poles disappear.
The Up River Tour:
Maximum 20 people
- The hills that border the Delaware River have a long history as a premier resort
destination. During this week long adventure you'll see spectacular scenery as
you pedal the quiet back roads that criss-cross this designated Wild and Scenic
River. Along the way there will be lakes, streams and waterfalls, historic villages
and mansions, breath taking vistas and, most likely sightings of wild life. That's
during the day. At night we'll stay in a delightful collection of intriguing and
historic inns, each chosen for its unique place in the history of these hills.
The Water Gap Weekend:
Maximum 20 people
- Get away for two or a for a few. There's so much great cycling here that we've
stretched the weekend, just for you. You can ride two, three or four days. And
don't fret about the hills. Any fit cyclist will be fine here. We're going to the town
of Water Gap, PA and staying in the very historic, very magical and newly
restored Deer Head Inn, a Mecca for Jazz artists since the 1950's. You can join
us early on Thursday for our optional cue sheet ride, come later in the day and
ride with us Friday as well. Or catch up with us later Friday and join us for our
weekend rides on Saturday and Sunday. Regardless, you'll love the roads, love
the views and love our Water Gap Weekend.
Great Ride Around the Mountains of Pennsylvania
Camping Tour - registration closes June 30
- Don't let the word "Mountains" spook you. Any fit cyclist will love this tour. Ride
with us as we head north from the Lehigh Valley to the eastern hills of
Pennsylvania. We'll actually ride through three states as we explore these little
known back roads that were once Native America foot paths. Camp along the
shores of the Delaware River and in the pines at Promised Land State Park.
Your week's adventure ends with a night in the historic Pocono Manor Inn before
a long descent back to the start.
The Coal Cracker Ramble
Camping Tour ~~It'll Break Your Stones~~
Minimum 25 people, registration closes May 31
- If you love silky smooth roads with only one or two cars an hour, if you love
vigorous climbs and rocket descents, if you want to increase your strength and
improve your technical riding ability, if you love roller coasters and ribbon candy
then this is the tour for you. This fully catered 500 mile loop moves north of
Hamburg up into the Coal Country east of the Susquehanna River. With 37,000
feet of climbing, the Coal Cracker Ramble is the real deal for experienced cyclists
who thrive on physical challenge. The climbs are shorter than out west but
generally steeper. If you're a tourist this may be the toughest and most satisfying
tour you ever do.
