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• Friday Indian Head Rail Trail ~20 mi - Ron Altemus

  • When
    Fri, April 18, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Livingston Road Parking for Indian Head Rail Trail, 5000 Livingston Rd, Indian Head, MD 20640

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  Come on out to ride one of the premier trails in the entire DC metro area.  Ride at your own pace, go as far as you desire, and just have a good time!   Convenient portolets along the trail.  
  

  Weather forecast:  https://bit.ly/3XVAvE1

  Ride leader:  Ron Altemus 703-618-2159 surlykm29er@yahoo.com
  

  Directions to Ride Start: From Beltway Exit 3-A take Md 210 (Indian Head Highway) south for 14 miles to town of Bryans Road. Turn left onto Livingston Road/MD-227, after 1.8 miles bear right to stay on Livingston Road/MD-224 for 2.0 miles to the trail parking area on the right.   [map to ride start]
  

  Advance registration is required.
  

  All riders must agree to the Release and Waiver of Liability.  

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• Friendship Farm, Mallows Bay & Smith Point (CC 36mi Steve Palincsar)

  • When
    Sat, April 19, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM (EDT)
  • Location
    Friendship Farm Park 4705 Friendship Landing Rd Nanjemoy MD 20662
  • Spaces left
    17

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  A scenic ride on the back roads of rural Nanjemoy with rest stops at Mallows Bay Park and the Nanjemoy store.  36 mi, 1369' of elevation gain.  
  

  RideWithGPS file:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31317564
  

  Cue Sheet:  http://bit.ly/2ISNdwA
  

  Weather forecast:  https://bit.ly/4jdqnPt

  Ride leader:  Steve Palincsar 703-655-8959  mailto:palincss@his.com
  

  Directions to Ride Start:  From Bryans Road, MD head south on Livingston Rd.  In 1.8 mi take a slight right onto MD-224S.  In 2.4 mi turn left onto MD-224S/MD-225E.  In 0.4 mi turn right on MD-224S.  In 0.2 mi turn left onto Mason Springs Rd.  In 6.9 mi continue onto Ironsides Rd.  In 2.6 mi turn left onto Friendship Landing Rd.  Continue 1.1 mi to Friendship Farm Park on the right.
  

  All riders must sign the Release and Waiver of Liability.  Advance registration is required.

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• Cobb Island Rock Point Explorer (CC 37 - Steve Palincsar)

  • When
    Sun, April 20, 2025
  •  
    10:30 AM (EDT)
  • Location
    Piccowaxen Middle School, 12834 Rock Point Rd, Newburg, MD 20664
  • Spaces left
    9

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  We'll visit the quiet roads of Cobb Island, with a rest stop at Capt. Johns. It's open with outdoor seating if lunch is desired, or bring your own. After lunch we'll explore some of the quiet country lanes that go down to the Wicomico and Potomac Rivers at Rock Point and Woodbury Beach, some of which we've never been on before.  37 mi, 650' elevation gain.

  Ride leader:  Steve Palincsar 703-655-8959  mailto:palincss@his.com
  

  Directions to Ride Start: The Middle School is the same building as the Community Center indicated in RidewithGPS. Take 301S to Newburg, then left on Rt 257E, the school is 1.7 miles on the left.  Link to Google Maps
  

  RidewithGPS: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50368066

  Cuesheet: https://tinyurl.com/yc2avz9u

  All riders must agree to the Release and Waiver of Liability.  Advance registration is required.

  Event URL:   http://ohbike.memberlodge.org/event-4214939
  

  
  

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• Utica Park + 3 Covered Bridges: 35 miles C/CC Jessica Hirschhorn

  • When
    Mon, April 28, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM (EDT)
  • Location
    Utica Park : 10200B Old Frederick Rd. Frederick MD
  • Spaces left
    13

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  Join us for one of our favorite rides, now with a new, more scenic (and less traffic) route!  Utica Park and 3 historic covered bridges of Frederick County, MD

  Ride leader:  Jessica Hirschhorn 240-286-4815. hirhoward@yahoo.com 

  RWGPS Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45671280
  

  Cue sheet: https://bit.ly/4iTitKs
  

  Weather forecast: Watch this space 
  

  Directions to Ride Start:   Utica Park:  10200B Old Frederick Road, Frederick, MD.  Park in the rear parking lot with bathroom & PortAPotties
  

  Advance registration is required.
  

  All riders must agree to the Release and Waiver of Liability.  

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• 2025 Patuxent River Rural Legacy Bicycle Ride

  • When
    Sat, June 14, 2025
  •  
    7:00 AM - 4:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Picnic Grounds of Jug Bay Natural Area, 16000 Croom Airport Rd, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
  • Spaces left
    429

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  Enjoy scenic, rural, low traffic cycling at the Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club's annual ride, showcasing Prince George’s County’s Patuxent River Rural Legacy Area, where farms, wetlands, and woods are being protected from development with Maryland’s Rural Legacy Program.

  Routes These are the tentative routes for the 2025 Rural Legacy - distances of 22, 36, 46, 55 and 65 miles.  Your registration includes free use of the RideWithGPS phone application for navigation with voice cues while riding.

  Printed cue sheets will be available at check-in and online about one week prior to the ride. Road conditions are monitored as the event approaches in case changes are needed. It is best not to download routes until close to the event time. 

  https://ridewithgps.com/events/347814-2025-patuxent-river-rural-legacy-ride

  Rest Stops

  Three fully stocked rest stops! The 35, 46, 55 and 65 mile routes have a first rest stop at a beach-front park where Magruder’s Ferry once crossed the Patuxent. The 65-mile route also has a rest stop at the Town of Eagle Harbor overlooking the Patuxent. All routes, including the 22, have a rest stop at the Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary. Roads are marked at key points. 

  Your registration fee includes:

  -Ride With GPS routes and free use of the Ride With GPS phone app with voice cues during the ride

  -SAG support,

  -food and drinks at rest stops and a

  -full after-ride picnic

  -mechanic at ride start

  Starting Location 
  The Patuxent River Park Pavilion,  [Google Map]----16000 Croom Airport Rd, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772 (Driving directions - scroll to the end)
  

  Check-in and start riding between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM.
  Riders doing the 65 miles should start by 8:00, riders doing the 46 miles should start by 8:30, riders doing the the 35 miles by 9:00, and riders doing the 22 miles by 9:30.
  

  Weather forecast:  Available a month before the event.

  IMPORTANT Notes: This event is rain or shine. There are no refunds for registration fees and no on-site registration on the day of the ride. However, website registration is open until the ride starts and registration transfer is permitted.

  If you encounter any problems or issues in the registration process, please contact us at this email and we will be happy to help - mailto:contactohbike@gmail.com

  DIRECTIONS: From Croom Road, take Croom Airport Road. Go 2.9 miles to the Picnic Pavilion and Group Camp Area of the Patuxent River Park.   Some GPS devices would have you go the Patuxent River Park Visitor Center. Do NOT go to the Visitor Center, but follow the signs to the Picnic Pavilion and Group Camping Area and continue on Croom Airport Road.  At the end of Croom Airport Road, turn right, go through the gate toward the picnic area. and follow directions from the parking volunteers.

  
  

  
  

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• York Pennsylvania Overnight Ride/Tour

  • Start
    Sat, June 21, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM (EDT)
  • End
    Sun, June 22, 2025
  • Location
    https://rb.gy/qdlgbt
  • Spaces left
    1

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  Ride leader:  Sherwood Byers, Sr. 

  Email: sherwoodbyers@yahoo.com

  York, Pennsylvania Overnight Ride begins in Cockeysville, MD on the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail, https://rb.gy/huquie to the Heritage Rail Trail (HRT), https://rb.gy/usher8 when you cross the Northern Central Rail Trail (NCR), https://rb.gy/1wlfld  NCR Mason & Dixon Line, https://rb.gy/vum8wr.  It is a 41 mile ride in each direction.  There will be regrouping points, Generally every 5 - 10 miles and a stop in New Freedom for lunch, the halfway point.  This is a one night stay in York, PA, then return the next morning to return to Cockeysville, MD.  Guest(s) are allowed. See Note #1.

  

  Torre C. Brown Rail Trail 

  There will be a Zoom meeting for those who sign up for the tour to complete all final necessary details. Please make your room reservation in York. If you have questions, email me with York Tour in the subject line of the email. This is a Rain or Shine event unless the weather is forecast as "UNSAFE".  More information to follow as we near the ride date. The LaQuinta, https://rb.gy/u9hm2d and Best Western, https://rb.gy/rvzsmm are the recommended places to lodge but you have the final choice of where you want to stay.  They both are about 3 miles from the trail will allow the group to stay together. They are just off of Kenneth Road and Malcolm Road and are across the street from each other (Walking Distance).  Guest are allowed (1 per registered OHBTC member).

  

  Heritage Rail Trail (HRT)

  Event Note(s):

  (1.) Guest(s) are allowed only if accompanied by an OHBTC member and are within bylaws of OHBTC ,(Trial Memberships are available.  https://ohbike1.wildapricot.org/Select-Membership-Level.

  New Freedom History https://rb.gy/yesxc8

  York, PA History  https://rb.gy/bzsyai
  

  RWGPS:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/3632914

  Cockeysville>York Weather Forecast:   https://bit.ly/465ddhq
  

   York>Cockeysville Weather Forecast:  https://bit.ly/3JfleXc
  

  Directions to Ride Start: https://rb.gy/qdlgbt
  

  This is a Social Distancing Ride open to members only.  All riders must agree to follow the  Guidelines for Rides During the Pandemic and agree to the Informed Consent for COVID-19 and the Release and Waiver of Liability.  Advance registration is required.

  
  

  
  

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• Great Allegheny Passage Tour "THE GAP"

  • Start
    Sun, August 24, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM (EDT)
  • End
    Wed, August 27, 2025
  • Location
    Cumberland, MD @ The Western Scenic Railroad
  • Spaces left
    2

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  About The Tour:  https://bit.ly/42J6ZEK

  If you have never done the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP), said to be the "The Best Bike Tour" on the east coast, and you would like to enjoy 5 "Fantastic" days of touring from Pittsburgh, PA to Cumberland, MD.  A "Great Opportunity" Awaits You! (OHBTC member guest(s) are allowed).  See Notes #1, 2, & 3.

  Travel Day:  August 23rd, we will meet in Hancock Maryland, https://townofhancock.org/  and ride the Western Maryland Rail Trail https://rebrand.ly/dlsohqu and have lunch in Hancock before continuing to Cumberland. See Note #4.  Meetup time & place, to be determined. 

  Tour Day 1: August 24th, meetup with shuttle service who will ferry us to Point State Park in Pittsburgh where the tour starts and ride to West Newton.

  Tour Day 2: August 25th, ride from West Newton To Ohiopyle.

  Tour Day 3: August 26th, ride from Ohiopyle to Meyersdale.

   Tour Day 4: August 27th, the final day of touring, we will ride from Meyersdale  to Cumberland.

  The GAP follows former right-of-way of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Union Railroad, and Western Maryland Railway.

  The first section of the GAP—9 mi (14 km) near Ohiopyle—opened in 1986.^[3] The 9-mile (14 km) section between Woodcock Hollow and Cumberland opened on December 13, 2006.^[4] The GAP was completed in 2013 when the section between West Homestead and Point State Park in Pittsburgh opened.^[5] The completion project was named The Point Made, reflecting the fact that it was now possible to reach Point State Park from Washington, D.C. Celebrations took place on June 15, 2013. With its opening, Pennsylvania became the state with the most rail trails—900 mi (1,400 km), with 1,100 mi (1,800 km) more under development.^[6]

  The overall construction cost for the GAP was $80 million.^[7]

  The Allegheny Trail Alliance (ATA) was founded in 1995 as an umbrella organization for the GAP's seven trail organizations, which include Friends of the Riverfront, Steel Valley Trail, Regional Trail Corporation, Ohiopyle State Park, and Mountain Maryland Trails. Each organization maintains a particular section of the GAP. The ATA was later renamed The Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy.

  The original name for the GAP was Cumberland and Pittsburgh Trail. Great Allegheny Passage was selected in 2001 by the ATA after six years and more than 100 proposals as a name evocative of the geography and historical heritage of the trail. It was suggested by Bill Metzger, editor of the ATA newsletter. The runner-up was Allegheny Frontier Trail.^[6]

  Ride Leaders: Sherwood Byers, Sr. & Steve Palincsar

  Ride Sweep: Ron Altemus

  Email: sherwoodbyers@yahoo.com

  RWGPS Route(s):

  Lodging Suggestions: Below, See Note #5

  Day 1: Sunday, Aug. 24th, West Newtown, PA, (1.) Bright Mornings B&B, https://bit.ly/4hnHXiS, (724) 872-0792, (2.) Adele's B&B, Smithton, PA, https://bit.ly/3EQiGiX, (724) 872-6279, See Note #7

  Day 2: Monday Aug. 25th, Ohiopyle Inn & Suites, Ohiopyle, PA,  https://youghplazamotel.com/,  Sherman Street, Ohiopyle State Park, Ohiopyle, PA 15470, 724 329 8850

  Day 3: Tuesday, Aug. 26th, Meyersdale, PA, (1.) Yoder's B&B, https://bit.ly/4hIJorY, (814) 634-8791, Contact, Denise. (2.) Inn On Main, https://www.innonmainpa.com/, (814) 634-7947

  Shuttle & Luggage: Has been secured. See Note #6
  

  Directions to Ride Start:  https://bit.ly/3WTn4Ul

  NOTES:

  (1.) Guests are allowed "ONLY" if accompanied  by an OHBTC member and must be within the club rules/by-laws allowing just one ride.  Trial memberships are available.  https://ohbike1.wildapricot.org/Select-Membership-Level

  (2.) Monitor this posting regularly for "UPDATES".

  (3.) Ride open to members and member guest only.  All riders must agree to the Release and Waiver of Liability.  Advance registration is required.

  (4.) If you are participating in the Travel Day Ride & Lunch, you will need to secure lodging in Cumberland.  If you plan to go to Cumberland early Sunday morning you must be there in time to board the shuttle.  It is planned to be loaded and on our way to Pittsburgh by 8:30 AM and arrive at Point State Park in Pittsburgh so that the tour can begin no later than noon heading to our destination in West Newton.  Travel Day (Hancock & Cumberland): Saturday, Aug. 23rd, Cumberland, Ramada Inn, https://bit.ly/411BR0q, Fairfield Inn & Suites, https://bit.ly/3QfGOOv.

  (5.) These places of lodging are only suggestions, you the participant have the final say as to where you stay. Book your places of stay ASAP.  Thy are filling up fast. 

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• Williamsburg "4 Day" Tour (Memory of Randy Schoch)

  • Start
    Fri, October 10, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM (EDT)
  • End
    Mon, October 13, 2025
  • Location
    Via Virginia Capital Trail (Starting in Richmond, VA) @ Richmond Train Station, 1501 E. Main Street.
  • Spaces left
    10

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  In Memory Of Randy Schoch 

  

  Ride Description: On Day 1 of this "Self Supported" 4 day Williamsburg Tour it will start in Richmond at the Richmond, VA train station (1500 E. Main Street) and to continue to Williamsburg, VA via the scenic Virginia Capital Trail and  roads (THE TOUR WILL BEGIN ON THE PEDALS AT 9:30 WITH A STOP AT THE TRAIL HEAD FOR A GROUP PHOTO). There will be (TBD) be a lunch stop in Charles City at the "Indian Fields Tavern/Culs Courthouse Grill".   http://www.indianfieldstavern.com/, https://culscourthousegrille.com/about 30 miles into the ride (There will be regrouping stops along the route approximately every 10 miles).  You will need to make lodging reservations for 3 nights at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Williamsburg by Marriott, https://rb.gy/vh0aff 1402 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185.    This will be the staging point for all ride/tour starts in Williamsburg (Or the Hotel/B&B/Resort of your choice near the Fairfield Inn & Suites). Guests are allowed.  Please refer to Note: #1.

  

  "Indian Fields Tavern"

  https://bit.ly/3NH6JwY

  

  "Culs Courthouse Grill"

  https://bit.ly/4eXMozJ

  NOTE: Routes are being updated.  This is a "Rain or Shine Event" unless conditions are deemed unsafe (Eg. Hurricane, Torrential Downpour, Excessive High Winds, etc.).

  "Meats of Virginia" 

  https://meatsofvirginia.com/
  

  

  "The Surry Seafood Company"

  https://surryseafoodco.com/
  

  
  

  On Day 2 of this tour, we will ride to the Jamestown - Scotland ferry to cross the James river to Surrey https://www.virginiadot.org/travel/ferry-jamestown.asp   (ALL MEET AT THE STAGING POINT AND ON THE PEDALS AT 9:30.  The ferry is a free ride, No fare involved) for a day of touring with planned visits to Chippokes Plantation, Bacon's Castle, and Smiths Fort and lunch @ "Meats of Virginia" or "The Surry Seafood Company" .  After returning from the tour and refreshing, we will  convene for dinner, or your personal choice (Plaza Azteca Mexican Restaurant?/Fat Tuna Grill @ 6PM).   https://plazaazteca.com/ https://fattunagrill.com/

   

  

  "Chippokes Plantation"

  https://bit.ly/3UjDp3C
  

   

  "Bacon's Castle Plantation"

  https://bit.ly/4e13M59

  
  

  "Smith's Fort Plantation"

  https://bit.ly/48tIwE3

  On Day 3,  Meet at the staging point for pre-tour briefing for our tour of Jamestown & the option of visiting Yorktown (ALL MEET AT THE STAGING POINT AND ON THE PEDALS AT 9:30 Pre - tour briefing @ 9:15).    

  

  https://historicjamestowne.org

  
  

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