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Routes designed and described by Dennis Tate.
Rides start and end at the Delaware County
Courthouse in Media, PA.
Refreshments at all rest stops provided by
Trader Joe’s.
Family Ride
This two mile course will be
escorted by a Bicycle Police Patrol through the
surrounding blocks of Victorian homes in the town
of Media. Imagine a family peloton parading down
State Street, finishing a grand cycling event!
Walk-a-Long
Stroll the 2 mile Family Ride route through Media center and enjoy the ambiance of this charming village. The Walk-a-long is readily accessible to blind and visually impaired participants as well as sighted fund raisers. Volunteers will be on hand as sighted guides if needed and will assist at all crossings and intersections. Non-riders, join in the fun and be part of Bike 4 Sight!
Short Ride
This thirteen mile course follows
tree canopied roads into Ridley Creek State Park. The
route showcases the beauty of the park. After a
refreshing rest stop, the route continues on shaded
roads back into Media with a final procession down
State Street. This course has been redesigned with
fewer hills. The remaining hills are not long or steep.
Medium Ride
The first six and a half miles
of this twenty-five mile course follows the thirteen
mile route but continues on moderately hilly roads
past fields with grazing horses and old stone barns.
After a rest stop at a recently restored historic
Victorian train station in Glen Mills, the course
returns, bordering Tyler Arboretum before the final
flourish down State Street. The course is moderately
challenging but very scenic.
Long and Metric Century Routes
The fifty mile and sixty-two mile routes explore the
scenic splendors of Chester County, Delaware County,
and New Castle County, Delaware. If you dare to attack
these very challenging courses, you will ride past small
stately horse farms, a secluded winery, numerous
babbling brooks, Brandywine Battlefield State Park,
and will enjoy a rest stop on the grounds of the
Winterhur Museum & Country Estate. Access www.winterthur.org to preview Winterthur's 60-acre

naturalistic garden, where choice plants from around
the world are orchestrated to bloom in full springtime
splendor for your touring enjoyment. Both courses
have numerous hills with varying degrees of steepness
and length. The sixty-two mile route is the more
demanding course.
Rest assured, the
breathtaking,
picturesque vistas of
these rides will make
the challenges
worthwhile.
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