Charlottesville Bicycle Club

Bacon Hollow

Distance: 24 / 33 / 40 miles
Climbing: 70 / 70 / 75 feet per mile

Description: This modestly hilly ride covers much of the Earlysville area. The medium and long routes include a nice climb up Bacon Hollow, which is famous for its moonshine operations during the Prohibition era (a local winery produces a wine called Bacon Hollow Revenuers’ Select White).

Stores: Mile 16 / 25 / 25 (Dyke)

Alerts:  The out and back section on the medium and long routes up Bacon Hollow Road (mile 17 to 23) is well-known for dogs that sometimes get out in the road. Stay alert. 

Starting Point:

   Broadus Wood Elementary
   185 Buck Mountain Road
   Earlysville, VA 22936

   GPS: 38.162474, -78.489195

Note: The starting point for these routes has changed effective July 2026.