The start of this ride definitely requires a longer journey than most of the club rides.  However, this lovely ride through the Shenandoah Valley with long views makes the drive worth it! Stores: None Route page: Middlebrook - Swoope Click on the image below for the RWGPS page.

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 25 / 25 (Dyke) Alerts:  The out and […]

This moderately hilly ride takes you through Scottsville and Keene on some familiar roads and adds a newly paved section of a road that was formerly gravel. Stores: 36 mile route: mile 9 (Scottsville), mile 20 (Woodridge); 41 mile route: mile 9 (Scottsville), mile 26 (Woodridge) Route page: Scottsville - Woodridge - Keene Click on the images below […]

This scenic Albemarle County route in the clockwise direction follows the same roads as the 30 mile White Hall – Dyke route, but it starts at a different location.  There is also an alternative option to travel on these roads in a counterclockwise direction. Route page: White Hall - Nortonsville Click on the image below for […]

Somewhat hilly, this ride is a good way to see Greene County. The short route goes through Stanardsville while the long route loops east and north around it. Stores:  Mile 12/24 (Stanardsville) Route page: South River - Stanardsville Click on the images below for the RWGPS pages. * Members please indicate you will attend by […]

This ride surveys the Rapidan River – Clark Mountain Rural Historic District, which includes some of the most beautiful farmland in Orange and southern Culpeper Counties. The route passes through the town of Rapidan, where there are well-preserved examples of the 19th century Carpenter Gothic style of architecture, and follows the Rapidan River for some […]

This ride is a bit far from Charlottesville, but it takes you on some new roads for the club, and it stays on the east side of US 29. The terrain is varied, and includes an 8 mile mostly flat stretch from Wingina to Norwood.  If you skip the out and back at mile 24, […]

A scenic, moderately hilly tour of western Albemarle County, this ride makes a large clockwise loop from Free Union to White Hall to Boonesville and Nortonsville, then another loop toward […]

This route is a variation of the Batesville – Afton route.  It takes you in a counterclockwise direction but still has a climb up to Afton Village.   It also takes […]

A beautiful tour of the Schuyler, Shipman, and Howardsville areas, this ride includes long stretches of rolling hills and some great views of the James River Valley. Roughly even amounts […]

This somewhat hilly route passes through Blenheim and Woodridge, makes a long loop south toward Scottsville, then returns through Woodridge and Blenheim a second time. For those interested in such things, it passes the historic Trump Winery. Stores:  Mile 10 (Woodridge); mile 28 (Woodridge) Alerts:  The first and last miles are on Route 20; fast, […]

This route loops north and east through western Orange County, then crosses the Rapidan river into southern Madison County. Heading north and east again, it crosses the Rapidan river a second time, climbs up and over Little Skyline Drive, and returns past Montpelier (the home of James and Dolly Madison). The terrain is modestly hilly, […]

From the Crossroads Store, this modestly hilly ride heads south to Alberene then into eastern Nelson County to the Rockfish area. The next stretch is an out-and-back along 5 miles of the Rockfish River on one of the flattest stretches of road in the area, followed by a climb up to the village of Schuyler […]

This is a variation of the Spring Hill route Dyke – Amicus.  From the Ruckersville Food Lion, this modestly hilly ride heads northwest toward Stanardsville.  It then returns through Dyke and Davis Shop. Stores: Mile 19 (Dyke) Route page: Dyke - Markwood Click on the image below for the RWGPS page.   * Members please indicate you […]

This challenging, highly scenic ride includes a modest climb immediately after the start, then a long climb up to Afton village and on to the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Parkway […]