Charlottesville Bicycle Club

Free Union – Dyke – Mission

Distance:  35 / 42 / 52 miles
Climbing:  70 / 75 / 70 feet per mile

Description:  This moderately hilly ride takes you on some familiar roads to Dyke and Nortonsville.  All routes add the paved (as of late 2025) section of Simmons Gap so you can descend Mission Home.  The medium route also adds the out and back on Bacon Hollow Road.  The long route adds Bacon Hollow and Blackwells Hollow for three great climbs. 

Stores: Dyke: mile 18 (short route), mile 25 (medium and long routes); White Hall: mile 44 (long route)

Alerts:  None

Starting Point:
   Free Union School
   4220 Free Union Road
   Free Union, VA 22910
   GPS: 38.153653, -78.562438