Detours - Trails and Bike Paths
Sometimes it's good to have a change of scenery! Here's a list of bike paths and trails fantastic for day trips, overnights, and long weekends, along with links to routes and YouTube videos.
VIRGINIA CREEPER TRAIL
Abingdon, VA to Whitetop, VA
Sunday and Monday, October 13-14, 2024
Approximately 68.3 miles round trip
RIDE THROUGH HISTORY AT ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD AND HARPERS FERRY
Sharpsburg, MD - Sunday, September 15, 2024
"Antietam 45" Ride with GPS Route Map
UPPER DELAWARE & LEHIGH TRAIL
58.1 miles of crushed stone rail trail connecting Glen Summit, through Jim Thorpe, to Cementon, PA -
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Interactive Map
MICHAEL CASTLE/BEN CARDIN C&D CHESAPEAKE & DELAWARE CANAL TRAIL + JACK A. MARKELL TRAIL
Chesapeake City – Delaware City – New Castle – Wilmington Riverfront
100 kilometer loop on roads and paved trails
GEORGE S. MICKELSON TRAIL
Deadwood, SD to Edgemont, SD
Considered to be America's greatest rail trails!
109 miles end to end
WASHINGTON & OLD DOMINION TRAIL
Vic. Alexandria, VA to Purcellville, VA
Approximately 66 miles, Vienna to Purcellville round trip
RIDE GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
Gettysburg, PA
WESTERN MARYLAND RAIL TRAIL
Hancock, MD to Little Orleans
Approximately 28 miles one way
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO CANAL TOW PATH
Cumberland, MD to Georgetown, Washington, DC
Approximately 180 miles in total
EMPIRE STATE TRAIL, NY
VIRGINIA CAPITAL TRAIL
Richmond to Williamsburg
Approximately 52 miles one way
Watch YouTube Video
CAPE HENLOPEN STATE PARK BIKE LOOP/JUNCTION & BREAKWATER TRAIL
GEORGETOWN - LEWES TRAIL
