Depart from Leeds, the home of Leeds Basketball Legend Sir Charles Barkley and ride one of the iconic climbs in Birmingham, Horse Pens 40. Later in the ride are a couple of additional stiff climbs that will up the elevation. The entire route is quite scenic. On the return to the start, pedal by Leeds High School and take a selfie with the statue of Sir Charles.
Ride a gorgeous loop on lightly traveled, rural roads through the peach farms of Chilton County. Stop at the locally-owned Flying Peach BBQ for a home-cooked lunch, ice cream or one of their specialty homemade cobblers as you fuel-up for the last portion of the ride. The route also stops at the Peach Park in Clanton which is famous with I-65 travelers for BBQ, ice cream and cobbler.
Pedal from Helena through the quiet backroads of S-Town, featured in the S-Town podcast from Serial and This American Life, hosted by Brian Reed. S-Town is about a man named John who despises his Alabama town and decides to do something about it. He asks Brian to investigate the son of a wealthy family who’s allegedly been bragging that he got away with murder. But then someone else ends up dead, and the search for the truth leads to a nasty feud, a hunt for hidden treasure, and an unearthing of the mysteries of one man’s life.
A long narrow loop from Springville, AL to Rising Fawn, GA and back. Plenty of low hills and rollers with pretty views. Stores available along the way in addition to controls.
136.9 miles, Officially a 200K. From The Church at Bradford Rd, near Homestead Hollow in Springville.
Registration for this ride will open once we have finalized the 600K route. We anticipate opening registration on April 1, 2023
Travel nicely-paved and fairly low-traffic roads through the farmlands and cotton fields of several small cities in western Alabama. Start with breakfast at Cheeky’s Restaurant and end with a protein-filled steak lunch/dinner at Cattle on a Flame. Be sure and look for the Golden Eagle Syrup mural on the side of the factory in Fayette.