Timing for this Sunday's #rideforthereserve/Picnic/ Pop up Fall Market:
--Can you Register to Ride that morning? You can! Registration for our picnic is now closed (except for volunteers) but you can register for just the ride now here and that morning in person. Make sure you check in for your ride in time to join one of the guided rides if you'd like - 20 minutes early should do it.--
7:45am - Rider Check in Opens
8-10am - Start when you would like for self guided routes of 41 and 62 miles
9am - Consider leaving around 9 for the 34 mile self guided ride to let our stops get ready for you
9:30am- 25 mi guided ride
10am - 18 mi Guided Ride
10:30am -6mi guided Family Ride
11-3 - Our picnic at Linden Farm for Riders, "Just Picnic" ticket holders and Volunteers
Noon -5 - the Pop up Fall Market- open to all - no registration required!
--Can you Register to Ride that morning? You can! Registration for our picnic is now closed (except for volunteers) but you can register for just the ride now here and that morning in person. Make sure you check in for your ride in time to join one of the guided rides if you'd like - 20 minutes early should do it.--
7:45am - Rider Check in Opens
8-10am - Start when you would like for self guided routes of 41 and 62 miles
9am - Consider leaving around 9 for the 34 mile self guided ride to let our stops get ready for you
9:30am- 25 mi guided ride
10am - 18 mi Guided Ride
10:30am -6mi guided Family Ride
11-3 - Our picnic at Linden Farm for Riders, "Just Picnic" ticket holders and Volunteers
Noon -5 - the Pop up Fall Market- open to all - no registration required!
Attention Ride for the Reserve fans.
We are thrilled to announce that we are planning a return to an in person ride this year! That means a return to traveling multiple routes of your choosing together and reconvening after for a well deserved picnic lunch. This year we are partnering with Sugarloaf Citizens Association, the ride start/end and picnic will all take place at the SCA's Linden Farm in Dickerson, a great jumping off point for all new routes through the Reserve's Rustic Roads. Registration is now open!
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Linden Farm
20900 Martinsburg Rd, Dickerson, MD 20842
We are thrilled to announce that we are planning a return to an in person ride this year! That means a return to traveling multiple routes of your choosing together and reconvening after for a well deserved picnic lunch. This year we are partnering with Sugarloaf Citizens Association, the ride start/end and picnic will all take place at the SCA's Linden Farm in Dickerson, a great jumping off point for all new routes through the Reserve's Rustic Roads. Registration is now open!
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Linden Farm
20900 Martinsburg Rd, Dickerson, MD 20842
The Ride only works with lots of help - volunteering for the ride is a great way for non-riding friends and family to take part in the ride and enjoy the after ride picnic. Check out the coolest SSL opportunity around. Find a perfect role for you here.
New This Year! Join us after the Ride for our Pop-Up Farm Market - No registration or tickets required - open to the public!
About the Farm Tour
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Please join Montgomery Countryside Alliance for the 15th anniversary of the Montgomery County Farm Tour to benefit the Reserve and our quest to protect this special place. (What Has MCA Done for Me Lately?). You’ll enjoy quiet roads, rural landscapes with views of Sugarloaf Mountain.
Riders will choose among routes of around 6, 18, 25 30+ and 62 miles including quiet, rolling landscapes dotted with the Reserve’s orchards, red barns and silos. Many of the routes include views of Sugarloaf Mountain. Beginners and experienced riders welcome! Check out our Safety and FAQ Page |
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A turn by turn look at the 62 mile ride from 2020 - options include routes for beginners or advanced riders like the folks who shared their ride here. (The start point will be different this year so this route will change)
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Routes
We are creating all new routes from our new start/end point of Linden Farm. Expect a route overview zoom on September 8th - registered riders will also have access to all cue sheets and Ride with GPS Pages for the rides (from 6-62mi). Join the Route Reveal and Learn more here |
Picnic and Market
While some of the longer routes will have refueling spots on farms, we are bringing the farms to you this year with a pop up farmers and artisan market at ride's end. |
Please note - there are no refunds but transfers of registration are allowed - kristina@mocoalliance.org
ENJOY THE RIDE
You won’t see any shopping malls or big box department stores, because you’ll be cycling in the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve, where fresh air, farms and quiet country roads are largely protected from the pressures of urban sprawl. Your registration supports our work to protect the farms and open space of the Reserve. Montgomery Countryside Alliance is a lean, award winning organization and we depend on the the support of local folks who care about local farms (that's you!). Come Ride With Us!
You won’t see any shopping malls or big box department stores, because you’ll be cycling in the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve, where fresh air, farms and quiet country roads are largely protected from the pressures of urban sprawl. Your registration supports our work to protect the farms and open space of the Reserve. Montgomery Countryside Alliance is a lean, award winning organization and we depend on the the support of local folks who care about local farms (that's you!). Come Ride With Us!
FOR MORE INFORMATION, TO VOLUNTEER OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EVENT
Contact Kristina at kristina@mocoalliance.org
Contact Kristina at kristina@mocoalliance.org
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Our thanks to Heritage Montgomery for support of this event, our partners at Sugarloaf Citizens Association for hosting us at Linden Farm and Bike Doctor of Frederick for Technical Support
Map by: Tina Thieme Brown - Morningstar Studio
The Agricultural Reserve is 100,000 acres of farmland and parkland set aside by Montgomery County back in the 80s to protect rapidly dwindling farmland. Montgomery Countryside Alliance is the small (but Mighty!) nonprofit that helps these farms on Metro's edge endure despite intense development pressure.
Every minute 3 acres of farmland is lost in America - the Ag Reserve is our chance to beat the trend
in Montgomery County - with your help.
in Montgomery County - with your help.
