Our bicycling events are created and designed to support our organization's efforts to establish Lancaster County and our municipalities as "Bicycle-Friendly Communities" and support local charities.
New this year!
Rider discount of $5 for attending bicycle education classes!
If you have completed a bicycle education class you may reduce your donation by up to $5.
Click here to see a complete list of qualifying classes.
The 15th Annual Dream Ride Lancaster
Lancaster's Premiere Fundraising Event!
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uly 24, 2010
Donegal Middle School
1179 River Rd • Marietta, PA 17547
Thanks for Supporting a Bicycle Friendly Lancaster County by participating in this Event!
A Fundraising Event for the League of Lancaster Bicyclists & other Lancaster Charities
Our bicycle tours will take you through the rolling countryside of Western and Northwestern Lancaster County with continuous views of preserved farmland, some covered bridges and the less traveled country roads.
Rides start between 6:00AM-6:30AM (depending on fog) and usually finish around 6:00PM. Day-of Registration begins at 5:15 AM.
Online Registration is now closed.
Day of Registration is still available.
Want to support your own charity for Dream Ride Lancaster?
The Dream Ride Committee has always invited local charities with 501c3 status to recruit cyclists and raise financial pledges to support these charities and their important work. Since 1995 cyclists and our participating charities have raised nearly $1 Million! ALL monies you raise go directly to your selected charity. Contact your charity now and get the wheels turning! If you would like to add your charity to our list, please contact us
The ultimate success of this event depends on an extraordinary volunteer effort. Volunteers are needed to help in the following areas: Day-of registration, parking attendants, support vehicle drivers. Please e-mail the Director if you are interested.
We hold monthly planning meetings for the Dream Ride Lancaster Event scheduled for July 24, 2010. All Charities participating in this event are strongly encouraged to attend to receive the most updated event information. Meetings begin at 4:00 PM at the 630 Janet Avenue Community Complex with the following schedule leading up to the event: July 1, August 19, September 21. Meetings last approximately 90 minutes. E-mail the Director for complete directions and agendas for each meeting.
The 16th Annual Nightmare Tours
August 14, 2010
Donegal Middle School
1179 River Rd • Marietta, PA 17547
2010 Nightmare Official Results
The Nightmare Tours are the most challenging Century, Double Century, and Perimeter rides on the East Coast.
The original 177- mile Nightmare Tour primarily circles Lancaster County and includes an additional 23+ mile loop to offer cyclists a Double Century Ride that is sanctioned by the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association as a part of the Ultracycling Cup.
This year we introduce the Nightmare Century - the first 100 miles of the Nightmare Tour finishing at the Old-World Stoudtburg Village in Adamstown, PA.
Elevation profile
Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3
Downloadable Cyclist Instructions
2009 Results | 2008 Results | 2007 Results | 2006 Results
New for 2010
Fall Heritage Bike Ride
Keep checking back for this event's date
Three Ride Distances: 45.9 MILES, 26.8 MILES, 24.4 MILES
We will be introducing a new ride for 2010 that will use Lancaster County's Biking the Backroads BicycleTour. This ride will promote a new initiative to develop additional permanently-signed Heritage Bicycle Routes and introduce Lancaster bicyclists to the newly forming League of Lancaster Bicyclists.
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