Riders may choose one of five scenic routes, ranging from a 21-mile loop into the Philadelphia Art Museum and back, to the full 101-mile Century route. Northwest of AIM Academy, our routes continue out through Valley Forge National Historic Park to the Phoenixville YMCA and beyond, while passing four covered bridges in Chester County. All routes are on paved roads or trails.
Cue sheets, Ride with GPS routes and GPS files for all routes will be available online and sent to riders about a week before the event. Printed cue sheets for all routes will be available at the start.
The City Loop (22.2 mi. 1,008 ft. of climbing)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48222071
AIM → Lloyd Hall → AIM
from AIM in to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and back. Cross the Schuylkill River six times on beautiful and historic bridges including the Manayunk Viaduct and the Strawberry Mansion Bridge. See Main Street in Manayunk, West Laurel Hill Cemetery and Arboretum, MLK Drive, the Mansions of Fairmount Park, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Valley Forge Loop (41 mi., 1,321 ft. of climbing)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48221935
AIM → Phoenixville → AIM
from AIM out through Valley Forge NHP, to the Phoenixvlle YMCA and back. The return trip includes a section of the Schuylkill River Trail.
Town and Country Metric Century (62.8 mi. 101 km, 2,338 ft. of climbing)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48221918
AIM → Lloyd Hall → AIM → Phoenixville → AIM
a 103 km combination of the City Loop and the Valley Forge Loop, going into the Philadelphia Museum of Art and back to AIM, then on through Valley Forge NHP to the Phoenixvlle YMCA, then back via the Schuylkill River Trail.
Covered Bridges Route (78.5 mi., 3,074 ft. of climbing)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48220315
AIM → Phoenixville → Chester Springs → Phoenixville → AIM
from AIM Academy through Valley Forge National Historic Park to Pheonixville and beyond into Chester County covered bridge country, returning via the Schuylkill River Trail..
A Full Century (100.5 miles, 4,089 ft. of climbing)
https:s//ridewithgps.com/routes/48222042
AIM → Lloyd Hall → AIM → Phoenixville → Far Point → Phoenixville → AIM
the complete Scenic Schuylkill Century route, a combination of the City loop and the Covered Bridges Route, starting with a ride into the city and back, then out past Phoenixville into Chester County covered bridge and horse country.