Bike Tours
“Every expectation was surpassed. You anticipate every need and satisfy it - so all of our energies can go into biking, hiking, and having the time of our lives.” Sherry Marder Ownings Mills, MD There's a lot more to our cycling tours than just bicycling.On a Bike Vermont bicycle tour, you ride at your own pace from inn to inn and enjoy fine food and great lodging. You are pampered by engaging leaders and supported by a van that moves your luggage and serves as your traveling snack bar and bike repair shop. This is our 36th year of leading bicycle tours in Vermont and we take great pride in showing you the most beautiful and least traveled corners of our special world. Your adventure is made up of a number of special experiences, both large and small. You will be enthralled with the handsome churches, spectacular views, historic sites, and quaint towns. Equal to these larger sensations will be your memory of the bright taste of an apple you just picked; the friendliness of the owner of a general store; visiting a sugarhouse and sampling pure maple syrup; getting to know folks in your group; enjoying iced tea on the porch of your inn; riding a ferry across Lake Champlain; hiking on a forested trail; seeing deer on the edge of a pasture in the evening; listening to the clatter of your bicycle as you cross the hardwood flooring of a covered bridge; soothing your feet in the flow of a brook; feeling satisfied at the end of the day's ride; or taking an evening stroll along a quiet dirt road. Part of the experience is also in the absence of things such as cell phones, billboards, decisions, cars, and bustle. The cycling is all at your own pace, but so is everything else. We do the organizing, the planning and the lugging. You enjoy yourself. So while the cycling is an important part of the adventure, it is really just one perfect part of a total experience. You are engaged in a bicycle tour- and in a whole range of places, sounds, smells, and perceptions. Please explore our list of Vermont bicycle tours, and our cycling tours in Maine, Eastern Shore of Maryland, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Quebec, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, as well as our 5-Day/4-Night Cinque Terre walking tour! Our GuidesPhoto Album |
7-Day / 6-Night Bike ToursBike Tours in Puglia, Italy - NEW!This new tour explores Puglia, a spectacular region in the south of Italy. Our tour is a leisurely highlight reel of all things that make Puglia so special. Each day combines perfect cycling with wonderful feasts, the very best accommodations, and visits to such places as Matera, Alberobello, Ostuni, the island "old town" in Gallipoli, serene and beautiful Santa Maria di Leuca, historic Otranto overlooking the Adriatic, and Baroque and beautiful Lecce, the "Florence of the south." You will not want this tour to ever end! Scotland Bike Tours: Highlands, Lowlands, and IslandsExplore the Central Highlands of Scotland and the Isle of Mull and immerse yourself in the grandest scenery in the British Isles in 2012. Bike Tours on Ireland's West CoastExperience the best of Ireland on this spectacular tour of County Clare and Connemara. Bicycling magazine says "Ireland, especially the rural west, is a cyclist's dream" and you will surely agree! Bike Tours in Tuscany, ItalyTreat yourself this year to our popular tour in Tuscany where local guides will lead you through small villages and lovely countryside as you are immersed in all things Italian. 6-Day / 5-Night Bike ToursVermont Lake and Leisure - NEW!This new tour is designed to attract cyclists of all ability levels and features leisurely stays at three of Vermont’s finest destination resorts Northeast KingdomTour Vermont's rural corner * Visit Canada * Enjoy villages such as Stowe, Montgomery and Greensboro * Tour Cabot's Cheese factory * Visit quintessential country stores Middlebury/Otter Creek ValleyCycle along Otter Creek and past rolling farmland * Visit Chimney Point on Lake Champlain * Cross by ferry to Fort Ticonderoga * Visit Middlebury * Tour the Morgan Horse Farm and Vermont Marble Museum Lake Champlain/Grand IsleEnjoy awe-inspiring views of Lake Champlain * Ride the renowned Burlington Bike Path * Bike into Canada * Ferry to the historic landmark of Essex, NY * Enjoy an included afternoon of professionally guided kayaking * Visit a winery * Visit historic Isle la Motte Three Rivers TourVisit Norwich, Lyme, Quechee, Hanover and Woodstock * Follow along quiet roads and beautiful rivers * Visit King Arthur Flour Baker's Store and the Billings Farm and Museum * Picnic on the shores of Silver Lake * Enjoy three very different and superb small inns Maine Bike ToursLobster boats, peaceful fishing villages, quiet harbors, dramatic seascapes. These images and more await you on our new Coast of Maine tour. Eastern Townships of QuebecCross the U.S. border into a beautiful area of French-speaking Canada * Enjoy wine tastings * Ride along the Route Verte * Visit Bromont * Stay in five superb inns and small hotels Cape Cod/Martha's VineyardFollow bike paths along Vineyard Sound and past cranberry bogs and tidal ponds. Visit historic Woods Hole. Enjoy the ferry ride to beautiful Martha's Vineyard. Stay in elegant Edgartown. Visit Cliffs of Aquinnah and the fishing village of Menemsha. Cycle by the fanciful cottages of Oak Bluffs. 5-Day / 4-Night Bike ToursEastern Shore of Maryland/Chesapeake BayVisit historic Tidewater villages. Celebrate spring with easy coastal riding on quiet roads. Indulge in local cuisine including world-famous blue crabs. Ride one of the nation's premier bike loops including the Oxford Ferry. Stay in two exceptional inns! 4-Day / 3-Night Bike ToursNorth Hero House/Champlain IslandsBike through the spectacular scenery of Lake Champlain * Relax with a wine tasting * Explore Hero's Welcome Country Store * Cycle along miles of lakeshore to historic Isle La Motte * Extend your ride into Canada Swift House InnSpend three nights in Middlebury at an elegant inn * Visit the campus of Middlebury College * Follow the Otter Creek across covered bridges and loop around Lake Dunmore * Picnic on Lake Champlain's Button Bay * Bike through pretty Vergennes, the "smallest city in America" 3-Day / 2-Night Bike ToursShoreham InnVisit Middlebury and Middlebury College * Ride to Larrabee's Point on Lake Champlain * Tour the Morgan Horse Farm * Enjoy rural cycling through apple orchards and lovely farmland * Stay at a handsome historic inn North Hero House/Champlain IslandsBike along the spectacular scenery of Lake Champlain * Visit a winery * Explore Hero's Welcome Country Store * Cycle to Alburgh Dunes and to historic Isle La Motte October Country InnBike along the Ottauquechee River to Quechee Gorge * Visit historic Woodstock and Quechee * Tour the Simon Pearce glassworks and Billings Farm & Museum * Take a rural ride to Plymouth and the Historic District which is the ancestral home of Calvin Coolidge Norwich InnStay in the historic village of Norwich * Ride along the Connecticut River * Visit Lyme * Explore Hanover and the beautiful Dartmouth College campus Chestertown, Maryland WeekendTreat yourself to elegant accommodations in a country estate. Enjoy the beauty and history of Chestertown, Maryland. Start your year off with easy coastal cycling along the Chesapeake Bay. Martha's Vineyard WeekendStay two nights in elegant Edgartown. Bike to Katama Beach. Enjoy Menemsha and the famous Cliffs of Aquinnah. Ferry to Chappaquiddick. Visit the fanciful cottages at Oak Bluffs.
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