Registration is open for the September 15th 2024 Ride the Reserve event with the theme “Ride like the Reserve depends on it”. Please join Montgomery Countryside Alliance on Sunday, September 17th anniversary of the Ride the Reserve, the Montgomery County Farm Tour Bike Ride which benefits the Ag Reserve and the quest to protect this special place. Riders can choose from routes from 6 to 62 miles through quiet, rolling landscapes dotted with the Reserve’s orchards, red barns, and silos. You’ll enjoy quiet roads, rural vistas, and landscapes. Many routes include views of Sugarloaf Mountain. 

Sugarloaf Citizen’s Association (SCA) Linden Farm signature picnic in Dickerson is the starting and ending point for routes through the Reserve’s Rustic Roads. 

Each ride includes a gourmet picnic boxed lunch at the finish at Linden Farm, and a pop-up Artisan and Farmers Market open to the public. There will also be food trucks with food and dessert options available for purchase. 

Some of the longer routes have refueling spots on farms. Be sure t see the products of Reserve farms at ride’s end with a pop-up farmers, bakers, and artisan market that also includes music, face painting and family fun.  The market is open to all. 

Registration is NOW OPEN. Beginner and experienced riders are welcome! Some registration fees will increase on August 31st.