Best Road Biking in Delaware

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Delaware, Dover

04 :58 hrs
49.8 mi
14.178757 ft
Extreme

This is a great ride through a rural area that will take you past picturesque farms, green meadows, and quaint old buildings. It will also take you past slow-moving horse-drawn buggies and traditional Amish women tending their gardens. The route follows lightly traveled back roads from the historic town of Dover into these vast and scenic outlying farmlands. The terrain is extremely flat with plenty of places to rest.

2

Delaware, New Castle County

03 :42 hrs
37 mi
17.67931 ft
Hard

The Shorefire Century Ride is a route created by the White Clay Bicycle Club who hosts an annual race event. There are 35, 65, and 100 mile routes that take you through beautiful, scenic countryside. The terrain is flat to gently rolling and the scenery is gorgeous farmland and some wooded sections.

3

Maryland, Wicomico County

04 :16 hrs
42.7 mi
12.689527 ft
Expert

This is an ideal area for cycling with its almost traffic-free and wooded back roads and fascinating ecology. The ride passes several ponds, two of which represent the northernmost extent of the bald cypress trees growing out of the water in swamps for which the Deep South is famous. At Trussum Pond you will feel like you are pedaling through a Louisiana bayou and at Trap Pond you will pedal through a great state park where there are lots of facilities. As the route passes Portsville, you can take a bird-watching detour through the Nanticoke Wildlife Area. The traffic is light on this route except on Route 54 and crossing Route 13.

4

Delaware, Rehoboth Beach

01 :17 hrs
12.8 mi
3.4671311 ft
Moderate

This is a beautiful ride along the Coastal Highway that offers long vistas and a warm sea breeze. As you ride along the coast from Surfside Park at Rehoboth Beach south to Bethany Beach, you will pass several ponds and inland bays to the west and long sandy beaches and views of the ocean to the east. The terrain is flat but strong breezes off the ocean can make the ride challenging.

5

Delaware, Delaware City

02 :09 hrs
21.5 mi
22.941696 ft
Hard

Leaving from Battery Park in Delaware City, this tour travels east past many residential areas and around Lums Pond. The scenery is wooded for most of the route and the ride is very leisurely and peaceful. The route is mostly flat with only a slight increase in elevation that is very gradual and easy. Lums Pond is a very pretty state park where you can stop for a pleasant, shady break.

6

Delaware, Wilmington

03 :35 hrs
36.2 mi
126.25422 ft
Hard

This north Wilmington area is popular with cyclists and other outdoor enthusiasts. You will leave from the heart of Wilmington at a park near an inland estuary and leave the city, exploring the many parks and outdoor recreation areas that occur here. Thick forests, vast meadows, and other greenery provide great scenery for this ride. You will also enter Pennsylvania temporarily, visiting a couple towns before re-entering Delaware and finishing your tour.

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Delaware, Sussex County

06 :15 hrs
62.6 mi
7.5115004 ft
Extreme

On the Come Ride Around the Bays of Sussex (CRABS) Challenge you will take a tour of the bays of Sussex County and smell the salty air of the seashore breezes. It is very scenic as you ride around the inland estuaries of Delaware and you will be put in contact with some of the state’s most interesting wildlife, especially during the pelican’s annual migration in June. In addition to the wildlife, this ride also offers many spots to swim, picnic, and play. This long version route offers scenery that ranges from farmland to seashore and is mostly flat but can be challenging due to strong ocean winds.

8

Delaware, Sussex County

03 :53 hrs
38.9 mi
8.532597 ft
Hard

This ride leaves from the Bethany Beach parking lot and travels along country roads through the surrounding area, visiting many ponds and rivers as well as passing other gorgeous scenery. The terrain is mostly flat throughout the ride and the scenery changes from the busy streets of Bethany Beach, to marshy inland estuaries, to forests, and finally vast agricultural fields and pastures.

9

Delaware, Wilmington

02 :11 hrs
22.2 mi
106.02925 ft
Hard

This is a great ride that circles and tours around Brandywine Creek State Park as well as several other parks in the area north of Wilmington. The scenery changes from urban to residential and later to the forests and green meadows of the many parks. You will cross a few charming creeks with great views. The terrain is hilly and includes some fun descents. Take caution on the roads as they can be busy.

10

New Jersey, Vineland

04 :37 hrs
46.4 mi
34.522877 ft
Expert

This ride takes you through Salem and Cumberland Counties and the home of a lot of the state's farms. Riding is very pleasant with almost no traffic and the more scenic roads in the area. You also have the opportunity to go through Cohanzick Zoo for a look at a white tiger. There isn't much tree cover on this route so you don't want to do this ride on a hot day.

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