Gravel – 6/7/25 Mulberry Creek Beach Party 63/50/40mi Gravel Ride

Rolling at 8am from Pleasant Grove #2 Baptist Church in Maplesville. We will start in Chilton county and also pass through Bibb, Perry, Dallas, and Autauga counties.

The Mulberry Creek Beach Party Gravel routes are created around the idea of picking up snacks and refreshments at a store stop and heading to Mulberry Creek, which has a nice beach and swimming area. The 40mi route hits the beach at mi 25, 50 at mi 33, and 63 at mi 48. How cool would it be if we all met up for a beach party? All routes share a common 15mi return from the beach.

40mi Route – 85% dirt roads. Pick up snacks and refreshments at Plantersville Mini Mart at mi 23.7 to take to Mulberry Creek at mi 25. Return from the creek is 15mi. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47034224

50mi Route – 90% dirt. Runs the same as the 40mi route until mi 22 where you will turn right on CR424 to do the Mat Moore loop, before coming back to the route, making the Plantersville Mini Mart mi 32.5. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47034331

63mi Route – 85% dirt. Runs the same as the 50mi route until mi 9.7, where you will turn right on Mat Moore road to head North to do the Holsombech Creek Loop. This adds a store stop if needed at G&L Grocery mi 23, as the Plantersville Mini Mart will be mi 47 on this route. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47034234

Wider tires are recommended on these routes, as the clay ruts in many places from erosion. Some of these roads don’t need to be ridden within 2 days of heavy rain. If the weather makes this route look iffy, I’ll come up with a better Clanton option.

Bring your friends, plan your hydration, bring bug spray, bring what you need and download the routes. Cell service is spotty. You are responsible for getting you back, yet we tend to look after each other.

This is still on if you are interested. I am looking forward to it. Please comment to rsvp. Changed roll out to 7am. I am going to try to do the 200 in one whack, or at least make it to the forest past mile 140 and camp if needed.

Memorial Day Weekend Peach Bikepacking Trip 200/343

5/24/25, 7AM, starting from the gravel drive between Clanton Chevron and McKinnon Nissan.

I don’t have any recommendations for places to camp on this route, outside of the Oakmulgee District of Talladega National Forest, which is from mile 140 to 171 on the 200-mile route. You will need to review the route and plan accordingly.

Download the routes and get familiar with them. I did drive/ride 100% of these routes in 2024. If it rains, 80% of the gravel will be great and 20% is gonna get nasty. Bring everything you need, nutrition based on your planned stops, whatever you need to camp, stuff to fix your bike in any disaster and an adventurous spirit.

Download whichever Peach Bike Packing routes you want to ride from this link and scroll to the bottom of the pdf. https://alabamacyclingcalendar.com/routes/

The Peach Bikepacking 200 route is the shortest distance. There are 12 sub-loops that come off the master loop where all would total 343 miles. Pick your distance. Plan your stops before you start.  

This is a self-supported ride. You are 100% responsible for yourself.

Road – 5/17 Brooks Century Ride 2025, Brooks, GA, 5/21 Birmingham Ride of Silence

MTB – 5/3 Women’s Shred – International Women’s MTB Day, RideBHM, 5/6 BUMP Ladies General Maintenance Clinic, Pelham, 5/24 BUMP Ladies Group Ride, Tannehill

Road/MTB – Registration link added for 6/28-7/4 Birmingham Speed Week

Bikepacking – 10/25 2025 Kings Road Coast to Coast Dirt Road Challenge, Jena, FL

Gravel – Registration Link added for 11/8 Standard Deluxe

Nothing to add this week.

Road – 4/12 BBC – PRCG Ride, Springville, 5/3 21st Annual Boll Weevil 100, Enterprise, 7/26 Hot Hundred, Tuscaloosa

Gravel – 5/18 Georgia Free Ride, Woodbury, GA

MTB – 8/30 Registration link added for Assault on Sunset Hill, Anniston, 11/22 Skyway 60/40, Lake Howard

MTB – 5/10 The Stockyard Glitter Duster MTB Endurance Race, Equality, 11/24-25 MTB – Coldwater Trail, Lifetime Leadville Qualifier, Anniston

Road – 6/7 Registration Link Added for Tri-states 100, Dothan, 9/18-21 Cycle the South Hope Ride, New Orleans to Jackson, MS

MTB – 4/5 Skyway Epic is cancelled, but the Skyway OGG Grillin’ and Chillin’ is on and adding a 30mi route to the 60/100

Bikepacking – 5/25 Peach Bikepacking 200/343, Clanton, 10/4 Tally Tango Bikepacking Challenge, Tallahassee, FL

Road – 3/29 Seven Bridges and Redtails 300K, Montgomery, 4/5 cancellation for the Dam Ride, 4/5 20th Annual Tour de Ladr, Fairhope, 4/5 Childersburg 152K, 4/19 Homestead Hollow 100K, 200K, and 300K, Springville, 4/26 Man O’ War Experience 30/60mi Ride, Hamilton, GA

Gravel – 3/7/26 2nd Annual Bridge Over Troublesome Creek, Bankhead National Forest