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24th Annual French Creek Iron Tour - cycling for open space

Location

Kimberton, PA

Start Time

11:15 AM

Price

Free – $80

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French Creek Iron Tour

Explore Northern Chester County's historic iron furnace country on your choice of road or gravel adventures. This 24th annual tour offers something for every rider, from an 11-mile family option to century distances that wind through the rolling terrain where Pennsylvania's iron industry once thrived.

  • Distance options: 11, 60, 80, or 100 miles
  • Terrain: Road and gravel routes available
  • Location: Northern Chester County, Pennsylvania
  • Cause: Benefits land conservation efforts

Location

Starting Point

Kimberton, PA

Route

100 mi

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Categories

10 categories available

Grande Gravel Grinder

This leg burning ride will take you on, up, and over some of the most beautiful and challenging terrain the French and Pickering Creek watersheds have to offer. For experienced gravel riders. 6,525’.

11:00 AM

$80

Petite Gravel Grinder

This leg burning ride will take you on, up, and over some of the most beautiful and challenging terrain the French and Pickering Creek watersheds have to offer. For experienced gravel riders. 5,000’.

12:00 PM

$80

100-Mile Ride - ready for a century?

Follow the 75-mile route until out west when you turn south to Hibernia County Park, the site of an early iron forge. Elevation: 5665'.

11:15 AM

$80

75-Mile Ride

Head east to Valley Forge Park and then west to Warwick Furnace and Hopewell Furnace. Lots of Chester County hills. Elevation: 4161'

11:15 AM

$80

62-Mile Ride

The 62 mile ride follows the same path as the 75 and 100 mile courses for the first 41 miles with a rest stop at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. Elevation: 3699'.

11:15 AM

$80

50-Mile Ride

Head west where many colonial iron forges and furnaces flourished. If you are up for taking in a little more exceptional scenery with a few more hills, this ride is for you. Elevation: 2937'.

12:00 PM

$80

32-Mile Ride

A great intermediate ride for those wanting to take in more of northern Chester County’s historical scenery and hills. Elevation: 1831'.

1:00 PM

$80

20-Mile Ride

This ride adds a few hills through historic Yellow Springs and quaint Birchrunville. Elevation: 1085'.

1:30 PM

$80

11-Mile Ride

A good ride through historic Yellow Springs for those who haven't been on their bikes recently and those who want to savor the scenery. Elevation: 474'.

2:00 PM

$80

Children under 15 - must be accompanied by a registered adult rider

Please note that children under 15 must complete the same route as the accompanying parent/guardian.

2:00 PM

Free