CO MMUN I T Y
Summer is the perfect
time of year to explore
hip and historic
Frederick by bicycle.
The region’s unique
geography provides
a wealth of cycling
opportunities to suit
all skill levels.
You can take a leisurely ride along
Carroll Creek or the C&O Canal
Towpath, or a more challenging ride
through the rolling terrain of northern
and western Frederick County; or try
a mountain bike adventure down the
trail at Gambrill State Park, or a jaunt
around town on the f lat-to-rolling
terrain throughout the City of Frederick.
If you’re looking for ideas to begin your
cycling journey, stop in at the Frederick
Visitor
Center
near
Downtown
Frederick for a copy of the Frederick
History Bicycle Loop and Heritage
Bicycle Tours brochures. The Frederick
History Bicycle Loop is a 10-mile loop
through the City of Frederick, named a
“Bicycle Friendly Community” by the
League of American Bicyclists, with
stops at 22 sites. Most of the sites have
ties to Frederick’s rich history, from
Schifferstadt Architectural Museum
to the Hessian Barracks to the Francis
Scott Key Memorial and Civil War sites.
The Frederick History Bicycle Loop
takes at least two hours to complete,
or it can be spread out over an entire
day of exploration through Frederick’s
50-block historic district.
The Frederick County Heritage Bicycle
Tours brochure outlines five distinctly
different
tour
routes
throughout
Frederick County, each offering unique
experiences. The City of Frederick
“Campaign Ride” travels through
Frederick’s Civil War history. For a more
challenging ride, the Transportation
Heritage Trail journeys along mostly
f lat terrain with rolling portions that
take cyclists along the C&O Canal and
through historic sites and towns.
On the North Country Bridge Sampler,
riders venture along scenic roads to
explore bridges of various design and
construction, including iron and steel
truss bridges and fully operational
historic covered bridges. The Catoctin
Mountain Challenge tour traverses
Catoctin Mountain, taking bikers
through a myriad of parklands with
optional rural gravel roa