For those who are driving vehicles, use the drive around directions on Ride With GPS to navigate to each rest stop.
Our 110-mile Face of America route begins in Arlington, Virginia. Riders will travel north through the city past the Pentagon and Fort Meyer, through Arlington National Cemetery and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park along the Potomac River, finishing on Saturday in Frederick, Maryland.
On Sunday, riders continue their journey north past the quiet, picturesque farms of northwestern Maryland and southern Pennsylvania, pedaling the final miles through the historic Civil War battlefield at Gettysburg.
Here is the TENTATIVE route – Note that the route may change owing to local road conditions.
Day 1 Saturday, May 22
- Start Time: 7:00 a.m.
- Rest Stops: 4
- Miles: 61.2
- Rest Stop #1 – Mile 17
- Rest Stop #2 – Mile 30
- Rest Stop #3 – Mile 38
- Rest Stop #4 – Mile 51
- Finish Line – Mile 61
- Elevation Gain: 2,952 Feet
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- View Route Online and Download .gpx Data File
Day 2: Sunday, May 23
- Start Time: 7:00 a.m.
- Rest Stops: 3
- Miles: 49.5
- Rest Stop #1 – Mile 11
- Rest Stop #2 – Mile 28
- Rest Stop #3 – Mile 39
- Finish Line – Mile 50
- Elevation Gain: 1,876 Feet
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- View Route Online and Download .gpx Data File
Total Route Statistics
- Miles: 110.7
- Elevation Gain: 4,828 Feet