The Kalamazoo Bicycle Club announces The Lucky 13 KBC Solo Rides for your cycling pleasure. These rides all have long histories as favorite, regular KBC Monday night, Wednesday night, and weekend rides. Some are easier, some harder and hillier. Some are paved, some have gravel mixed in.
Many of these rides would have been group rides occurring during Kalamazoo Bike Week, May 9-16, so we were inspired to create an alternate way to encourage everyone to get outside and ride, stay active stay healthy, and stay sane! Please go to kalamazoobikeweek.org to see all the other great activities available.
If you find a route that you like, send us your story and pictures of your ride. Tell about the route, wind and rain, flora and fauna, and dogs. We might even pick some of the stories to put in the Pedal Press, and give out some surprise prizes for the best ones! Email your story and pictures of your ride to Paul at educationchair@kalamazoobicycleclub.org.
May is National Bike Month, so we will have these routes available to anyone for the month. The Ride With GPS app is needed to navigate on a mobile device, using the free version of the app is fine.
Click on the desired ride link below to access the Lucky 13 ride route. Now get out there and ride solo, ride with your honey, or whoever you are cooped up with.
KBC’s Lucky Thirteen KBC Solo Rides
- Take It Easy – 19.6 miles/95 ft. elevation gain, start from Texas Drive Park
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32505522
- KBC Anniversary Ride – 22.1 miles/461 ft. elevation gain, start from the Kal-Haven Trailhead
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32505370
- Bike Camp Hilly 20 – 20.1 miles/293 ft. elevation gain, start from Texas Drive Park
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32504095
- Oshtemo Grange Hall Gravel 22 – 22.2 miles/455 ft. elevation gain, start from Grange Hall at 3rd St and West H Ave.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32504224
- Gordy’s Monday Night Ride – 28.4 miles/277 ft. elevation gain, start from Texas Drive Park
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32505538
- Oak Tree Roller– 28.7 miles/742 elevation gain, start from the Kal-Haven Trailhead
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32504048
- Bankson Lake Tour– 30.6 miles/319 ft. elevation gain, start from Texas Drive Park
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32505442
- LawTons Of Fun– 28.4 miles/576 ft. elevation gain, start from Texas Drive Park
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32505504
- Half-fast 32 ride, 32 miles/869 ft. elevation gain, start from the Kal-Haven Trailhead
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32500170
- KalTour Gravel 32 – 31.5 miles/549 ft. elevation gain, start from Schoolcraft High School
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32504275
- Jefferson Hill Challenge – 35.5 miles/864 ft. elevation gain, start from the Kal-Haven Trailhead
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32505394
- Kalamazoo County Hills 40– 40.6 miles/705 ft. elevation gain, start from Texas Drive Park
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32505454
- Gordy’s Covered Bridge Tour – 44.7 miles/365 ft. elevation gain, start from Schoolcraft High School