Course

The courses travel through Highly Scenic Rural Areas of Bucks County, PA

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2023 Fools Classic Randonnée Course

Did you know there were this many unpaved roads in Bucks County?

The ride starts “At-Will” between 8:00AM – 9:00AM at Bucks County Brewery and travels through many Bucks County rural townships. The routes passes through scenic farmland, past pre-revolutionary houses, and villages such as Ferndale, Kintersville, and Carversville.

We are only offering 1 course in 2023, but plan to bring the longer course back in 2024.  The provisional course is ca 81 miles long with >6500′ of climbing and features 23 miles (29% of the course) is on unpaved roads.

All Riders must be off the course by 4:00, at which time the course is closed.

The 2023 Course will NOT be marked; cue sheets, and GPS files will be made available, along with free access to use of the RideWithGPS App on ride day.

All of the roads are public roads and trails.  The unpaved sectors include dirt, gravel, hardscrabble, and tow path. Everything is suitable for road bikes, but we highly suggest tires 28mm or wider to increase comfort, improve traction/handling, and to reduce the possibility of punctures.  There are some sections that have dense gravel.

The course is very challenging with quite a few technical sections, thus it is only suitable for experienced cyclists with good levels of fitness.

This is a ride, and not a race, and the roads are open to normal vehicular traffic.  You are expected to obey all rules of the road.

The course is subject to change at any time.