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Grand Touring ride is a group social ride. Ride Leaders ride with the group
and provide directions and support to the riders. Routes are not marked.
Maps and/or Cue Sheets will be provided. Grand Touring rides are often at
remote locations an hour or more distant from Central Indiana and often focus
on festivals, museums, restaurants and other similar tourist attractions.
Grand Touring riders support local businesses
for food and facilities. Typically ten to twenty riders will attend a Grand
Touring ride. Riding is at a moderate pace and riders try to stay together.
Nobody is left by themselves unless that is what the rider wants.
Grand Touring Ride Philosophy: To emphasize the enjoyment of bicycling as a group and social activity and as a method to explore and discover Indiana and other destinations.
If the weather is not suitable for riding, Grand Touring ride leaders may cancel the ride since riders usually drive long distances to attend rides. Please contact the ride leader before leaving home if the weather looks questionable. Other types of CIBA rides can be found at www.cibaride.org.
Grand Touring Ride Leader Guidelines
Grand Touring Maps & Cue Sheets
Map and cue sheets are intended for individual personal use. If you would like to use the map and cue sheets for an organized event, please contact the ride leader.
Rides Previously Held In 2026
March
Phil's Fantastically Spring Brunch Bike Frolic
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026
Start Time: 10:00 am
Ride Leaders: Phil Koch - 317-319-3911 pskoch@gmail.com
Route Lengths: 38 miles - hilly terrain
Directions to the start location: From the north and south, I-69 to SR 144 West. From the east and west, SR 144 toward Waverly. Take the roundabout exit to Waverly Park Blvd. Old Town Waverly Park is on the right in two miles. Enter on Whetzel St. proceed ahead/on the left to parking lot near the White River Greenway trail.
Start Location: Old Town Waverly Park 8425 Main St, Martinsville, IN 46151, maps.app.goo.gl/y89fKXpcrqEt5xnj6
Ride Description: You're no spring chicken, but you still need to hatch those spring legs! Come ride some friendly hills (no killers on this route!) and enjoy the scenery, camaraderie, and a bite to eat in friendly Morgantown, Indiana. This is a Grand Touring-style ride with no SAG support but with a stop for brunch at the Green Hill Diner in Morgantown. If selecting a different location to eat, please plan to rendezvous with the group. Please RSVP so that we can plan ahead with the restaurant. Individuals pay for their own tab. After the ride, enjoy Old Town Waverly Park, check out the old shops, walk the trail along the river. 37.5 mile Route.
May
Eastern Brown County Dogwood Meander
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Start Time: 10:00 am
Ride Leaders: Randy and Connie Schmucker, 317-257-5607, 317-777-9630, rsdesign@ieee.org
Route Lengths: 47 and 50 miles - hilly terrain
Start Location: Columbus, IN: Jay C Food parking lot - SR 46 & Goeller
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Directions to start: I-65 South. Exit west on SR 46, go 0.5 miles, turn right
at light, Goeller Rd, into parking lot.
Ride Description: Enjoy a nice spring day with the dogwoods and spring flowers in full bloom in the hills of western Bartholomew County and eastern Brown County. This ride will meander through Grandview Lake, Pikes Peak, Hoosier National Forest and other Indiana back road delights. Contact Ride Leaders if the weather is questionable before making the trip.
Cardinal Greenway Little Sheba's Ride
Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026
Start Time: 9:00am
Ride Leader Info: Dave Crandall, 765-623-9984 (Mobile), dave.m.crandall@gmail.com
Ride Length: 48 miles
Start Location: Cardinal Greenway Losantville Trailhead
Ride Description: We will ride on the Cardinal Greenway from Losantville to Richmond and have lunch at Little Sheba's in Richmond and then ride back. All but approximately a mile will be on the Greenway. Note that while there are restrooms at several trailheads along the way, none of them have water or food. Little Sheba's (littleshebas.com) has a diverse menu and excellent food and service. Hopefully it will be a nice day so we can sit outside on their patio.
If you don't think you're up for a 48 mile ride there are several trailheads closer to Richmond that you could start from. Please contact the ride leader ahead of time if you opt for a shorter option so we'll know to look for you at the trailhead you decide to start from. Go to cardinalgreenways.org if you want to explore the trail map and location of trail heads.