Ride with a Local Club

Whether you’re looking for new places to ride, doing a reconnaissance ride for an upcoming event, or on vacation, one of the best ways to explore Virginia is to ride with the locals. There are a number of bicycle clubs throughout Virginia that ride year-round and are active in road, mountain, cyclocross, and gravel biking.

Bicycle club websites and/or their social media sites are the best resource to find the most popular routes within the area and region of the state they serve. Most club sites include route sheets and GPX directions for you to download. Below is a list of recreational clubs in Virginia.

Virginia is known for its southern hospitality and out of town visitors are welcome to join a local club ride. So, if you are new to riding, or just returning after a long absence, don’t worry – most, if not all clubs have rides suitable for a variety of abilities. It’s up to you to pick the right ride based on your skills and energy level.

Club Name & Website Links General Description Social Media Activities
Angler’s Ridge Trails Association ATA is formerly The Southern Virginia Mountain Bike Association (SVMBA) the organization based in Danville, Virginia and maintains over 35 miles of wooded, natural-surface, singletrack trails on the award-winning Anglers Ridge Trail System ranks as one of the best in the state. ATA MTN
Augusta Cycling Club ACC serves cyclists in the Shenandoah Valley and surrounding communities.. The club has rides scheduled year-round for riders of all levels and rides are posted on he website and Facebook. ACC Road/MTN Gravel
Blue Ridge Bicycle Club BRBC is the largest bicycle club the Roanoke area. The club has rides scheduled year-round for riders of all levels. BRBC Road/MTN Gravel
Blue Ridge Offroad Cyclist BROC is a group that is dedicated to advancing mountain biking in the Roanoke area. If you’re looking for your first ride, or looking for a group to help improve, test your skills and fitness, or just a fun social group, join them for a ride. BROC MTN
Charlottesville Area Mountain Bike Club CAMBC is a subchapter of IMBA involved with trail improvements and maintenance as well as social events, and group rides, open to riders of all levels MTN
Charlottesville Bicycle Club CBC serves cyclists in Charlottesville and surrounding communities. The club has rides scheduled year-round for riders of all levels. CBC Road/Gravel
Crozet Cycling Club CCC serves cyclists in Crozet area and has club rides three days a week – information can be found on the club’s Facebook page. CCC Road
Culpeper Area Mountain Bike Org CAMBO is involved with maintaining 10 miles of single track on Deer Springs Farm in Rixeyville, as well as social events, group rides, and racing. CAMBO MTN
Eastern Virginia Mountain Bike Association EVMA was founded in 1988, is committed to responsible mountain biking, facilitating recreational trail cycling, maintaining local trails, and advocating for increased multi-user trail access in the Hampton Roads region. Rides and events can be found in the News section of the website. EVMA MTN
Fat Frogs Racing FFR is a cycling club in Virginia Beach, dedicated to developing riders and hosting cycling events. Group rides through scenic Pungo are leaving three days per week from Freedom Bikeworks in Redmill Commons. FFR Road
Franklin Freewheelers FF serves cyclists of Franklin County and surrounding counties. The club has rides scheduled year-round for riders of all levels. FF Road/MTN
Fredericksburg Cyclists This is the largest bicycle club in the Fredericksburg area. FC serves cyclists in the City of Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford. The club has rides scheduled year-round for riders of all levels and abilities. NRVBA Road
Greater Lynchburg Off-road Cyclists GLOC is involved with trail improvements and maintenance as well as social events, group rides, and community outreach, open to riders of all levels in the Lynchburg area. GLOC Gravel/MTN
Henry County Bike Club HCBC serves of Martinsville, Henry County and the surrounding areas. The club has rides scheduled year-round for riders of all levels. HCBC Road/MTN
Major Taylor Cycling Club of Virginia MTCCVA celebrates diversity and encourages a balanced lifestyle of exercise, adventure and camaraderie – rides occur in Hampton Roads, Richmond and Northern Virginia, but the club ventures to other parts of the state.  Riders of all levels are invited, events are listed on the website. MTCCVA Road
Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts (MORE) MORE was founded in 1992, and maintains hundreds of miles of natural-surface trails in over 50 state and county parks throughout the Washington DC Metropolitan region.  Virginian’s can find where to ride on the website. MTN
New River Valley Bicycle Association NRVBA serves Floyd, Giles, Montgomery and Pulaski counties and the City of Radford. The club has rides scheduled year-round for riders of all levels. NRVBA Road/MTN
Peninsula Bicycle Association PBA serves cyclists in Newport News, Hampton, York County, James City County, Williamsburg, Isle of Wight County, Gloucester, Surry County, Mathews and beyond. Weekly rides can be found on the club’s Facebook page. PBA Road
Potomac Peddlers Touring Club PPTC is one of the largest bicycle clubs in the United States, and the largest in the Metropolitan Washington D.C. area, which includes Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia. The club has rides scheduled year-round for riders of all levels and abilities. PPTC Road
Prince William Cycling Club  PWCC is located in the Metropolitan Washington D.C. area. The Club is an informal collection of cyclists of all skills, abilities, and age. The purpose of the club is to have group rides and build cycling relationships. Club rides year round and posts rides on its Facebook page. PWCC Road, Gravel, MTN
Quantico Mountain Bike Club QMBC exists to promote the sport of mountain biking aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA, the surrounding Prince William County area, and provide opportunities for group recreational rides. QMTB is open to active duty, retired and former service members, their dependents, and civilians from the surrounding area. MTN
Reston Bicycle Club RBC serves cyclists in Reston and surrounding areas. The club has rides scheduled year-round for riders of all levels and abilities. RBC Road
Richmond Area Bicycle Association RABA is one of the largest clubs in the state and serves the cyclists in the Richmond area and has year round rides for cyclists of all levels and abilities. RABA Road
RVAMORE RVAMORE is committed to responsible mountain biking, facilitating recreational trail cycling, maintaining local trails, and advocating for increased multi-user trail access in the Richmond region. RVAMORE MTN
Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition SCBC is located in the central Shenandoah Valley region and has year-round rides for cyclist of all levels and abilities in and around the City of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. SCBC Road/MTN
Southside Trailblazers Mountain Bike Club STMBC is dedicated to the sport of Mountain Biking in Southwest Virginia and is involved with trail improvements and maintenance as well as social events, group rides, and community outreach, open to riders of all levels MTN
Team Portsmouth TP is located in Portsmouth and represents all levels of cyclists in South Hampton Roads and has weekly rides on Saturdays and Sundays. The club ride calendar can be found on its website. Road
Urban Cycling Group UCG is located in Richmond metro area and is devoted to connecting urban communities to cycling while providing resources to improve fitness and promote a healthy lifestyle. The club ride calendar can be found on its website. UCG Road
VeloPigs VeloPigs founded in 2017, a gravel biking community created in Northern Virginia, searching out unique gravel rides and engaging in social gatherings in the Loudon County area, home to some of the most historic gravel roads in the US. VPIGS Gravel
Williamsburg Area Bicyclists WAB serves the City of Williamsburg and the counties of James City and York. The club offers a variety of ride options, for the beginner through the experienced cyclist. A monthly ride calendar can be found on its website. WAB Road
Winchester Wheelmen WW serves cyclists in Winchester and surrounding area. The club has rides scheduled year-round for riders of all levels and abilities. WW Road/MTN Gravel
Women’s Multisports of Richmond Women’s Multisports serves women in the Richmond metro area. The club focuses on mountain bike rides for riders of all levels and abilities. WMoR MTN
If there are any club errors or omissions please contact us.

Ride with a Local Bike Shop (LBS)

Many local bicycle shops (LBS) offer weekly rides, your best option is conduct an internet search for the LBS in your area in which you live or are visiting.  If a LBS doesn’t have recreational rides, they can be a good source for popular biking routes or letting you know about bike clubs in the area and where and how often they meet.   As much as we support LBS, there are too many in Virginia to list, so the search is up to you.