Last year I did a ride in the fall around Peace Valley when the leaves were at peak color and decided to do the same route this Saturday to see if it was as scenic as I remember. I called the ride the leg buster as I have been trying to give my rides interesting name. It was a hilly ride with around 2700 ft of climbing but the route was nothing worst than other hilly rides we've done this year.
The ride was entirely in PA so after we crossed the bridge at Bulls Island we headed up Flecy Dale then through Doylestown on our way to Peace Valley. Peace Valley is a park that surrounds Lake Galena one of the reservoirs in Buck country. Its a very scenic park so we hopped on the bike path to take a look a get a couple of pictures by the dam.
After that is was an straight up hill for a few hundred feet to ride along the quiet roads on the ridge on our way to Perkasie. The roads on the ridge are mostly along open fields and farmland so you have wide open views of the sky. It was a mostly cloudy and windy day which made for some dramatic views.
I made a few changes to last years route to go through the town of Dublin. This lead us to Rickert Rd and a bridge out which makes it an official Tom ride. This wasn't much of a bridge out. The bridge was fully intact and just had a couple of concrete barriers that were easy to ride around.
Our rest stop was in Perkasie at the Down Earth Cafe. Its got good coffee and good baked goods and is my go to place when riding in this area.
After the break we made our way back through more open farmlands and some more big sky views. We had mostly head winds on the way to the rest stop and finally got a few stretches with some tail winds. Although there was some rolling hills and a few climbs it was a relatively easy ride back to our starting point.
I like this route. Its hilly enough to be interesting with out being too challenging. Its also very scenic so this in a route I may do at least once a year.
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