Cedar Valley Tour 2024 July 16 & 16

Cedar Valley Tour 2024 (32 years) July 15 & 16 (Monday and Tuesday) July 15, 2024, MONDAY, start 9am Hiawatha Trail Head. Ride on the Cedar Valley Nature Trail to Overnight in Waterloo, Return to Cedar Rapids on TUESDAY. Starting a day later than usual this year because the Bastille Day Bike Ride falls on a Sunday. Everything is the same as last year, the year before, the year before that and so on. Brandon MiniMart is no more. After many years of decline, they are closed up. Every year someone expresses concern about a bit of trail being impassible. Well, there are countless detours available on nearby local roads. "What's the trail like, what's the condition". We will find out when we get there. As Calvin said: "Let's Go Exploring!" CVT starts at 9:00 am at the Hiawatha trail head on Boyson Road just 2 blocks east of I380. Overnight parking is okay there. For a shorter option you can start your ride at the train depot in Center Point. Overnight parking is okay there too. The short option cuts about 13 miles off the ride each day but you asphalt lovers will miss 13 miles of paved trail. We stop everywhere. Many places to snack or drink and we will take advantage of those.

Overnight motels. Plenty to choose from near the Cross Roads Mall area in Waterloo. Dinner at Panera right across the street from the Days Inn Crossroads (319)235-4461. Plenty of other motels nearby. Panera has outdoor seating. We know the back roads in to Waterloo so we only have 2 blocks of potentially busy road. This is a very flat trail and route. I'll be riding from my house at 8am if you want to join in for some extra miles. Meet up at the Hiawatha trail head at 9 am. Ride slow, stop in every town for snacks and drinks. Carry your own change of clothes and tooth brush. Dinner at Panera across from the motels. There is no trail pass required for the CVNT. This is a regular Hawkeye Bicycle Association ride and helmet use is requested. See you on the ride. Bridge under reconstruction in 2023. All better now.

Cedar Valley Tour 2023 (31 years) July 16 & 17 (Sunday and Monday)

July 16, 2023, SUNDAY, start 9am Hiawatha Trail Head. Ride on the Cedar Valley Nature Trail to Overnight in Waterloo, Return to Cedar Rapids on MONDAY.

PANDEMIC plans. Bring a mask to wear into the stores/restaurants. Buy food, take it outside to eat. Keep our social distance. Get your shots. Everything is the same as last year, the year before, the year before that and so on.

Brandon MiniMart is no more. After many years of decline, they are closed up.

Every year someone expresses concern about a bit of trail being impassible. Well, there are countless detours available on nearby local roads. "What's the trail like, what's the condition". We will find out when we get there. As Calvin said: "Let's Go Exploring!"

CVT starts at 9:00 am at the Hiawatha trail head on Boyson Road just 2 blocks east of I380. Overnight parking is okay there. For a shorter option you can start your ride at the train depot in Center Point. Overnight parking is okay there too. The short option cuts about 13 miles off the ride each day but you asphalt lovers will miss 13 miles of paved trail.

We stop everywhere. Many places to snack or drink and we will take advantage of those.

Overnight motels. Plenty to choose from near the Cross Roads Mall area in Waterloo. Dinner at Panera right across the street from the Days Inn Crossroads (319)235-4461. Plenty of other motels nearby. Panera has outdoor seating.

We know the back roads in to Waterloo so we only have 2 blocks of potentially busy road. This is a very flat trail and route.

I'll be riding from my house at 8am if you want to join in for some extra miles. Meet up at the Hiawatha trail head at 9 am. Ride slow, stop in every town for snacks and drinks. Carry your own change of clothes and tooth brush. Dinner at Panera across from the motels.

There is no trail pass required for the CVNT.

This is a regular Hawkeye Bicycle Association ride and helmet use is requested.

See you on the ride.

Cedar Valley Tour 2022 (30 years!) July 17 & 18 (Sunday and Monday)

 30 years.

SUNDAY start 9am,  

Return to CR on MONDAY. 

 why on monday?  Most participants are retired now so why not.

PANDEMIC plans.  Bring a mask to wear into the stores/restaurants.  Buy food, take it outside to eat.  Keep our social distance. Get  your shots.

Everything is the same as last year, the year before, the year before that and so on.

Leave the Hiawatha Trail Head at 9:00 am.

Every year someone expresses concern about a bit of trail being impassible. Well, there are countless detours available on nearby local roads.  "What's the trail like, what's the condition". We will find out when we get there. As Calvin said: "Let's Go Exploring!"

CVT starts at 9:00 am at the Hiawatha trail head on Boyson Road just 2 blocks east of I380.  Overnight parking is okay there.  For a shorter option you can start your ride at the train depot in Center Point.  Overnight parking is okay there too. The short option cuts about 13 miles off the ride each day but you asphalt lovers will miss 13 miles of paved trail.


We stop everywhere.   Many places to snack or drink and we will take advantage of those.

Overnight motels. Plenty to choose from near the Cross Roads Mall area in Waterloo.  Dinner at Panera right across the street from the Days Inn.  Panera has outdoor seating.

We know the back roads in to Waterloo so we only have 2 blocks of potentially busy road.  This is a very flat trail and route. 


I'll be riding from my house at 8am if you want to join in for some extra miles.
Meet up at the Hiawatha trail head at 9 am.
Ride slow, stop in every town for snacks and drinks.
Carry your own change of clothes and tooth brush.
Dinner at Panera across from the motels.

There is no trail pass required for the CVNT.
This is a regular Hawkeye Bicycle Association ride and helmet use is requested.

See you on the ride.  

Cedar Valley Tour 2021 (29 years!) July 18 & 19 (Sunday and Monday)

 

29 years.

SUNDAY start 9am,  

Return to CR on MONDAY. 

 why on monday?  Most participants are retired now so why not.

PANDEMIC plans.  Bring a mask to wear into the stores/restaurants.  Buy food, take it outside to eat.  Keep our social distance. Get  your shots.

Everything is the same as last year, the year before, the year before that and so on.

Leave the Hiawatha Trail Head at 9:00 am.

Every year someone expresses concern about a bit of trail being impassible. Well, there are countless detours available on nearby local roads.  "What's the trail like, what's the condition". We will find out when we get there. As Calvin said: "Let's Go Exploring!"

CVT starts at 9:00 am at the Hiawatha trail head on Boyson Road just 2 blocks east of I380.  Overnight parking is okay there.  For a shorter option you can start your ride at the train depot in Center Point.  Overnight parking is okay there too. The short option cuts about 13 miles off the ride each day but you asphalt lovers will miss 13 miles of paved trail.


We stop everywhere.   Many places to snack or drink and we will take advantage of those.

Overnight motels. Plenty to choose from near the Cross Roads Mall area in Waterloo.  Dinner at Panera right across the street from the Days Inn.  Panera has outdoor seating.

We know the back roads in to Waterloo so we only have 2 blocks of potentially busy road.  This is a very flat trail and route. 


I'll be riding from my house at 8am if you want to join in for some extra miles.
Meet up at the Hiawatha trail head at 9 am.
Ride slow, stop in every town for snacks and drinks.
Carry your own change of clothes and tooth brush.
Dinner at Panera across from the motels.

There is no trail pass required for the CVNT.
This is a regular Hawkeye Bicycle Association ride and helmet use is requested.

See you on the ride.  

2020 Cedar Valley Tour July 12 & 13

28 years!

SUNDAY start 9am,  

Return to CR on MONDAY. 

PANDEMIC plans.  Bring a mask to wear into the stores/restaurants.  Buy food, take it outside to eat.  Keep our social distance.

Everything is the same as last year, the year before, the year before that and so on.

Leave the Hiawatha Trail Head at 9:00 am.

Every year someone expresses concern about a bit of trail being impassible. Well, there are countless detours available on nearby local roads.  "What's the trail like, what's the condition". We will find out when we get there. As Calvin said: "Let's Go Exploring!"

CVT starts at 9:00 am at the Hiawatha trail head on Boyson Road just 2 blocks east of I380.  Overnight parking is okay there.  For a shorter option you can start your ride at the train depot in Center Point.  Overnight parking is okay there too. The short option cuts about 13 miles off the ride each day but you asphalt lovers will miss 13 miles of paved trail.


We stop everywhere.   Many places to snack or drink and we will take advantage of those.

Overnight motels. Plenty to choose from near the Cross Roads Mall area in Waterloo.  Dinner at Panera right across the street from the Days Inn.

We know the back roads in to Waterloo so we only have 2 blocks of potentially busy road.  This is a very flat trail and route. 


I'll be riding from my house at 8am if you want to join in for some extra miles.
Meet up at the Hiawatha trail head at 9 am.
Ride slow, stop in every town for snacks and drinks.
Carry your own change of clothes and tooth brush.
Dinner at Panera across from the motels.

There is no trail pass required for the CVNT.
This is a regular Hawkeye Bicycle Association ride and helmet use is requested.

See you on the ride.  

2019 Cedar Valley Tour July 13 & 14 (27 years!)

Everything is the same as last year, the year before, the year before that and so on.

Leave the Hiawatha Trail Head at 9:00 am Saturday morning.

Every year someone expresses concern about a bit of trail being impassible. Well, there are countless detours available on nearby local roads.  "What's the trail like, what's the condition". We will find out when we get there

CVT starts at 9:00 am at the Hiawatha trail head on Boyson Road just 2 blocks east of I380.  Overnight parking is okay there.  For a shorter option you can start your ride at the train depot in Center Point.  Overnight parking is okay there too. The short option cuts about 13 miles off the ride each day but you asphalt lovers will miss 13 miles of paved trail.


We stop everywhere.  Every place to snack or drink and we will take advantage of that.

Overnight motels. Plenty to choose from near the Cross Roads Mall area in Waterloo.  Dinner at Panera right across the street from the Days Inn.

We know the back roads in to Waterloo so we only have 2 block of potentially busy road.  This is a very flat trail and route. 

See you on the ride.  The details are always the same.
I'll be riding from my house at 8am if you want some extra miles.
Meet up at the Hiawatha trail head at 9 am.
Ride slow, stop in every town for snacks and drinks.
Carry your own change of clothes and tooth brush.
Dinner at Panera across from the motels.

There is no trail pass required for the CVNT.
This is a regular Hawkeye Bicycle Association ride and helmet use is requested..

2018 Cedar Valley Tour

Dates are June 30 and July 1 this year.  Moved up on the club ride schedule to accommodate other rides.  Well be back to the traditional week before ragbrai in 2019.

Well it would be July 14 but that is Bastille Day and I also organize a Bastille Day ride. That starts in Sokol Park in Cedar Rapids at 6pm.  Bring a french bike of course.  We'll have our cake and eat it too.

And why stop there, I'm tossing in a easy vintage Schwinn Bicycle ride on July 15, Sokol Park.

CVT starts at 9:00 am at the Hiawatha trail head on Boyson Road just 2 blocks east of I380.  Overnight parking is okay there.  For a shorter option you can start your ride at the train depot in Center Point.  Overnight parking is okay there too. The short option cuts about 13 miles off the ride each day but you asphalt lovers will miss 13 miles of paved trail.


We stop everywhere.  Every place to snack or drink and we will take advantage of that. 

Overnight motels. Plenty to choose from near the Cross Roads Mall area in Waterloo.  Dinner at Panera right across the street from the Days Inn.

We know the back roads in to Waterloo so we only have 2 block of potentially busy road.  This is a very flat trail and route. 

See you on the ride.  The details are always the same.
I'll be riding from my house at 8am if you want some extra miles.
Meet up at the Hiawatha trail head at 9 am.
Ride slow, stop in every town for snacks and drinks.
Carry your own change of clothes and tooth brush.
Dinner at Panera across from the motels.

There is no trail pass required for the CVNT.
This is a regular Hawkeye Bicycle Association ride and helmet use is requested.

Trail conditions?  We'll find out when we get there.

 One thing about the CVT is there are always decent riding alternatives around any section of the trail.

Fine new bridge just west of Center Point.

 Tree today, gone tomorrow.

 Fine architecture in the small towns along the trail.

 Fine art in the small towns along the trail.

Fine riders along the trail.

Fine vista, not along the trail.