All bicyclists are welcome to join one of the free Bike to Work Day convoys which are led by experienced volunteer bicycle commuters.  Although you need to register for Bike to Work Day, you don’t have to sign up to participate in a convoy. If you would like to join a convoy, simply meet the convoy group at the start location at the start time, or hop on anywhere along their route as they pedal on by.  Stay with a convoy to its final destination or hop off  anywhere along the route to suit your convenience. Convoy leaders will leave promptly according to their start time, so please arrive at the start location for your convoy 10-15 minutes early. 

If interested in leading a Bike to Work Day Convoy, please click here for the Convoy Leader Online Registration Form.

Below is a working list of Bike to Work Day convoys for the 2024 event. We hope more volunteer convoy leaders will step forward before the May 17, 2024 event.  Please check back regularly for more bike convoys to come.  

 

Start Location: Grace Street Coffee in Georgetown

Stops at: Taking the W&OD trail for 85% of the ride

Convoy Leader: Eddie Gerow, [email protected], 703-965-6304

Details:

Timing still TBD but thinking of leaving Grace Street Coffee in Georgetown around 7am and heading to Tysons. Taking the W&OD for 85% of the ride. Can be flexible on pace/breaks but was thinking of riding straight through and getting to Tysons by around 8:30ish.

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Start Location: Greenbelt Aquatic and Fitness Center

Stops at: NOMA (near REI)

Convoy Leader: Jeff Lemieux,  [email protected]

Convoy Details:

Details: 7am departure Greenbelt Aquatic and Fitness Center. 7:30am departure from College Park City Hall. 8:30am approximate arrival at NOMA (near REI). Route is via Hyattsville Trolley Trail, Met Branch Trail, and protected bike lanes. Return ride to Greenbelt is dependent on weather conditions and participants. Returning riders should bring a Metro fare card, cash/cc, and lock.

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Start Location: Pike and Rose Pit Stop

Stops at: Wheaton Pit Stop

Convoy Leader: Jim Laurenson, [email protected] 

Convoy Details:

Ride from Pike and Rose Pit Stop, starting 7:30 AM sharp, to the Wheaton Pit Stop for a short break (ETA 8 AM for anyone wanting to start there). Then to the FDA/White Oak Pit Stop by ~8:40 AM with option to climb on to the frequent $1 flash bus. Bus has practically no limit for bikes and would pick us a few miles earlier at Trader Joe’s on Rte. 29 to takes us up that final long hill!).

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Start Location: Hood College

Convoy Leader: Jaime McKay, [email protected] 

Convoy Details:

Join Transit Services for a Ceremonial Ride from Hood College! A two-wheeled tradition, we’ll be meeting in front of Alumnae Hall by 6:45 am, and taking off together on our family-friendly slow roll at 6:50 am sharp. This year’s route takes us by Frederick Health, two FCPS Maryland schools, beautiful City of Frederick parks, neighborhoods, and more before arriving at City Hall and continuing on to Transit Center for the Pit Stop Celebration and Proclamation! 

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Start Location: Bowie City Hall Pit Stop

Convoy Leader: James Leake,  [email protected]

Convoy Details:

Greenbelt convoy will leave the Bowie Pit stop at 7:15, and will pass by NASA GSFC before continuing on to the Greenbelt Pit stop. It will then join NASA GSFC riders to return to NASA GSFC at 8:30.

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Start Location: 6700 South Van Dorn Street, Alexandria, VA, 22315 Start Time: 7:00 am Stops at: Carlyle Pit Stop

Convoy Leader: Luis Prudencio,  [email protected], 703-485-6857

Convoy Details:

This convoy will meet at the Shell Gas Station on South Van Dorn St in Kingstowne, from there, we will go towards Rose Hill then Eisenhower Avenue, Old Town Alexandria, Carlyle Pit Stop, Potomac Yard Trail, Mount Vernon Trail into DC, final stop will be Foggy Bottom but those going to Crystal City. Pentagon or Freedom Plaza could join us for most of the route.

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Start Location: Shaw Pit Stop

Convoy Leader: James Tsai, [email protected], 571-228-4888

Convoy Details:

We will meet at the Shaw Pit Stop at 7:30 with wheels up at 7:45. This is a chance for adults with kids in bike seats or trailers as well as little ones to bike, scoot on safe streets with adult bike escort. We will adjust accordingly based on numbers, including if we need to use sidewalks. We will arrive at Garrison Elementary in time for 8:15 arrival! *Route subject to change.

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Start Location: Hyattsville at Driskell Community Park

Convoy Leader: Aysha Cohen, [email protected], 805-765-7119

Convoy Details:

Visit two morning Bike to Work Day pit stops and ride the Trolley Trail with us to kick off Bike to Work Day. Next, end your work or school day at our UMD College Park pit stop in the afternoon!

  • 7:30-8:00 AM: Explore Pit Stop #1: Hyattsville’s Driskel Community Park Pavilion (3911 Hamilton Street), featuring refreshments and giveaways from ATHA, Arrow Bicycle, the Hyattsville CDC, Jersey Mike’s, Maryland Meadworks, and Sangfroid Distilling!
  • 8:00-8:30 AM: Get a few tips for the road from our DOTS Sustainability Team at UMD College Park and cycle down the Trolley Trail with us to College Park City Hall!
  • 8:30-9:00 AM: Explore Pit Stop #2: College Park’s City Hall (7401 Baltimore Ave), featuring giveaways and resources from the College Park area!
  • 3:00-5:00 PM: Explore Pit Stop #3: UMD College Park’s Dept. of Transportation Services (8056 Regents Drive) for raffles, one pound of honey from UMD’s Beekeeping Club, bicycle lights/pedals from Redshift, and snacks, and resources from our UMD DOT Sustainability Team!

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Start Location: Chevy Chase Safeway

Convoy Leader: Ezra Deutsch-Feldman, [email protected], 202-695-3972

Convoy Details:

We’ll be leading a convoy down Connecticut Avenue! Start time is 7:30. It will be at a relaxed pace and we’ll make several stops to pick up additional riders along the route. Except for starting at the Safeway, all of our stops will be on the west side of CT Ave so we won’t have to cross the street.

Here’s the schedule of where we are going and when we’ll leave each stop:

  • Meet up 7:30 — Parking lot of the Chevy Chase Safeway Leave Chevy Chase at 7:40
  • Arrive in front of Italian Bar (across the street from Politics and Prose) at 7:50
  • Leave Italian Bar at 8:00 Arrive at Van Ness Metro (west side) at 8:10
  • Leave Van Ness Metro at 8:20 Arrive at the Uptown Pit Stop at 8:25
            20 MINUTE PIT STOP BREAK!
  • Leave the Uptown at 8:45

Split into two groups —

  • one will continue down CT and end in Dupont Circle;
  • the other will cross Calvert Street and end at the Adams Morgan pit stop.

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