15-Mile: The Cross Island Trail Cruise 🌿
Your ride begins at Cult Classic Brewing, located in a unique former supermarket building on the beloved Eastern Shore. Under local police escort, you'll immediately join Queen Anne’s County’s Cross Island Trail. This flat, serene, and car-free path runs the width of Kent Island for six miles, leaving you directly at a convenient rest stop to fuel up. After a brief stint on a bike-friendly road, you rejoin the trail for the final push back to the brewery. Finish strong for a well-earned post-ride beer!
30-Mile: The Queentown Explorer 🏘️
This course shares the exciting start of the 15-Mile ride from Cult Classic Brewing and utilizes the scenic Cross Island Trail. After your first rest stop, the adventure extends further southeast toward Queentown, MD. Enjoy another long out-and-back stretch on flat, fast, less-traveled roads, admiring picturesque local homes and quiet Eastern Shore landscapes. You'll stop again for a second rest stop before reconnecting directly with the bike trail that guides you back to the brewery. Finish strong and enjoy the most refreshing post-ride cold one on us!
50-Mile: The Romancoke Pier Scenic Loop ⛵
The 50-Mile route encompasses the full experience of both the 15 and 30-Mile courses, including the run through Queentown and the two early rest stops. After rejoining the bike trail back toward the brewery, the 50-Mile route makes a turn to put you on a ten-mile straightaway to your final destination: Romancoke Pier. Take a breather and enjoy the amazing, expansive views from the pier! From there, you follow flat and fast roads (with an optional bike path available) all the way back to the brewery. Finish strong and grab an ice-cold one (or two)—you deserve it!
Route Considerations
If you have questions about the routes, please reach out to info@bikesandbeers.com. We are always open to route suggestions or general inquiries about the ride.
*Routes are subject to change due to road closures and hazards.
*Bikes & Beers collaborates closely with local authorities, cycling advocacy groups, and bike shops to design the safest and best routes possible, working within local constraints and natural geography.
