Baltimore, MD

[TxDoc]

Hey everyone,
do y'all have any good suggestions for bike rides in Baltimore? I usually do my bike vacations on the Eastern Shore - so I don't really know downtown Baltimore much. I'm going to spend a few days there, and either travel with my bike or rent one (or get a cheap department store/craigslist bike maybe).
Any suggestions for nice routes or group rides are appreciated!
Thanks

[ny biker]

I would start with the Baltimore Bike Club.

http://baltobikeclub.org/

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On second thought, they seem to ride mostly outside the city. Great places to ride, but not what you're looking for.

[Cataboo]

There's the Gwynn Falls trail. It goes through the city and some parks.
http://www.gwynnsfallstrail.org/

Tour du port & tour du parks go through baltimore city, you can probably figure out those routes on mapmyride:
http://www.mapmyride.com/site/search...u+port&search=

I'll ask kali durga,I think she bikes in baltimore a bit

[HillSlugger]

Where's Kalidurga? She knows biking Baltimore!

[Kalidurga]

Hello, strangers...

The Gwynns Falls trail is where I usually ride up in B'more-- Covers the gamut from downtown city streets to smooth dirt track in gorgeous parkland. If you do the trail, the only spot you might want to avoid is Cherry Hill Park all the way down on the southern end. And definitely make sure you swing up to Dickeyville at the northern end. There's also an off-shoot near Federal Hill that heads out to Fort McHenry, but I don't know if they've re-opened the fort to bikes-- It's been off-limits during retaining wall construction work.

If you're there on a Sunday, the Bike Bmore group does group rides out of Fells Point each weekend, weather permitting-- Here's their website and their Facebook page. I haven't ridden with them yet, but their routes look like fun. They've also got links to some local shops that you could call about rentals.

If you or anyone else wants to get together for a Baltimore ride, just send me a pm. This weekend's out as I've messed up my back, but other than that I'm always up for a B'more ride (weather permitting )

[kmehrzad]

I'd be up for a B'more ride if TxDoc would like some company. I enjoy meeting other TE'rs from around the country/world.

I'm always up for a ride with you too, Kali, so let me know if you'd like company sometime.