RIDING SHENANDOAH VALLEY’S BACK ROADS SINCE 1991

Let the Good Times Roll!

Our 2023 Fall Foliage Bike Festival brings experienced century cyclists, mid-distance recreational riders and novices, and families to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to enjoy a weekend of beautiful riding and friendly hospitality! If you’ve ridden Fall Foliage before, here are a few new changes to make this year’s festival even more festive. . .

What’s new in 2023

Moving our lunch to AFTER the ride

Many riders had requested we move our generous lunch buffet to AFTER the ride is over and we listened! Join us back at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church for an after ride celebratory meal with additional hot food items.

Enjoy the Music, Get Up and Dance!

More celebration? You got it! The Everyday People Band — one of the most popular horn bands of the Shenandoah Valley – will provide live dance music from 3-6 p.m. in the gym at St. Paul’s UMC.

Plenty of spaces for our popular rides

Park ‘n Ride with ease! This year’s Saturday remote start for the 30-miler, Gravel and Family routes has been moved to accommodate the popularity of these rides with plenty of parking at Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren in Weyers Cave.

The Shenandoah Bike Foliage Festival offers a full weekend of cycling in some of the most beautiful parts of Virginia. Constant vistas of the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains enhance your enjoyment of the scenic countryside of the Shenandoah Valley.

You’ll pass bucolic farmlands (where the pace of life slows down so much, you may even pass a few horse-drawn buggies), trees loaded with changing Fall colors, historic Civil War battlefields, and small towns with picturesque town squares and classic Americana architecture.

2023 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, OCT. 20

3 p.m. – 8 p.m.— Registration/Check-in at  St. Paul’s United Methodist Church

Check-in/On-site Registration and packet pickup

Browse the Fall Foliage Store for cycling  jackets, socks, previous year jerseys, etc.

Enjoy Shredders BBQ Food Truck meals for purchase

Shop Black Dog Bikes’ on-site tent for ride essentials and last-minute clothing and accessories

IF CAMPING: Check-in with the Boy Scouts to get your campsite location

Then head to downtown Staunton to enjoy dinner on your own and shopping!

SATURDAY, OCT. 21

7:30 a.m. — 9 a.m. Registration/Check-in  St. Paul’s United Methodist Church  (only for those who did not check-in on Friday)

Pay-what-you-will Breakfast available (quiche, biscuits, fruit, juice, coffee) starting at 7 a.m.

8 a.m. Saturday Routes Open at St. Paul’s:

Century group start at St. Paul’s at 8 a.m. with police safety escort out of church driveway.

Metric Century riders can start when ready, but please be mindful of rest stop schedules  (suggested start no later than 9:00 a.m.).

New Location or 2023 9 a.m. Routes Open at Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren (see Driving Directions). This is the remote start location for Family Ride, 30-miler and Gravel Routes. Start when you want (by 11 a.m., please) but be mindful of rest stop closure times.

1-5 p.m. NEW AFTER RIDE MEAL opens at  St. Paul’s United Methodist Church

Enjoy live dance music with Everyday People Funk Band from 3-6 p.m. (Meal ends at 5 p.m. but beverages and desserts will be available during the live music time.)

4 p.m.  Routes Close (SAG and radio support ends)

Dinner (if not the after-ride meal) ison your own.

Saturday rides & map

SUNDAY, OCT. 22

7:30 a.m. — 9:00 a.m. Registration/Check-in at LOCATION Middlebrook Community Center (for those who did not check-in on Friday or Saturday). Note that our Fall Foliage “Bike Store”— selling socks, vests, jackets and jerseys — will NO LONGER BE OPEN during this Sunday morning time. Please pickup your orders or make purchases on Friday or Saturday during registration hours at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. Thanks!

8 a.m. — SUNDAY Routes open: Middlebrook Community Center

Metric Century, 65 miles – SUGGESTED START BY 8:30 a.m.

26-Miler

Gravel Route

Family Route

7:15 a.m. — 10:30 a.m. Breakfast/Brunch: Middlebrook Community Center (enjoy a hearty breakfast/brunch included FREE at our Middlebrook “headquarters”)

10 a.m. — 3 p.m. Middlebrook Rest Stop: After the Brunch closes, a rest stop at Middlebrook Post Office will offer drinks and light snacks

4:00 p.m. — Routes close (SAG and radio support ends)

Dinner on your own and drive home safely!

Sunday rides & map

REGISTRATION INFO & COSTS

Driving directions 

Date:   October 20-22, 2023

Locations: 

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church 2000 Shutterlee Mill Road Staunton, VA 24401

Pleasant Valley  Church of the Brethren 91 Valley Church Rd  Weyers Cave, VA 24486

Middlebrook Community Center 54 Cherry Grove Road Middlebrook, VA 24459

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