2024 Heart of Virginia Bike Festival Routes
Riders will start at the Hanover County Courthouse and make their way north toward the Frog Level area in Caroline County with its quiet roads and pretty scenery. English and Metric Century riders will also loop to the east through Walkerton, with the English Century riders continuing to Tappahannock. They will head back to the starting point via the Bowling Green area.
Start Time | Name | RideWithGPS (Map, Cue Sheet, & GPX file) Link | HOVA Route Map and Cue Sheet |
7:30 am | Heart of Virginia Century (101.5 miles)- 5 rest stops with snacks (last 4 with portable toilets) | RideWithGPS Link | HOVA Century Link |
8:30 am | Heart of Virginia Metric Century (65.4 miles)- 3 rest stops with snacks (last 2 with portable toilets) | RideWithGPS Link | HOVA Metric Century Link |
9:30 am | Heart of Virginia Half Metric Century (33.6 miles)- 1 rest stop with snacks and portable toilet | RideWithGPS Link | HOVA Half Metric Century Link |
9:30 am | Heart of Virginia Family Ride | HOVA Family Ride Link |
Route Elevation Profiles:
If you click one of the links in the third column of the table above, you’ll get all the information about the route, including the elevation profile which will show you graphically the ride’s “ups-and-downs,” to what degree it is flat or hilly. These diagrams are also shown below.
Century Route Elevation Profile (2991+/-‘ up/ 2991’ down)
Metric Century Route Elevation Profile (2472′ up/2472′ down)
Half Metric Century Route Elevation Profile (1173′ up/1173′ down)