2026 Heart of Virginia Bike Festival Routes
The Century and Metric routes were NEW in 2025. The riders really enjoyed them! In the spirit of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” we are using them again in 2026. This is not a guarantee that there won’t be any tweaks, but giving you access to those maps now will give you a chance to start making plans early.
Riders will start at 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 then loop to the east through Newtown, with the English Century riders continuing further east passing through Walkerton. Both of those routes share the rest stop in Aylett from which they return to the starting point.
The 2026 routes and rest stop locations are shown below.
| Route | RideWithGPS link | Map and Cue Sheet |
| Heart of Virginia Century (101.2 miles) | https://ridewithgps.com/ routes/56798906 | https://raba.org/data_files/ 2026_HoVA_Century.pdf |
| Heart of Virginia Metric Century (65.9 miles) | https://ridewithgps.com/ routes/56798846 | https://raba.org/data_files/ 2026_HoVA_Metric.pdf |
| Heart of Virginia Half Metric Century (34 miles) | https://ridewithgps.com/ routes/56798497 | https://raba.org/data_files/ 2026_HoVA_Half_Metric_34_miles.pdf |
| Heart of Virginia Family Ride (11 miles) | https://raba.org/data_files/HOVA Family Ride Map and Cue Sheet-2026.pdf |



