4th Annual Bike the Gravel: Tour de Conservation Easement

The Land Trust of Virginia, a nonprofit organization that partners with private landowners who voluntarily protect and preserve properties with significant historic, scenic, or ecological value, will host their 4th Annual Bike the Gravel: Tour de Conservation Easement on Saturday, Sept. 25 beginning at 8 a.m. The ride begins and ends at Buchanan Hall, 8549 John S. Mosby Hwy, Upperville, VA. 20184.\ \ Three routes through five protected properties, the Gravel Grinder (65.64 miles), the Gravel Paradise (34.08 miles) and the Gravel Explorer (18.25 miles), allow for bicyclists of all levels to enjoy a spectacular fall day riding in the countryside. Registration varies from $65 to $85 depending on the route, and includes pre-ride donuts and coffee, improved rest stops, post-ride lunch and voucher for one beer and more. 100 percent of the proceeds benefit the Land Trust of Virginia’s mission to preserve small country back roads and open spaces for all to enjoy.\ \ “We hope our bicyclists learn that to continue to enjoy our rural landscape, they must help by supporting LTV and the work we do,” said Sally Price, executive director of Land Trust of Virginia. “Easements protect properties from development in perpetuity and keep the roads forever quiet for beautiful bicycle rides.”\ \ The 2021 Bike the Gravel: Tour de Conservation Easement is sponsored by Haymarket Bicycle Studio, Old Bust Head Brewing Co., Maverick Bikes, and Lost Barrel Brewing.\ \ For more information about Land Trust of Virginia and their events, please visit http://www.landtrustva.org.\