In both spring and fall, Virginia offers cycling and visual pleasures along smooth-paved, undulating roads. Departing from Martinsburg, visit the university town of Shepherdstown and its charming main street. Bike through Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park, skirting the Potomac River and its locks. Follow pleasant routes past fields and meadows, Victorian mansions and eighteenth century farms, at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Explore the George Washington Forest. You will want to adapt the State’s slogan to Virginia is for lovers… of biking!
April 29 to May 7, 2017
> Price (taxes included) : $1,795
> Price (taxes included) : $1,795
From day to day
Short route: 337 km • Long route: 519 km
Day 1 - Rendez-vous in Saint-Lambert at 6:30 a.m. and departure at 7 a.m. Arrival in Martinsburg at 8:30 p.m.
Day 2 - Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Harper's Ferry, Bolivar, Charles Town (67 km).
Day 3 - Charles Town, Berryville, Winchester. Boucle via Purcellville (49 or 85 km).
Day 4 - Winchester, Boyce, Front Royal (55 to 100 km).
Day 5 – Free day or looped route via Browntown or Shenandoah National Park (56 or 82 km).
Day 6 - Front Royal, Edinburg, Woodstock (60 km).
Day 7 - Woodstock, Apple Pie Ridge, Cedar Creek, Winchester (60 km).
Day 8 - Winchester, Martinsburg (46 or 65 km).
Day 1 - Rendez-vous in Saint-Lambert at 6:30 a.m. and departure at 7 a.m. Arrival in Martinsburg at 8:30 p.m.
Day 2 - Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Harper's Ferry, Bolivar, Charles Town (67 km).
Day 3 - Charles Town, Berryville, Winchester. Boucle via Purcellville (49 or 85 km).
Day 4 - Winchester, Boyce, Front Royal (55 to 100 km).
Day 5 – Free day or looped route via Browntown or Shenandoah National Park (56 or 82 km).
Day 6 - Front Royal, Edinburg, Woodstock (60 km).
Day 7 - Woodstock, Apple Pie Ridge, Cedar Creek, Winchester (60 km).
Day 8 - Winchester, Martinsburg (46 or 65 km).
Day 9 - Departure from Martinsburg at 8 a. m. and arrival in Saint-Lambert around 9:30 p.m.
The package includes:
- round-trip bus transportation between Saint-Lambert (south shore of Montréal) and Martinsburg;
- 8 nights in three-star hotel (double occupancy);
- 8 breakfasts and 2 evening meals;
- bike transportation by truck (no boxing required);
- baggage transportation (one bag per person, 15-kg maximum);
- mechanical assistance and access to a relief vehicle;
- daily route plans;
- taxes;
- the $1 contribution per $1,000 of services purchased to the Compensation Fund for Customers of Travel Agents.
Start/Finish: Saint-Lambert/Martinsburg
From 28 to 40 cyclists, accompanied by our guide. Addition of a 2nd guide based on the number of travellers.