14th Annual River Towns Ride – Greater Wilmington
Saturday, September 12, 2026
The River Towns Ride & Festival provides riders the opportunity to visit the historic riverfronts of New Castle, Delaware City, Wilmington and Chesapeake City, Md. while earning medals based on distance completed. This year’s ride will begin at 9am with a post-ride reception on deck at Dolly Spanker‘s (30 Clinton St., Del. City, DE 19706) overlooking the Delaware River. First beer free to all registered riders age 21 and older!
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The Ride
Start in whichever town you wish • Official start time is 9am
SAG support begins at 9am and will end at 3pm. No medals awarded after 3pm so time your start based on your distance goal. HELMETS ARE MANDATORY!
Visit FOUR Historic River Towns! This year you have the option to ride the Markell Trail and Castle Trail (open to bikes & pedestrians only), The Markell Trail connects the Wilmington Riverfront to Historic New Castle and the Castle Trail connects Historic Delaware City to Historic Chesapeake City, MD. Your wristband will be marked in Wilmington, New Castle & Del. City to confirm you completed that leg of the course.
Course Description: Multiple route options on a course that is predominately flat between Historic Delaware City, Historic New Castle, the Wilmington Riverfront and newly added Historic Chesapeake City, MD. Four Official Starting Points: Downtown Historic New Castle, Downtown Historic Delaware City, Chesapeake City, Md. (head of Ben Cardin Trail at Lock St. & C&D Canal), Wilmington Riverfront @ DuPont Environmental Education Center.
*If event is rescheduled due to weather, registration fees will be honored for the rescheduled date or deferred to next year (not refunded).
Locations
Finisher Medal
Gold Medal
- Visit all four River Towns and return to your start (62 miles).
Silver Medal
- Option One: Visit all three Riverfront towns (32 miles). Start at either of the three towns.
- Option Two: Delaware City to Chesapeake City, Md. & back via Castle Trail (30 miles).
Bronze Medal
- Option One: Complete 20-mile circuit between Delaware City and New Castle.
- Option Two: Complete 18-mile circuit between Delaware City and Summit Marina via Castle Trail.
Routes
Ride with GPS
For directions and parking info: BikeReg.com/rivertownsridecom
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