E-bike from White's Ferry and the Monocacy Aqueduct to Sugarloaf Mountain

This is a spectacular ride through a stunning rural area with great views of surrounding mountains. The view from the Western picnic area on the mountain is worth the trip uphill.

Trip descriptions can be downloaded from www.ebikelovers.com

This event will be a combined towpath, farmland, and mountain tour from either White's Ferry, via the Monocacy Aqueduct to Sugarloaf Mountain, or directly from the Monocacy Aqueduct to the mountain.

The total roundtrip distance from White's Ferry is 37 miles. We arrive at 10 AM and leave at 10:15 AM.

The total round trip distance from the Monocacy Aqueduct is 24 miles. We meet at 11:00 AM and leave at 11:15 AM and bike together with the group coming from White's Ferry.

Please charge your batteries as we will be biking on Sugarloaf Mountain.

We follow COVID 19 social distancing guidelines.

The group stops a few times for slower riders to catch up.

Restrooms are available at the beginning, the middle, and the end of the event.

Our bikes will always be in our sight. No additional locks are required to keep your bike safe on this trip.

For the E-bike Lovers group to be successful, we need to grow our membership carefully. Please feel free to invite other E-bike lovers, spread the word, and let's have fun.

As usual, non-assisted bikers are most welcome.

About White's Ferry:

Historic White's Ferry is the last of 100 ferries that used to operate on the Potomac River. This ferry, named after the confederate Civil War General Jubal A. Early, connects Whites Ferry Road in Montgomery County, Maryland with a road by the same name in Loudoun County, Virginia. The cars line up on what looks like a boat ramp and drive down onto the ferry. Once loaded, the ferry follows a wire cable to the other side of the Potomac.

About Dickerson Conservation Park:

The park provides opportunities for quiet enjoyment of the natural environment. The 304-acre park sits next to the Potomac River and the C&O Canal just south of the boundary between Montgomery and Frederick Counties. Floodwaters damaged this portion of the C&O Canal and towpath during the flood of 1996. M-NCPPC acquired the park in the early 1960s.

About Monocacy Aqueduct:

The Monocacy Aqueduct is the largest of the eleven aqueducts erected along the C&O Canal and is often described by many historians as one of the finest canal features in the United States. Ten of the eleven aqueducts remain as key features of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, which was designated as a national historical park in 1971. The Catoctin Aqueduct collapsed after its piers were gradually undercut and a flash flood took it down in 1972.

About Sugarloaf Mountain:

Sugarloaf Mountain is a small (1,283 foot; 391 m) mountain and park about 10 miles (16 km) south of Frederick, Maryland, USA. The closest village is Barnesville, located just over one mile from the foot of the mountain. The peak of this relatively low mountain is approximately 800 feet (244 m) higher than the surrounding farmland.