The 2026 routes are the same as the 2025 routes and are shown below.
Please note that the 2026 SAG phone number is: 227-284-3974
First time century rider? Visit tips for preparing for your first century. Continue on to learn how to navigate your chosen route.
Route Map
The 2026 Routes are shown below.
Electronic Navigation
While we do mark the course with paint and we provide detailed paper cue sheets, we encourage you to use a bike computer (Garmin, Wahoo, Coros, Hammerhead) or your phone with the Free RideWithGPS app (iPhone and Android). You can transfer the routes with full turn by turn directions easily without an account as the rides are in our RideWithGPS Route library which provides these features for everyone.
Transferring the route to your device “over the air” without needing to connect your device to a computer click requires a free (or paid) account with Ride With GPS. To do this, first click on the Route (100,65,30 or 10) across the bottom of the map above and then click either “Download” or “View Full”.
Form there it will depend on whether you are accessing the route on a desktop computer or a phone. For more detailed directions than outlined here, see the Ride With GPS help for how to sync files to bike computers.
On a desktop computer:
- Click the “View Full” link on the route you want above
- The route will display
- Sign into (or create) your account
- Click the “Send to Device” button
- Select your device type
You will see a confirmation that the route has been added to your library and “pinned” which will transfer it to your bike computer if you have configured it to work with Ride With GPS.
On a phone:
- Install the Ride With GPS app on your phone and sign in with your account
- Click the Route you want (100, 65, 30 or 15) at the bottom of the map and then “View Full” link on the route you want above
- The route will open on the mobile app
- Click the “Save” button and select “Pin” (or “Send to Garmin” or “Send to Wahoo” depending on your device)
The route will be synced to your bike computer. If you want to use your phone for navigation, we also recommend you click the Save button again and select the “Download for Offline” so the route will be stored on your phone and can be used without a cell signal.
We recommend doing this even if you use a Garmin or Wahoo bike computer for navigation as this can be used if your computer has problems or you get off course. Navigate to the “Library”” > “Offline” tab in the app. Click the show location button and a blue dot will show you where you are relative to the course. This is very useful to get back on course. See below:
Additional help for uploading these files to your device such as Garmin 205/305, 500, 510, 605/705 800, 810, 1000 can be fond on the Ride With GPS site. For a deep dive into this topic you can view a webinar we did on the topic.
Downloadable Navigation Files
If you want a direct download of the navigation files and you have a Ride With GPS account these are the direct links.
FIT files that are importable by many devices:
GPX files that are a common standard that can be imported into many other platforms such as Strava if you prefer to use something other than Ride With GPS. Note, these are GPX Track files and do not contain turn by turn directions, just the track of the routes.
Ride With GPS offers many other download formats which can be accessed by going to the route page, clicking the … next to the Send to Device button, selecting More Export Options and selecting your desired format from the popup:
And lastly, if you do not have a Ride With GPS account and do not want to create one, we have downloaded the files for you and you can get them from our Google Drive (no Google login required, double click or right click on the file you want and select “download”).
Printable Cue Sheets
If you want a printed cue sheet, we encourage you to print it from the PDFs below or you can pick one up at Saturday packet pickup 12 – 2pm or Sunday morning. For details about location, parking, packet pickup, start times, rest stop times and more, please check Ride Day Details.
These are formatted “4-fold” for easy use during the ride.
Route Descriptions
The 65 and 100 routes visit many scenic parts of Anne Arundel County including the Severn River, U.S. Naval Academy, City of Annapolis, City Dock, Chesapeake Bay, USNA Stadium and more! The 100 milers will enjoy rural south County and the Galesville Wharf Park rest stop right on the water. This is a unique opportunity for an organized ride to visit all parts of the County as most rides in the area focus only on the rural parts of south Anne Arundel and Calvert Counties. These routes are on urban and rural roads that are open to all vehicular traffic.
The 15 and 30 routes are entirely on paved trails away from vehicular traffic for those not comfortable on the open roads. Many new riders set these as goals for personal distance records! These flat paved trail rides are great for families and special needs riders.
100 Mile (Century)
The century route touches all parts of the County with a variety of terrain. Starting at Kinder Farm Park, it goes down the B&A Trail, over the Severn River, through the City of Annapolis past the U.S. Naval Academy and City Dock, south out of the city with a rest stop at beautiful Bay Ridge with views of the Chesapeake Bay, Bay Bridge and Thomas Point Lighthouse. The route continues to south county and a waterfront rest stop at scenic Galesville. Continuing west through the popular rolling terrain riding routes in Davidsonville, up to a rest stop at Crofton Park. The route continues north through west county up to BWI with a rest stop at the scenic Dixon Aircraft Observation area. The route continues south on the B&A Trail returning to Kinder Farm Park.
The route encompasses many urban and rural two lane roads with rolling terrain and a few shorter, steeper hills so riders should be comfortable with riding on open roads and a variety of terrain. It has a total vertical gain of about 4000 feet.
65 mile (Metric Century)
The 65 mile route follows the 100 mile route to downtown Annapolis and on to scenic Bay Ridge with its spectacular views of the Chesapeake Bay, Bay Bridge and Annapolis with the first rest stop at Bay Ridge Pool Club overlooking the Chesapeake Bay. After Bay Ridge, the route rejoins the Century route except for the more difficult rolling terrain in the south county loop and continues to the next rest stop at Crofton Park and finally to the Dixon Observation Area at BWI. After the rest stop, the route continues on the BWI Trail south of the airport, back on the B&A Trail returning to Kinder Farm Park.
About a quarter of the route is on the B&A Trail and there there is rolling terrain on open urban and rural roads with a total vertical gain of about 2300 feet.
The route can be lengthened by about 9 miles from the Dixon Observation Area by looping around the airport on the BWI Trail before returning south down the B&A Trail.
30 Mile (All Trail Long)
The 30 mile route provides a longer (its actually 32.6 miles) “all trail” fairly flat option which encompasses the B&A and BWI trails. It can be shortened or lengthened to achieve a desired distance by altering the turn around point on the B&A trail. This is the best route for more fit riders who are not yet comfortable riding on open roads. 30 mile riders will enjoy the Dixon Observation Park rest stop where they have the option of adding about 9 miles by completing the BWI Loop Trail, which includes a great overlook of the airport, before returning to Kinder Farm Park.
15 Mile (All Trail Short)
The 15 mile route is an “out and back” on the B&A Trail with a water stop at the turn around point in Arnold. This is the best route for novice riders that are not comfortable riding on open roads.
Children’s Bike Rodeo & Family Fun Ride
On October 4, 2026 the Lifeline 100 will include a free Children’s Bike Rodeo for kids age 4-10 & a 2.6 mile Family Bike Safari Ride, both at Kinder Farm Park. The Bike Rodeo includes a safety orientation, helmet check, quick bike check and a supervised ride on a closed course where children can learn and practice safety skills. Both the Rodeo and Bike Safari will be in the morning this year 10am – 12pm outside the Kinder Farm Park Visitor Center. Reservations are not needed. Participants are encouraged to bring water bottles.
Click here for details for these FREE morning events!
Family Fun Ride Route Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40940778