Chesapeake Cycling Club's Fahrtoberfest Besterwurst 2026 A Fall Festive C3 Ride with Beer and Oktoberfest-Inspired Fare to Follow NEW! for 2026 - Swap, Sell & Giveaway Farhtoberfest (Ride Fest) is C3's annual celebration of the fall cycling season—a day packed with great riding, good food, and even better company! For 2026, we're turning up the fun with a brand-new Swap, Sell & Giveaway. Got cycling gear collecting dust in the garage? Extra parts, jerseys, wheels, tools, or accessories you no longer use? Clean out those closets and shelves, load up your trade goods, and bring them along. Buy, sell, swap, or give away gear while connecting with fellow riders and discovering some hidden treasures. Come for the ride, stay for the cookout, and leave with new gear, new stories, and new friends. Farhtoberfest 2026 is shaping up to be our most exciting Ride Fest yet! Price for Ride is $25 Per Person REGISTRATION IS IN ADVANCE ONLY Click Here to Register for the Ride! Ride Day and Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026 Location and Parking: Tuckahoe State Park, Cherry Pavilion, 13450 Cherry Lane, Ridgely, MD 21660 Choose Your Course & Style: Gelber Senffarben "Yellow Mustard" 32-mile course (including 2.22-Mile Gravel Road "Rollsplit" Segment) on Ride with GPS HERE Kleiner Spritzer "Little Squirt" 28.1-mile course (100% Pavement) on Ride with GPS HERE Event Schedule: Ride begins promptly at 10:00 AM. Lunch at Cherry Pavilion begins at 12:00 PM and lasts until 3:00 PM. Swap, Sell & Giveaway begins at 12:00 PM and lasts until 3:00 PM. Farhtoberfest-Specific Segments: Mile 8.1 to Mile 11.4: "Der Grün Gurken" Mile 12.4 - Mile 14.8 "Das Ketchupberg" Mile 22.2 - Mile 27.7 "Das Fahrradbahn" Mile 28.4 to Mile 30.7: "Rollsplit" General Classification 32 Miles: "Gelber Senffarben" Ride "Sans Gravel" 28.1 Miles: "Kleiner Spritzer" The Menu: Festive Seasonal Beers, German Pretzels with Cheese Sauce and Mustard, Grilled Wursts (bratwursts, all-beef hotdogs, vegan stadium dogs) with Crusty Rolls and all the Fixings (pickle relish, mustard, sauerkraut, onions) “schmalzig” Schwäbischer Kartoffelsalat (that's German potato salad, folks), Soft Drinks and Water, and Tasty Desserts. (Individuals may also BYOB) Ride Notes & Policies: Ride is rain or shine (no rain date). Check the weather, kit out, and dress appropriately (bring a change of clothes for after the ride) Helmets are required. Headlights and taillights are strongly recommended. Obey traffic signs and controls. Roads (except for a 5.5-mile segment along Oakland Road) have no shoulders; please ride toward the right margin. Most road surfaces are hard-packed tar and chip and generally quite good. Give extra caution at road intersections and turns.
Course & Travel Notes
☀️ Typically 67°F / 48°F · 25% chance of rain
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When is c3 farthoberfest besterwurst swap and sale event 2026 — Ridgely, MD?
c3 farthoberfest besterwurst swap and sale event 2026 — Ridgely, MD takes place on October 25, 2026. The race is held in Ridgely, Maryland.
Where is c3 farthoberfest besterwurst swap and sale event 2026 — Ridgely, MD held?
c3 farthoberfest besterwurst swap and sale event 2026 — Ridgely, MD is held at 13450 Cherry Lane in Ridgely, Maryland.
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