
2025 Temple Bike Tour
2025 Temple Bike Tour
Join us for the 2nd annual Temple University Bike Tour. This scenic tour will begin at the Temple University Main Campus, Diamond Street Parking Lot and will end at the Temple University Ambler campus, home of the Ambler Arboretum.
Cyclists will travel a beautiful 22-mile route from Main Campus to Ambler Campus, touring the Greenway through Fairmount, Wissahickon and Fort Washington State Parks. They will also enjoy a celebration at the Ambler Arboretum at the end of the ride.
Transportation between campuses will be available for cyclists before and after the tour if they request it upon registration.
Family members and friends of the cyclists, as well as the general public, are welcome to meet riders at Ambler Campus as the tour concludes and enjoy light refreshments and fun activities. If you are only planning to attend the Ambler Campus Celebration from 11 AM to 1 PM, the event is free, but we do ask you to register.
The Ambler Campus Celebration following the ride will include a Beer Garden. Each cyclist riding in the tour, and is 21 years of age or older, will be given a ticket for one free beer after the ride. Beer will also be available for purchase. Please use this site to register as a cyclist for The Bike Tour or to attend the free Ambler Campus Celebration.
Early Bird registration and pricing for the Temple Bike Tour will close on March 24, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Bike Tour t-shirts, in the size of your choice (S-XXL) will be available to participants who register by March 24. We cannot guarantee t-shirt availability or sizes for registrations received after March 24. All registrations for the Temple Bike Tour will close on Monday, April 21st, 2025, at 11:59 PM. There will be NO on-site registration.
Bike Tour Registration Fees:
Early Bird Fee: $30
General Fee: $35
Student Fee: $15
Funds raised by the Bike Tour will support Temple University Ambler. If you have any questions about The Temple Bike Tour or the Ambler Campus Celebration, please contact us at templebiketour@temple.edu. More information can be found here
NOTE: Please print and complete the 2025 Temple Bike Tour waiver found on the home page here. You will be required to upload your signed waiver in order to complete your registration during the checkout process.
Bike Tour Essentials
Please read and be aware of the following bike tour essentials information before you complete your registration.
SAFETY
- Headphones, earbuds, selfie sticks, or other items that compromise safety are not permitted.
- Pass a slower rider ahead of you only to their left, when it is safe to do so, and announce, “On your left” when passing.
- Please don’t escalate any unfortunate interactions with motorists, as such actions may put the entire group in jeopardy.
- All bicycles must be in safe working order, with a functional brake and properly inflated tires. Be sure you are familiar with the operation of gears and other features on your bicycle. Riding with your seat adjusted to the proper height for pedaling efficiency makes climbing hills—and the overall ride—much easier.
- For traffic safety, cyclists should not arrange for personal support vehicles to follow them during the tour.
EQUIPMENT
- Cyclists must wear a helmet at all times during the ride; each should carry water and a spare inner tube that fits their bicycle. Bright clothing and a red rear light are also encouraged.
- Cyclists may ride standard, tandem, or recumbent bicycles, including Class 1 electric pedal-assist bicycles.
- Be aware that significant parts of the roughly 20-mile course are on mixed surface trails, including gravel surfaces and wooden bridges, which can become slippery when wet.
- A hybrid bicycle is ideal, or a road bicycle fitted with tires 28c in width or greater, or a mountain bike with tires on the skinnier side.
- While the course takes advantage of one of the flattest routes between Temple’s campuses, most riders will prefer a bicycle with multiple gears to assist with uphill grades.
DURING THE TOUR
- At the Main Campus start line, Temple will provide each rider with a unique bib number and safety pins. This is to be affixed to the lower left back portion of your cycling jersey or jacket, for easy identification during the event. Your emergency contact information should also be written on the reverse of the bib number before pinning it on. We will also have air pumps for topping off your tires, a water cooler for filling your water bottles, light snacks and restrooms within walking distance. These same amenities (minus the restrooms) will be available at the mid-ride aid station outside the Morris Arboretum.
- There will be three mandatory rider check-ins at:
- The Main Campus start line (Diamond Street Lot)
- The mid-ride aid station outside the Morris Arboretum
- The finish line (Ambler Campus Parking Lot #2 by the Learning Center).
- For your safety, it is extremely important that you check in at all three locations! If we do not record your arrival along the route, the ride organizers will assume an incident has occurred or you are lost, and we will attempt to contact you and/or your emergency contact person.
- Should you depart the organized ride for any reason after starting, it is extremely important that you call the ride organizer at the number that will be provided on event day, to alert Temple of your departure.
- We must keep the event running within our permitted timeframe. Any rider who has not reached and departed the mid-ride aid station by 11:30 a.m. will be transported forward to the finish line by Temple vehicle.
- Remember to hydrate before, during and after the ride!
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