Hawk Mountain Weekend
May 29-31, 2021
The Hawk Mountain Weekend is a three-day unsupported tour over
Memorial Day Weekend.
For 2021 the routes and overnights are slightly different from last time. The
first day’s route will take us from Gap, PA over a moderately hilly 58-mile route to
West Hamburg, PA where we will have two overnights at the Microtel (610-562-
4234). Enroute to West Hamburg we will visit Blue Marsh Lake National Recreation
Area (
). The next day (Sunday) we will have a choice of three
routes. One choice will take us to quaint New Tripoli for lunch at the New Tripoli
Hotel. The second Day 2 option is a shorter route that visits Roadside America in
Shartlesville and still leaves time to ride the John Bartram Trail (crushed
limestone) that starts near our motel and passes by the historic Port Clinton
railroad station and rail yards with old-time passenger cars and engines. These
routes do not climb Hawk Mountain. A third option for Day 2 takes us to the top of
Hawk Mountain (an 800-ft. climb in 2 miles) without being encumbered with
overnight gear and with a lunch stop at the New Tripoli Hotel. On Monday we will
return to Gap by a hilly route through Berks County with spectacular scenery.
For those wishing to minimize the distances on Saturday and/or Monday if
riding from home, an option is to spend the nights on Friday and/or Monday at
the Christiana Motel, 2 miles south of Gap on PA 41 (610 593 5400; 376 PA 41,
Christiana, PA), or at the new Comfort Inn across from the Wawa in Gap (717-
407-0503).
There will be no sag support, so riders must carry their own gear to/from
West Hamburg.
The start will be in Gap, PA at the Wawa on PA 41 just south of
US 30 (Lincoln Highway) at 10:00 am.
Rooms have been blocked at the Microtel under the name White Clay
Bicycle Group with group rates. Participants should make their own reservations
and identify themselves as part of that group to obtain discounted prices.
Microtel, West Hamburg for Saturday and Sunday, May 29 and 30 (610-562-
4234) Group Rate: $80.40 for 2 queen beds, or $67.60 for smaller single with 1
queen bed per night. Breakfast is included.
The link to the route files and cues for the rides: