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The biking enthusiast will find Bears Den a sweet respite after a ride in the saddle

Pick your pleasure. All this and so close to DC… it's a biker's paradise.

  • The Washington & Old Dominion terminus is in Purcellville, VA, only 7 miles from Bears Den
  • The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath is about 30 miles north or Bears Den at Harpers Ferry
  • The mountain is surrounded by remote country roads weave through cornfields, orchards, and cattle and horse farms
Suggested rides:

  • Take a day to ride country roads to Middleburg and back. The rolling hill landscape is filled with horse farms and country towns.
  • Two-day ride from DC. DC to Bears Den on the W & OD. Stay the night and return on the W & OD
  • Three-day ride from DC. Day 1: DC to Bears Den on the W & OD; Day 2: country roads from Bears Den to Harpers Ferry (visit museums and stay at Sandy Hook Hostel); Day 3: Harpers Ferry to DC via the C & O Canal Towpath

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