Please check back prior to the Ride In to make sure you have the latest information. The changes will be listed below.
Update on 5/21/26: Added the start times for the guided rides.
Update on 5/21/26: Added a note about possible places to turn around if you decide not to park in the gravel driveway of Castle and Key. There are a couple of places about .7 and .9 miles past Castle and Key that can be used to turn around.
Update on 5/14/26: A change was made to the GPX file for the third leg of the Wild Turkey and Four Roses Distilleries ride. Basically when leaving the Four Roses distillery, you should stay on KY-513 until you turn left on US-62. The rest of the route was not changed.
Guided Rides
We will have 5 guided rides on Friday and Saturday. See below for more details.
We will also have a Tour of the Toyota Factory on Friday. You must sign up for this ride by contacting Dedre VanHoose, dedrej2@aol.com prior to 6/2/26. The tour can handle 16 people and you must be registered for the Ride In to attend.
All of the times listed are estimates.
If you have any questions, please contact Roger Early
- Toyota Factory Tour – 6/5/26 Only, Tour starts at 1:30
- Road Captain: Dedre VanHoose
- More Information
- Lunch: Mancino’s Pizza and Grinders in Georgetown. Meet there at 11:30.
- Horse Farms Versailles and Paris
- Road Captain: Jim Springate
- Leaves at 9:45, staging at 9:30
- Ride Time: 4 hours
- Total Time: 6 – 6.5 hours
- Lunch: The Brown Barrel in Midway
- Brief Description
- Horse Farms North and East of Lexington
- Road Captain: Roger Early
- Leaves at 9:00, staging at 8:45
- Ride Time: 4 hours
- Total Time: 6.5 hours
- Lunch: Windy Corner Market in Lexington
- Brief Description
- Nada Tunnel/Red River Gorge Area
- Road Captains: Tim and Jayne Ellen Mourning
- Leaves at 9:15, staging at 9:00
- Ride Time: 3 hours
- Total Time: 4 – 4.5 hours
- Lunch: Hungry Hiker or La Cabana Mexican Restaurant in Slade
- Brief Description
- Daniel Boone National Forest
- Road Captain:Mitch Lawrence
- Leaves at 9:30, staging at 9:15
- Ride Time: 3.5
- Total Time: 5.5
- Lunch: El Dorado Mexican Restaurant in McKee
- Brief Description
- Harrodsburg/Gravel Switch/Richmond
- Road Captain: Frank Hardy
- Leaves at 9:45, staging at 9:30
- Ride Time: 4 Hours
- Total Time: 5.5 Hours
- Lunch: The Blackbird Bakery and Cafe in Harrodsburg
- Brief Description
Self-Guided Rides
We have included a brief description of each of the self-guided rides as well as a pdf file that contains directions generated by Google maps. We also have a GPX file for each leg of the ride. The GPX files are stored in folders on Google Drive. If you click on the “GPX Files” link you can download the GPX files from Google Drive.
Please report any questions/issues to Roger Early.
- Wild Turkey and Four Roses Distilleries
- Ride Time: 3 hours + stops
- Brief Description
- GPX Files
- Google Map Directions
- Woodford Reserve and Castle and Key Distilleries
- Ride Time: 2.5 hours + stops
- Brief Description
- GPX Files
- Google Map Directions
- Note: If you decide you don’t want to park in the Castle and Key gravel lot and just want to turn around, there are a couple of places about .7 and .9 miles past Castle and Key that can be used to turn around.
- Valley View Ferry and Buc-ees
- Ride Time: 2 hours (includes trip to Buc-ee’s) + stops
- Ride Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (without trip to Buc-ee’s) + stops
- Brief Description
- GPX Files
- Google Map Directions including the trip to Buc-ees
- Google Map Directions without the trip to Buc-ees
- Covered Bridges and Yoder’s Dinner Bell Market
- Ride Time: 3.5 hours + stops
- Brief Description
- GPX Files
- Google Map Directions with Johnson Creek Bridge
- Google Map Directions without Johnson Breek Bridge