Sunday 07 May 2023

*** Please note earlier start times for 2023 ***

Come and experience Hilton Head Island's culture and welcoming hospitality, marvel at its beautiful island scenery, and enjoy award-winning cycling while raising funds to support the most valuable asset we have, our children.

In its 16th year, Pedal Hilton Head Island has been a cornerstone event for the Boys & Girls Club. Your participation in Pedal Hilton Head Island supports our commitment to keep children on the path to academic success.

Rides for every level of cyclist give peddlers a chance to see Hilton Head Island, a Gold Level Bicycle Friendly Community, through a two-wheeled lens, featuring some of the best vistas and communities on the Island.

PEDAL-FOR-A-KID

Pedal-for-a-Kid is a registration option that sponsors a Club member during the event. The $300 registration fee includes the standard race swag, a commemorative jersey, an included tax-deductible donation to the Boys & Girls Club, and best of all, a photo of “your” Club kid to pin to the back of your jersey during the ride!

RIDE OPTIONS

(Note: announcements and staging for each ride begins 15 minutes prior to start time.)

* 62 Miles - "Metric Century"

Start: 7:30am

This metric-century road course will take participants through some of Hilton Head Island’s most beautiful scenery and residential communities.

There are two pace options: A: 20 – 22 MPG AVERAGE and B: 17 – 19 MPH AVERAGE. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office will provide initial escort for both pace groups from the start at Lowcountry Celebration Park through Sea Pines. Upon exiting the Greenwood gate, the escort will discontinue for the A group and a SAG vehicle will follow. The escort will continue for the B group over the island bridges, the flyover and back until the first rest stop at Honey Horn. Ride at your own speed after completion of the escort.

Please indicate your preferred pace during registration.

Estimated duration: 62A-3 hours, 15 minutes; 62B-4 hours

* 40-mile "Half Metric Century (Plus)"

Start time: 8:00am

This is a controlled pace road-ride for the first 20 miles (AVERAGE PACE 15-16 MPH), escorted by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. In addition to riding through the exclusive Spanish Wells and Indigo Run neighborhoods, you’ll enjoy viewing some of Hilton Head’s best-kept secrets during this entire on-island road ride. Enjoy rest stops at Honey Horn and Barker Field in Historic Mitchelville.

Estimated duration: 3 hours

* 30-mile “Half Metric Century’

Start time: 8:30am

Want to go the extra mile? This route offers a 10-mile extension of the 20-mile Port Royal ride. It is a mostly pathway ride with ambassadors and marshals on the route. Pedal over the Charles E. Fraser Bridge with panoramic views of Broad Creek, through Port Royal and historic Mitchelville. Continue into the beautiful Palmetto Hall community, before returning to Lowcountry Celebration Park. This ride also includes the picture-perfect rest stop at the Port Royal Beach House, where you will see magnificent Port Royal Sound views from the bluff that earned Hilton Head its name in 1663. A pace of 12-14 MPH is encouraged.

Estimated duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes.

* 20-mile "Quarter Metric Century"

Start time: 9:00am

Guided by ambassadors and course marshals, ride on Hilton Head’s scenic pathways. Ride over the Charles E. Fraser Bridge with panoramic views of Broad Creek and pedal back in time through Hilton Head’s most historic residential beachfront community, Port Royal. Cruise by two Civil War-era forts, Fort Walker and Fort Sherman, enjoy a picture-perfect rest stop at the Port Royal Beach House where you will see magnificent Port Royal Sound views from the bluff that earned Hilton Head its name in 1663. A pace of 12-14 MPH is encouraged.

Estimated duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes

* 10-mile "Leisure Ride"

Start time: 9:30am

Enjoy this leisurely ride along Hilton Head's pathway beside 278 to one of the south’s most desirable vacation and residential neighborhoods, the beachfront community of Palmetto Dunes. Ride ambassadors and course marshals will guide the route. A pace of 8-10 MPH is encouraged. Your ride will boast vistas of the Palmetto Dunes 11-mile lagoon system and pristine golf courses.

Estimated duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

* 2-Mile "Family Fun Ride"

Pedal our pathways and scenic beaches with the family on this new ride designed for the littlest bikers and the kids from the Boys & Girls Club!

Estimated duration: Approximately 45 minutes.

2023 Jersey and T-shirt

Jersey orders received by March 1st will be delivered to wear for the ride! All orders placed after will be delivered approximately the first week in June.

The 2023 event t-shirt!