Old Kentucky Home Bicycle Tour (OKHT)

Join the Louisville Bicycle Club for the 45th Old Kentucky Home Bicycle Tour on Saturday, August 9, 2025 - Powered by Middle of Town Cycling. 

Experience a Kentucky Summer and choose the best route for you and your group. This ride will feature three distance options, a 62.1 mile (100 K),  40 mile or 20-mile all riding through scenic rolling hills of Oldham County.  Enjoy the beautiful landscape of Oldham County as you ride through some challenging hills and horse farms along the way. 

The start and finish line will be located at the main entrance of 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens. The ride's after party and lunch will also take place at 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens.

The Tour will have a total of 3 rest stops.   All three distances will have a stop at the "World Famous" Homemade Cookie stop featuring dozens of baked goods from our dedicated Louisville Bicycle Club community at Cabin Creek Farm. Both the 40 and 62.1 mile rides stop at the beautiful Windy Meadows Farm. The 62.1 mile ride stops at Chestnut Hall Racehorse Sanctuary at the top of Mayo Lane. 

Louisville Bicycle Club will kick off the weekend with an open ride on Friday afternoon that will start and finish at The Barn located at Maples Park. Come get a taste of the local scenery, meet club members and pick up your packet when you finish your ride. Kick back and relax with a cold, beer or sweet tea and ask any last minute questions you have about Saturday's ride. 

The Old Kentucky Home Bicycle Tour was created in 1974 by Stewart Prather and other members of the Louisville Bicycle Club.  Originally, the route went to Bardstown, Kentucky, and now the route tours beautiful Oldham County. In honor of Stewart, we have kept the name OKHT.  Regardless of where the event starts and finishes, the OKHT still honors the original goal of touring the backroads of our Old Kentucky Home.  


Join the Louisville Bicycle Club for the 44th Old Kentucky Home Bicycle Tour on Saturday, October 19th, 2024.  Powered by Middle of Town Cycling. 

October is one of the most beautiful months in Kentucky.  Join us for a 63.7 mile (100 K),  37.8- mile or 20-mile ride through scenic rolling hills of Oldham County.  There will be several challenging hills as you ride through a variety of horse farms in Oldham County at the height of the fall color season. The start and finish line will be located at the main entrance of  beautiful Yew Dell Botanical Gardens.  The ride's after party and lunch will be at 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens.     

The Tour will have a total of  3 SAG stops.   The 20, 40 and 62.1 mile rides ALL stop at the World Famous Homemade Cookie stop at Cabin Creek Farm.  Both the 40 and 62.1 mile rides stop at Circle Bar C Ranch located within the magnificent L'Espirit equestrian community.  The 62.1 mile ride stops at Chestnut Hall Racehorse Sanctuary at the top of Mayo Lane. 

To kick off the weekend, on Friday afternoon, a well attended Louisville Bicycle Club ride will leave from 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens.  Here you can pick up your packet,  kick back and enjoy a beer or a sweet tea and get to know the folks from Louisville Bicycle Club, the friendliest bike club around

Kentuckians share a rich cultural history that doesn't confine itself to just one community. Eyes moisten all over the state when we hear that sad old refrain from the classic Stephen Foster ballad. We're just sharing another beautiful region of our Old Kentucky Home.

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Visit the World Famous Cookie Stop!

Save your appetite for the World Famous Cookie stop.  All cyclists participating in the Old Kentucky Home Bicycle Tour will have the opportunity to visit this stop full of homemade cookies. 


THANK YOU TO OUR OLD KENTUCKY HOME BICYCLE TOUR PARTNERS!


Historic La Grange and Oldham County

You will ride through beautiful Oldham County and see everything from a train going down the center of historic La Grange to several horse farms.

Learn more about historic Oldham County

Want to Become a Sponsor of the Old Kentucky Home Bicycle Tour?

Contact Ride Director: Jenn Churik & Bekki Livingston

Email: OKHT@LouisvilleBicycleClub.org

3rd Turn Oldham Gardens

The Louisville Bicycle Club has partnered with Oldham Kentucky Tourism and Conventions to host our 2025 Old Kentucky Home Bicycle Tour starting at 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens

Learn more about 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens


Information

OKHT Start Location: 3rd Turn Oldham Garden, 6300 Old Lagrange Rd, Crestwood, KY 40014

OKHT Parking: 3rd Turn Oldham Garden, 6300 Old Lagrange Rd, Crestwood, KY 40014

Highlights from the Old Kentucky Home Bicycle Tour from 2022

Video by Dr. Larry Preble

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