Routes

20-Mile Route

21 rolling miles with 886 feet of elevation gain. You will ride through downtown LaGrange the "Kindness Capital of Kentucky" A town that boasts having CSX railroad trains barreling through downtown Main street, so BE careful, but it is a must see. After passing through town, you will find yourself in an awe-inspiring fall colored rolling hills as you ride toward your rest stop at Cabin Creek Farm at mile 15.5. While there, enjoy the music and the OKHT world famous Cookie Stop! There is just one more challenging hill before you finish at Yew Del Botanical Gardens. Take time to stroll through the botanical gardens before heading to 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens for lunch from 1:30 - 5.

40-Mile Route

38 miles with 2,140 feet of elevation gain. You will ride through downtown LaGrange the "Kindness Capital of Kentucky", A town that boasts having CSX trains barrel through downtown Main street, so be careful, but a must see. The fall colors continue in the rolling hills as you bike through the 4100 acre horse farm community of L' Sprit. The rolling hills and scenery keep going as you approach Cabin Creek Farm which is the second rest stop at mile 28.6. Enjoy the music and the OKHT world famous cookie stop. Challenging hills await as you reach the quiet and scenic Cedar Point and New Cut roads. The payoff is the stretch down Glen Arm Road where you just might spot a llama or two and a dairy farm. From there it’s a short trip to finish at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens. Take time to stroll through the botanical gardens before heading to 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens for lunch from 1:30-5.

62.1-Mile (100k) Route

64 miles with 3,796 feet of elevation gain. This is our longest and most challenging route that will definitely put the most experienced riders legs to the test. This route encompasses all that you see on our shorter routes PLUS 3 major climbs, and first stop at mile 16.2, Cabin Creek Farm stop at mile 32.5. Remember what goes up, must come down. As some of the climbs are challenging, so are the descents! Be careful on these steep winding descents!. Caution signs will be out there for your safety. The last stop, Chestnut Hall, at mile 53.1 is a beautiful retired thoroughbred racehorse sanctuary. There is a restored 1890's farmhouse where you can sit on the porch sipping hot chocolate while enjoying some Kentucky bluegrass music. The home stretch will be Glen Arm road. Enjoy this road because you might see a pig, goat, or llama, dairy farm and a few other surprises. The finish line is at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens. Take time to stroll the the botanical gardens before heading to 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens from 1:30-5.

Ride with GPS Links

How to Use the OKHT Ride with GPS

When you sign up for an event that uses Ride with GPS maps and navigation, the event organizer will provide you with an auto-approval link you can use to sync the event to your account and unlock free navigation.
Once you click the link, you will be asked to sign up if you are new to the site, or sign in if you have an existing account. The event will automatically be synced to your account on both mobile and online.
After you click the auto-approval link and signed in to your Ride with GPS account, you’ll see confirmation that you have been added to the event.

Events on the Mobile App

Once you have joined an event using your Ride with GPS account, you can navigate the event courses using the mobile app. Your event and routes will already be synced to your account.

Download the app for iPhone or Android, and log in using your Ride with GPS account.
Once signed in, tap the More in the bottom right corner of the screen to see the app menu.
Tap My Events to see all the routes for your RSVPed events.
Then tap the name of a route to view it in the app.

To navigate a route:

Tap Navigate in the lower left corner of the route preview.
You’ve now started navigation for the event route.

Offline Maps

You can download your Ride with GPS event routes for use offline to save your phone battery and/or avoid using data while riding. To download maps for use offline, tap the Save button on the bottom row of the route preview screen, then tap Download for Offline. It may take a few minutes to download. This works best when connected to a wifi network. Once your download is complete, you will have full access to that route and map even when you are not connected to a cellular network or wifi.

Learn more about downloading maps for offline use.

Download All Routes for Events

While viewing an event page in the app, you can download all the routes associated with the event with one tap rather than having select each route individually.

Tap the menu icon in the upper right corner.
Select Download All
You’ll be taken to the Available Offline section of the app and have all the routes queued up for download.

Event RSVP on the Website

When you sign up for an event that uses Ride with GPS maps and navigation, the event organizer will provide you with an auto-approval link you can use to RSVP to the event, syncing the event with your account and unlocking free navigation features for your event routes.

Once you click the link, you will be asked to sign up if you are new to Ride with GPS or sign in if you already have a Ride with GPS account. The event will automatically be synced to your account and available both on the mobile app and online.

Once you have clicked the auto-approval link and signed in to your Ride with GPS account, you will see confirmation that you have been added to the event.