The West Florida Wheelmen have weekly rides that cater to all abilities! Come out & join us!

Saturday Pensacola ‘In City’ Ride: Start varies - check calendar. Alternates among our “Circle of Rides”, with the upcoming selection posted on our web page calendar by David Mayo. Usually has A and B options, see ride description for the week for more details.

Saturday Blackwater ‘In the Country’ Ride: 8AM. Ride in the beautiful Blackwater State Forest! Starts from the Blackwater Heritage Trail (a Rails to Trails Park) parking lot at Stewart St. and Highway 90 in Milton, right next to Truly Spokin’ Bicycles. Various routes are planned each week by David Murphy and posted on the Blackwater Cycling Facebook page. Includes A, B, C, and sometimes even more groups doing the same route so no one gets left behind.

Ride distances are approximate. Some riders only do portions of the longer rides. We stop every 20-25 miles for rest stops and ensure all riders are safe. We try to ensure all riders know the route and wait at turns for all to re-group. Our goal is to provide rides for all levels of riders and their various desires for pace and distance. Don’t forget that helmets are mandatory on all WFW club rides.

RIDE PACES: Average speed of a completed ride

Very Fast: 25+ MPH
Fast-Very Fast: 22-25 MPH
Fast: 21-22 MPH
Moderate-Fast: 18-21 MPH
Moderate: 17-18 MPH
Slow-Moderate: 15-17 MPH
Slow: less then 15 MPH

Full List of Routes

Below are some of our common routes. See the ride calendar for upcoming rides.

Common Routes

12:00PM
Around the Bay

03 nov

Around the Bay

58miler. We consider this epic loop around Escambia Bay our crown jewel of routes! Rest stops – 22.5m Tom Thumb (Hamilton Bridge & Glover) / 42.7m Circle K (Gulf Breeze Pkwy. & Green Brier Pkwy)

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Around the Bay Short Route

02 jul

Around the Bay Short Route

53miler. A nice variation on this awesome route. Rest stops – 24.5m Raceway (Avalon just before I-10) and Circle K in Gulf Breeze

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Beulah Land Beauty

12 jun

Beulah Land Beauty

62miler (metric century). A lovely ride around the quiet country environs of Beulah which also inc. the great run into Hurst Hammock! 2 rest stops at Beulah Rd & 90 then at Blue Angel & Dog Track Rd. included. No Drop Ride. B group can shave off 6 miles by turning onto Lillian Hwy (off of Blue Angel) and coming home down Jackson.

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Circle the City

17 aug

Circle the City

45miler. This grand loop does exactly what it implies (aka, ‘3 Amigos’, ‘Pcola Super Loop’). Rest stop – 26.7m Tom Thumb (Blue Angel & Dog Track Rd.) B route – 31miler. Turns left on Mobile Hwy to take short cut back

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Hill Too Far

31 sep

Hill Too Far

A beautiful metric century loop to Molino (65miler), over to Barrineau Park School Rd, down the new asphalt on the hills of Jacks Branch Rd. and Hwy 97. An epic ride for sure! Rest stops – 28.6m Tom Thumb (Hwy. 97 & Hwy 29) / 41.6m Quick Fill store (Jacks Branch & Muscogee Rd.)

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TBD
Hill Too Far B Route

12 mar

Hill Too Far B Route

/aka ‘Loop Around the Mill’ – 42miler. Instead of continuing north to Molino, B’s make a left on Muscogee Rd (at the paper mill), then left down 97. Rest stop 19m Circle K (Hwy. 29 & Muscogee Rd)

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