General Event Information
Ride Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024
Start/Finish @ Lowcountry Celebration Park, 94 Pope Ave., Hilton Head Island, SC 29926. Google Maps Link
All participants are encouraged to ride their bikes to the Pedal starting area at Lowcountry Celebration Park. Should it be necessary to drive, please park at the University of South Carolina Beaufort-Hilton Head Campus at 1 Sand Shark Dr., a 1-mile pathway ride/walk to the start/finish area. Google Maps Link
Registrations placed by Sunday, April 1 will have credentials and shirts mailed prior to the event to avoid the lines at packet pick-up! Pedal-For-a-Kid registrations made by February 25 will be guaranteed jerseys in time for the ride. For riders not receiving their packets by mail, there will be Saturday afternoon (place/time TBD) and Sunday morning pre-ride pick-up available.
Pedal is a charity recreational ride, not a race! Each route/pace group will have ride ambassadors to assist with pacing, entry into the gated communities and safe navigation around the island. For the controlled portions (law enforcement escort) of the 62- and 40-mile routes, riders are to stay with their respective groups until the completion of the escort. Please remember: paces are averages. At times, the groups may be faster or slower than the published paces.
Ride Day Schedule (subject to change):
Late packet pick-up opens at 6:30am / No event day registration
Line-up & announcements 15 minutes prior to each start
62 starts @ 7:30am
40 starts @ 8:15am
30 starts @ 8:45am
20 starts @ 9:15am
10 starts @ 9:30am
Club member ride starts @ 10:00am
Post-ride meal and refreshments starting at 10:45am
2024 Pedal Jersey
Included with a Pedal-for-a-Kid registration or purchase for $75. Purchase by March 3rd for delivery in time for the ride. Orders received after March 3rd will be delivered in June.
Ride Options
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"Metric Century" - 62 Miles
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. Rest stops at Honey Horn and Barker Field. Estimated duration: Group A, 3 hours, 15 minutes; Group B, 4 hours.
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"Half Metric Century (Plus)" - 40 Miles
Ride through the beautiful Spanish Wells and Indigo Run neighborhoods and Hilton Head’s best-kept secrets during this entire on-iisland road ride. This is a controlled pace road-ride for the first 22 miles (PACE 14-16 MPH), escorted by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. Ride at your own speed after completion of the escort. Enjoy rest stops at Barker Field in Historic Mitchelville and Honey Horn. Estimated duration: 3 hours.
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"Half Metric Century" - 30 Miles
Want to go the extra mile? This route is a combination pathway and road 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.
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"Quarter Metric Century" - 20 Miles
Guided by ambassadors and course marshals, ride on Hilton Head’s scenic pathways. 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.
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"Leisure Ride" - 10 Miles
Enjoy this leisurely ride under the oaks of the beautiful Shipyard community, beside the lagoon system and golf courses of the beachfront resort of Palmetto Dunes and along Hilton Head's pathway paralleling William Hilton Pkwy. Ride ambassadors and course marshals will guide the route. A pace of 8-10 MPH is encouraged. Estimated duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes.
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Pedal Your Way
Can't make it to Pedal or prefer to ride your route on your schedule while still supporting the Boys & Girls Club of Hilton Head Island? This "virtual" event is for you! Pedal Your Way riders will receive a commemorative t-shirt.
Estimated Duration: It’s up to you!
Registration Pricing & Information
*No event-day registration*
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Pedal For a Kid Registration
For all route distances: includes commemorative jersey, t-shirt, rest stop snacks, post-ride meal, a photo of the Boys & Girls Club child you are riding for to pin on your jersey, and an included donation to the Club.
Now through May 4: $300
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Regular Pedal Registration
For all route distances: includes t-shirt, rest-stop snacks and post-ride meal.
Holiday - Through January 2: $60
Early Bird - January 3 through February 4: $70
Regular - February 5 - April 21: $80
Late - April 22 through May 4: $90
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Pedal Your Way Registrations
Pedal Your Way - Can't make it to Pedal or prefer to ride your own route on your schedule? This "virtual" event is for you! Virtual riders will receive a t-shirt.
Now through May 4: $50