Century Rides in New Hampshire
The comprehensive 2026 directory of 100-mile centuries, metric centuries (62 miles), and endurance cycling tours across New Hampshire.
Cycling in New Hampshire: Terrain & Route Overview
For cyclists who love steep, unapologetic mountain climbing, New Hampshire is pure nirvana. Home to the White Mountains and iconic mountain passes known as 'notches'—including Franconia, Crawford, Bear, and Pinkham Notches—century rides here routinely rack up 6,000 to 10,000 feet of punishing vertical gain. Events like the Mount Washington Century test the limits of climbing gears and leg endurance. In the Lakes Region around Lake Winnipesaukee, terrain transitions into scenic, rolling woodlands and picturesque shoreline blacktop. The riding season spans late spring to mid-October, with autumn providing jaw-dropping crimson and gold canopy displays. Quiet roads, historic covered bridges, and true alpine challenges make New Hampshire a premier New England cycling state.
Terrain Characteristics: Formidable White Mountain notches, pristine glacial lakes, and southern rolling countryside.
Riding Season & Weather: May through October.
📍 New Hampshire Century Rides Map
2 Plotted EventsCovered Bridge Century
SeptemberThe Covered Bridge Century is a popular road cycling event held in the scenic New Hampshire countryside.
Northern Rail Trail Century Challenge
Anytime58-mile linear rail-trail along rivers, ponds, and covered bridges suitable for century-distance out-and-backs.