Century Rides in New Jersey
The comprehensive 2026 directory of 100-mile centuries, metric centuries (62 miles), and endurance cycling tours across New Jersey.
Cycling in New Jersey: Terrain & Route Overview
The Garden State frequently surprises visiting cyclists with its extraordinary rural beauty and thriving endurance culture. Outside its urban corridors, New Jersey offers two distinct cycling worlds. In the northwest, Sussex and Warren counties feature demanding Appalachian rollers, deep river valleys, and climbs up to High Point State Park. In the south, the flat, sandy roads through the Pine Barrens and along the Jersey Shore provide fast, pancake-flat century routes where cyclists can hold swift group pacelines. Popular centuries like the Farmland Ride and local charity centuries take riders past preserved historic farmland, horse pastures, and seaside boardwalks. With an extensive cycling season and active club community, New Jersey is a cornerstone of East Coast century riding.
Terrain Characteristics: Northwestern Kittatinny mountain ridges, central rolling horse farms, and southern Pine Barrens and Jersey Shore flats.
Riding Season & Weather: April through November.
📍 New Jersey Century Rides Map
11 Plotted EventsBonkers Tour
MayA 30-mile, 45-mile, 60-mile, and 20-mile ride with a fully supported rest stop and bio break opportunities.
City to Shore (Bike MS 150)
SeptemberFast, flat century cruising through the Pine Barrens to the ocean boardwalk in Ocean City.
D&R Canal / Delaware River Greenway Metric
AnytimeScenic non-motorized towpath following the Delaware River past historic river towns, locks, and wooden bridges.
G. Larry James Legacy Bike Ride
JuneScenic, flat, nicely paved roads, out and back, through New Jersey's beautiful Pine Barrens. Choose from 12, 30, or 62 mile course options.
Gran Fondo NJ (Garden State Fondo)
SeptemberPremier gran fondo through the rolling wooded hills, reservoirs, and countryside of northern NJ.
Highlands Gran Fondo
JunePart of the National Series, tackling rugged climbs, reservoir passes, and lush state forest ridges.
Jersey Devil Century
SeptemberThe Jersey Devil Century is the club's premier ride, with routes that wander through rural countryside and small towns in Cumberland and Salem counties. The terrain is mostly flat with just enough climbs to challenge new riders and add interest for the experienced rider.
Pinelands Triple Loop Century
OctoberTranquil, flat century winding past cedar swamps, cranberry bogs, and historic ironworks in the Pine Barrens.
Sourland Spectacular Century
SeptemberDemanding climbs and scenic descents through the heavily forested boulders and preserves of Sourland Mountain.
Tour de Pines
OctoberThe Tour de Pines, sponsored by Pinelands Alliance, celebrates Pinelands Month in October. This year we offer four single-day bicycle tours of the New Jersey Pinelands.
Twin Lights Ride
SeptemberNamed after the iconic Navesink Twin Lights, this ride has been a favorite of local cyclists, New Yorkers, and visitors from around the country for more than two decades. Five routes ranging from 15 to 100 miles take you along the Jersey shore, over undulating hills, and past quaint farms to our finish festival where local restaurants come out to serve up their best to hungry riders—it’s the greatest way to wind down your summer riding season.