General Event Information

Ride Date: Sunday, May 3, 2026

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

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.

Expected schedule (TBD)

Saturday Packet Pick-up:

  • 1:00 - 5:00pm

  • Boys & Girls Club of Hilton Head Island, 151 Gumtree Rd., HHI Google Maps Link

Sunday Schedule:

  • 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.

Route Options

TBD: 2025 Routes Below. Please note: most rides enter private communities that do not provide general entry outside of the event.

  • "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.

    Maps/Downloadabe Files

  • "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.

    Maps/Downloadable Files

  • "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.

    Maps/Downloadable Files

  • "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.

    Maps/Downloadable Files

  • "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.

    Maps/Downloadable Files

Registration Pricing & Information

*No event-day registration*

  • 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.

  • Regular Pedal Registration

    For all route distances: includes t-shirt, rest-stop snacks and post-ride meal.

    Early Bird - TBD

    Regular - TBD

    Late - TBD