What's new with BikeMO in 2024 - our annual fundraising ride coming up August 24th in Boonville

Early Bird registration for BikeMO ends TODAY, Monday, July 15th at midnight. BikeMO, our annual ride in mid-Missouri, is in its 19th year. 

 ====> Register for BikeMO now - last chance at the Early Bird rate!

WHAT'S NEW with BikeMO this year?  

Boonville

• New start location just off the Katy Trail in downtown Boonville
   
• An amazing and generous new host location, Afterparty location, host hotel, and sponsor - the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel in Boonville
   
• Beautiful paved route options - any distance 5 miles up to a metric century (62 miles)
   
• Katy Trail route option - any distance 5 miles up to 43 miles
   
• NEW Guided History Tour of Boonville route option (or take a self-guided version of the tour any time ride day at your own pace)
   
• Great rate the host hotel (thru July 26th)
   
• BikeMO is the same weekend and location as our annual Missouri Active Transportation Summit.
  • Special rate when you attend both the Summit & BikeMO (you'll see it when you register for either event)
     
  • BikeMO packet pickup will be during the Summit Expo - vendors, clubs, groups, businesses from around Missouri will be on display  
    

    Arrow Rock
    
     
• With our new start location, many more riders will have the chance to visit some of the historic highlights of the area, including:
  • Historic Blackwater - a quirky little town well off the beaten path, with a telephone museum, old west-style saloon, old railroad depot (where our ride SAG Stop will be located), and some of the best pies in Missouri.  And it's a National Historic Landmark.
     
  • Arrow Rock - one of the founding cities of the Santa Fe Trail, a living history village with literally dozens of historic buildings and locations to visit, a State Historic Site, anda National Historic Landmark all rolled into on.
     
  • A half dozen remarkable historic sites along the route between Blackwater & Arrow Rock - see the paved route map here for details.
     
  • The Lamine River crossing, site of the Imhoff archaeological site
     
  • Katy Trail riders have some interesting destinations as well - Pilot Grove, the Pleasant Green Plantation, and for the very adventurous, the Clifton City Cliffs. See the Katy Trail Route.
     
  • All these sites were on the route before, but now they are 15 miles closer to the start line - meaning that more riders will get to see them, and you can take some more time to explore historic Blackwater, Arrow Rock, and other historic points if you like.

      ====> Register for BikeMO now - last chance at the Early Bird rate!

Just a reminder that BikeMO is just one of FOUR great MoBikeFed events coming up:

Blackwater - pies and lots more!

• Missouri Active Transportation Summit WITH BikeMO, Boonville, Aug 23, 2024 - Sponsor the Summit or Exhibit at the Summit Expo!
   
• BikeMO, Boonville, Aug 24
   
• Urich Bike Fest - full weekend + bands + amazing location, Urich, Sept 13-15, 2024
   
• Tour de Wildwood, Oct 6, 2024

*** NEW: Season Pass - and you can still take advantage of the Season Pass for the final 3 rides + Summit

*** NEW: Every 2024 ride registration includes LUNCH and an amazing ride Tshirt - a full $35 value for each ride.

*** NEW for 2024: BikeMO & the Active Transportation Summit TOGETHER the same weekend at the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel in Boonville.  You can do one or both!

*** The 2024 Summit is going to include an AMAZING full slate of sessions.  Preview of sessions & presenters is now online here. Summit Keynote is Lisse Regehr of Thrive Allen County - a small rural county Kansas that has made hay with bicycling, walking, trails, and outdoor recreation.

BikeMO Route & Highlights

BikeMO starts & ends at the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel just off the Katy Trail in historic Boonville

The BikeMO route is lined with historic sites, buildings, cemeteries, and more. 

Many of the sites date to the early 1800s and the founding of the Santa Fe Trail

African Americans built much of the Arrow Rock we see today, and their history is celebrated at a State Historic Site along the route between Blackwater & Arrow Rock

Arrow Rock is a living history village with dozens of buildings and historic sites to visit - including many dating to the early 1800s and the time when Arrow Rock was a river port and one of the birthplaces of the Santa Fe Trail.

      ====> Register for BikeMO now - last chance at the Early Bird rate! <====