THE 2025 DC TWEED RIDE DETAILS ARE BELOW!
The 2025 DC Tweed Ride take place on the first Sunday in November with a point-to-point route unlike any we’ve had in past years. This year’s route will take us through Rock Creek Park via the bike trail and into Georgetown. As with last year, most of the route travels along a flat or gentle downhill grade. There’s a short climb along the trail and a short climb into Georgetown where we will enjoy a short romp through the historic streets before ending our ride.
Our meet up is at 11AM at The Great Lawn at Reeds Park in Washington DC. Ride Begins at 12PM
Reeds Park is just over a mile from the Takoma Metro Station. (Google Route Link.) There’s a Whole Foods Market at Walter Reed just by the lawn (Great for pre-ride treats, coffee, garage parking & bathrooms)
Our route will end in Georgetown with a live jazz performance by Hot Club de Sampoodle and dancing with Fidgety Feet as the sun sets. (Details on our exact end location are forthcoming.
The ten mile route will feature a few rest stops along the Rock Creek Trail to relax and take in the fall foliage.
For folks coming in from out of town, we suggest parking in the garage by the AMC Movie Theater in Georgetown and riding over to Dupont Circle to take the Red Line to the Takoma Metro Station (one mile from our start.) You'll be by your car at the end of the ride and won't exhaust yourself in the morning with cycling uphill to the starting point.
Our draft 2025 DC Tweed Ride Route is below:
About D&Q
Dandies & Quaintrelles seemed to appear suddenly out of nowhere in 2009 with the launch of the first Tweed Ride set in the nation’s capital.
Over the years, the group's formal structure and official intentions have remained shrouded in mystery. The group leads bespoked cyclists through the streets twice a year.
Spring inspires a leisurely smile-filled parade of cyclists clad in Seersucker, breezy linens, and the like.
Every fall brings a day of a tweed-filled dreamscape of vintage bikes, tilted caps, fancy hosiery, and such.
