Washington Women Outdoors upcoming events

Fauquier County and Powers Brewery Bicycle Ride (5 Sep 2026)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

39 miles, 1400 feet elevation. Good for Intermediate and Advanced Riders. Scenic country roads with rolling hills.

Join us for a ride in beautiful Fauquier County, Virginia with farms, forests and history. We'll start at Powers Brewery where after the ride we'll enjoy drinks, food and conversation. If you've participated in the Great Pumpkin Ride, you'll be familiar with many of these wonderful rural roads with rolling hills and low traffic.

As with all WWO rides, there will be a leader and a sweep, and no one will be left behind.

After you complete your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with additional event details and start location.

There is limited space, so please register early. Although this ride is FREE for Members, you do need to register.

Bicycle Ride - Marshall Figure Eight (20 Sep 2026)

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

34 miles, elevation 2,300 feet. For intermediate and advanced riders. Big rolling hills with several challenging climbs.

This is a new ride in one of our favorite areas to ride--Fauquier County. The route is through the stunning Virginia countryside, past horse and cattle farms, apple orchards, vineyards, old churches and cemeteries. This ride gets the toughest hills over with in the first nine miles and then it's mostly rolling hills on country roads. We’ll stop for lunch at the Orleans Market where farmers, farriers and cyclists meet. This is a no- drop ride, with a leader and a sweep and no one will be left behind.

After completing your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with additional event details and start location. If you don't see it, check your junk mail folder.

There is limited space, so please register early. Although this ride is FREE for Members, you do need to register.

WWO at the Wild Goose Chase Women's Bicycle Ride (27 Sep 2026)

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Choice of 18 ,32, 50 or 64 miles on paved, flat and scenic roads with little traffic. Suitable for all levels and all bicycle types. Register here.

Women cyclists from all over the Mid-Atlantic and beyond will converge on Dorchester County to ride in the annual Wild Goose Chase Women's Bicycle Ride on Sunday, September 27. Cyclists will ride along flat, low-traffic scenic county roads in and around Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). This event, which was first held in 2008, is sponsored by the Friends of Blackwater to raise funds to support numerous Refuge projects. Most women come the day before and often participate in other events like a group dinner, kayaking, bike mechanic workshops, bird walks, nature photography and short rides led by naturalists and historians.

WWO members have participated in this fantastic ride for years and this year WWO is thrilled to be helping to support the event. We encourage you to join in the fun!

Registration for the Wild Goose Chase and related events is here. There is no registration on the WWO website. When you register, make sure you check Washington Women Outdoors as your team, and also email bike@washingtonwomenoutdoors.org to let us know you're joining the ride or if you have any questions. Before the ride, we will email you so WWO riders can plan to meet and start the ride together.

And look for the WWO table when you sign in for the ride at the Education Building!