Downtown East Social Ride
Baton Rouge, LA · Downtown East · Social
- When
- Every Monday, 6:00 pmEvery Monday, 6:00 pm (weather permitting)
- Starts at
- Outside City Roots at Electric Depot, 1509 Government St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Map ↗
- Distance
- 7–10 miles~2 hours
- Pace
- pace of the slowest riderNo-drop: nobody gets left
- Hosted by
- Downtown East Social RideCollective
- Started
- 2019Started 2019 by Samantha Morgan, per 225 Magazine
- Cost
- free
- Kind of ride
- Social
- Made for
- Beginner friendly · Family
First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
- Bring
- a helmet, front and rear lights (it's a dark-hours ride), water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
- Arrive
- Ten or fifteen minutes before 6:00 pm. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
- Pace
- Pace of the slowest rider. It's no-drop: if you fall off the back, someone waits. That's the point of a group ride.
- Check
- Look at @downtowneastsocialride the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.
First group ride? Start here →
About the Downtown East Social Ride group ride
Downtown East Social Ride is a social group ride in Baton Rouge, LA. It rolls every Monday at 6:00 pm from Outside City Roots at Electric Depot.
A Monday evening ride through Downtown East that tells the neighborhood's history as it goes. Seven to 10 miles at the pace of the slowest rider. Free and open to everyone; lights are required by state law and the group hands out free ones.
Where to find them
Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2, source 3, source 4. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.