Get to Know Hashawha: Beginner Mountain Bike Ride
Westminster, MD · Mountain bike
- When
- Every Thursday, 5:30 pmYear-round
- Starts at
- Bear Branch Nature Center parking lot, Hashawha Environmental Center, 300 John Owings Rd, Westminster, MD 21158 Map ↗
- Pace
- Casual, 4-6 mph
- Hosted by
- Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts (MORE)Nonprofit
- Cost
- free
- Kind of ride
- Mountain bike
- Made for
- Beginner friendly
For visitors
Sign the waiver and reserve a spot on Golden Volunteer. Mountain bike and helmet needed. Bring a light as the days shorten.
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 5:30 pm. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
- Pace
- Expect 4–6 mph: you can talk the whole way.
- Check
- Look at @moremtb the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.
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About the Get to Know Hashawha: Beginner Mountain Bike Ride group ride
Get to Know Hashawha: Beginner Mountain Bike Ride is a mountain bike group ride in Westminster, MD. It rolls every Thursday at 5:30 pm from Bear Branch Nature Center parking lot, Hashawha Environmental Center.
A casual beginner mountain bike ride at Hashawha, at 4 to 6 mph. The leader stops to explain the terrain and trail features and how to ride them. It uses beginner trails and a few easier intermediate ones, and is meant as a way to bring a friend or child into mountain biking.
Where to find them
Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.