Jersey Shore: Cape May

DAY 1: We meet in Cape May, New Jersey, one of only five cities in the U.S. that is officially designated an Historical Landmark City. The area is full of charming Victorian homes, lighthouses, a bird sanctuary, bays, beaches, and wetlands. One charming inn will be our base for the tour, so you can unpack your bags. Everyone will have her own room on this tour, unless you'd prefer to share with someone.

Come dressed and ready to bike for our orientation at 1:00pm. Then we’ll conduct a rental bike fitting and have our first bike ride. We’ll cycle past the 157’ tall Cape May Lighthouse, built in 1859. It is one of the region’s most painted and photographed landmarks. We’ll also pass a bird sanctuary and an old historic nunnery.

If you arrive early, take the time to stroll along the Washington Street Mall, a three-block pedestrian concourse lined with clothing boutiques, kitschy souvenir shops, toy stores and ice-cream shops, or along the beautiful white sand beach. We will have our first dinner together tonight. 16 miles ±90'.

DAY 2: Today we ride along the beautiful shores of the Delaware Bay on the recently lengthened Cold Springs Bike Path. We’ll cycle past lush farmland, the Delaware ferry terminal and more sandy beaches. We’ll have a picnic lunch in a park located in the Delaware Bay Estuary, home to diverse plant and animal life and then head back to our beautiful inn. 26 or 39 miles ±300’ for longer ride.

DAY 3: After breakfast together, we’ll begin our ride up the Atlantic coast to Wildwood, voted “Best Beach in N.J.” and home to over 200 motels, built during the Doo-Wop era of the 50s and 60s. From there we’ll continue on to Avalon, famous for being a South Jersey seashore resort. It has the motto “Cooler by a Mile”, because it juts out into the Atlantic Ocean about a mile farther than any other barrier island resort. Finally, we’ll head to the cozy oceanfront village of Stone Harbor. The summertime beachgoers shouldn’t be there, so we’ll have the beautiful beach to ourselves. 21 or 39 miles ±202' for longer ride.

DAY 4: Our final ride together will take us through streets of Cape May lined with Victorian homes to the coast guard station and a lookout tower over a partially-sunken concrete ship. We’ll have one last picnic lunch together before we say our good-byes. Then WomanTours will provide a shuttle to the Atlantic City or Philadelphia airports, arriving by 2:00pm or 3:00pm. 16 miles ±73'.