Get ready for the next area bike ride. It’s the third of five rides all part of the Black Swamp Bike Tours this summer.

Rally Point River Ride takes place Saturday, Aug. 5, in Lima, according to  Pandora native Jared Diller of Rally Point Youth Center, Lima.

Diller describes the ride this way: “It’s designed to get you outdoors and enjoy Lima’s excellent bike path and parks.

“We have three routes for families, weekend bikers, and seasoned riders, for a challenging and beautiful ride.

“Our hope is that you come away from this event healthier and impressed by our awesome local parks and bike path.  Your entry fee goes to support Rally Point Youth Center, a much needed resource for the Lima area.” 

Start times vary:
7 to 9 a.m. for 50 and 62.5 mile rides
9 to 11 a.m. for 10 and 20 mile rides

Registration is $35 for individual riders or $80 for a family of three to five riders.

For routes and all other information on the ride click here, or call  419-229-4444.

Black Swamp Bike Tours
June 17 – Limaland Tour
July  8 – Ride to Remember, Bluffton
Aug. 5 – Rally Point River Ride, Lima
Aug. 26 – Tour de Putnam, Ottawa
Sept. 10 – Hancock Horizontal Hundred, Findlay (passes through Bluffton),