Temple University Bike Tour

2025 Temple University Bike Tour

Sunday, April 27
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Registration is now closed.

You are invited to join us for the 2025 Temple University Bike Tour! Hosted by Temple University Ambler, the Temple University Office of Sustainability and the Temple University Office of the Provost, the scenic tour will begin at the Temple University Diamond Street parking lot in Philadelphia and end at Temple University Ambler, home of the Ambler Arboretum of Temple University.

Cyclists will travel a beautiful 22-mile route from Main Campus to Temple Ambler, touring the Greenway through Fairmount Park, Wissahickon Valley Park's Forbidden Drive and Fort Washington State Park. They will also enjoy a celebration at the Ambler Arboretum at the end of the ride.

Bike Rentals for Temple Students!

Don’t have a bike on campus to ride?

Thanks to our partnership with Fairmount Bicycles, you can rent a bike for tour for only $15!

The student registration fee for the Bike Tour is $15: Add in the bike rental at $15, and the total cost to participate is $30.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!

Campus Celebration

Family members and friends of the cyclists, as well as the general public, are welcome to meet riders at Ambler Campus as the tour concludes and enjoy activities and light refreshments. If you are only planning to attend the Ambler Campus Celebration, which will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the event is free, but we do ask you to register.

The Ambler Campus Celebration following the ride will include a Beer Garden. Each cyclist riding in the tour who is 21 years of age or older will be given a ticket for one free beer after the ride. Please use this site to register as a cyclist for the Bike Tour or to attend the free Ambler Campus Celebration.

Tour Route

View the planned route for the 2025 Bike Tour.

Transportation Between Campuses Before and After the Bike Tour

Update on Transportation

As of April 3, we are no longer able to accommodate any new requests for transportation from the Ambler campus to the Main Campus starting line BEFORE the event the morning of the Bike Tour.

However, we still have spots available on the buses in the afternoon to take riders back to Main Campus from Ambler campus AFTER the event concludes in the afternoon. If you need transportation back to Main Campus in the afternoon, you can request this during the registration process.

If riders can get to the Main Campus starting line in the morning, you can park in the Diamond Street Lot. Then, after the event, we’ll provide transportation for riders and bikes back to Main Campus. However, you must request the After Event transportation during the registration process.

Bike Tour Registration Fees

Early Bird Fee: $30

General Fee: $35

Student Fee: $15

Funds raised by the Bike Tour will support Temple University Ambler.

Early Bird registration for the Bike Tour will close on Wednesday, March 26, at 11:59 p.m. Bike Tour T-shirts, in the size of your choice (S-XXL), will be available to participants who register by March 24. We cannot guarantee T-shirt availability or sizes for registrations received after March 24. All registrations for the Temple University Bike Tour will close on Monday, April 21, at 11:59 p.m. There will be NO on-site registration.

If you have any questions about the Bike Tour or the Ambler Campus Celebration, please contact us at templebiketour@temple.edu.

Note: Please print and complete the 2025 Bike Tour waiver found here. You will be required to upload your signed waiver in order to complete your registration during the checkout process.

Support the Temple University Bike Tour

Download our fundraising kit and rally your friends, neighbors and local businesses to sponsor your ride. The kit includes information for sponsors and a letter demonstrating the University's nonprofit status.

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Fundraising toolkit

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Tour Essentials

Safety

Headphones, earbuds, selfie sticks, or other items that compromise safety are not permitted. 
Pass a slower rider ahead of you only to their left, when it is safe to do so, and announce, “On your left” when passing. 
Please don’t escalate any unfortunate interactions with motorists, as such actions may put the entire group in jeopardy. 
All bicycles must be in safe working order, with a functional brake and properly inflated tires. Be sure you are familiar with the operation of gears and other features on your bicycle.  Riding with your seat adjusted to the proper height for pedaling efficiency makes climbing hills—and the overall ride—much easier. 
For traffic safety, cyclists should not arrange for personal support vehicles to follow them during the tour.

Equipment

Cyclists must wear a helmet at all times during the ride; each should carry water and a spare inner tube that fits their bicycle.  Bright clothing and a red rear light are also encouraged. 
Cyclists may ride standard, tandem, or recumbent bicycles, including Class 1 electric pedal-assist bicycles. Be aware that significant parts of the roughly 20-mile course are on mixed surface trails, including gravel surfaces and wooden bridges, which can become slippery when wet. A hybrid bicycle is ideal, or a road bicycle fitted with tires 28c in width or greater, or a mountain bike with tires on the skinnier side.  While the course takes advantage of one of the flattest routes between Temple’s campuses, most riders will prefer a bicycle with multiple gears to assist with uphill grades.

During the Tour

At the Main Campus start line, Temple will provide each rider with a unique bib number and safety pins. This is to be affixed to the lower left back portion of your cycling jersey or jacket, for easy identification during the event. Your emergency contact information should also be written on the reverse of the bib number before pinning it on. We will also have air pumps for topping off your tires, a water cooler for filling your water bottles, light snacks and restrooms within walking distance. These same amenities (minus the restrooms) will be available at the mid-ride aid station outside the Morris Arboretum. 
There will be three mandatory rider check-ins at:

The Main Campus start line (Diamond Street Lot) 
The mid-ride aid station outside the Morris Arboretum  
The finish line (Ambler Campus Parking Lot #2 by the Learning Center).

For your safety, it is extremely important that you check in at all three locations! If we do not record your arrival along the route, the ride organizers will assume an incident has occurred or you are lost, and we will attempt to contact you and/or your emergency contact person.  

Should you depart the organized ride for any reason after starting, it is extremely important that you call the ride organizer at the number that will be provided on event day, to alert Temple of your departure. 
We must keep the event running within our permitted timeframe. Any rider who has not reached and departed the mid-ride aid station by 11:30 a.m. will be transported forward to the finish line by Temple vehicle. 
Remember to hydrate before, during and after the ride!