Ride With GPS
Happy Valley
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Explore Happy Valley
and Centre County
You love to ride your bike. Maybe you enjoy long road rides or exploring new towns and what they have to offer on two wheels. Or maybe you enjoy the serenity of the woods while rolling down gravel roads or across rocky terrain. However you enjoy riding your bike, Ride with GPS Happy Valley has a route for you and we’ll point out all of the points of interest — shops, visitas, cafes, wineries, breweries, historic landmarks and more — along the way!
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Get the FREE RideWithGPS (RWGPS) app from the Google Play or Apple App Store. Once you download your ride, you can use it with or WITHOUT cell service to travel Happy Valley.
How it works
Our rides have been mapped and verified by local cyclists. Many rides start across from Beaver Stadium on Penn State’s campus. Download the free RideWithGPS (RWGPS) app on your Android or IOS phone for turn-by-turn directions and offline maps. When you’re done, let us know how it went. Please take a moment to fill out a survey about your ride.
Features
You’ll get turn-by-turn guidance with the RWGPS app on IOS and Android. Use of the app is free while navigating one of these rides. You can also download for other devices.
Ride with GPS – Happy Valley is a project of CentreBike, a non-profit advocating for cyclists of all types in and around State College. So, your feedback through the app is greatly appreciated and needed to make this a success!
Trademark Rides
Boal Mansion
14 Miles of road or bike path around town. Stop and visit the Boal Museum for a historical look at the area. You’ll also pass by Happy Valley Brewing, Cafe Lemont, The Pennsylvania Military Museum, The Pump Station, Duffy’s Tavern, Boalsburg gift, wine and chocolate shops, and more.
Penns Cave
42-44 Miles of road through Lemont and into the rolling hills of beautiful Penns Valley. Visit Penn’s Cave & Wildlife Park, Nittany Winery, Brother’s Pizza, Happy Valley Brewing, Maine Bay & Berry Co for a lobster roll to go, and VooDoo Brewing.
Penns Cave
42-44 Miles of road through Lemont and into the rolling hills of beautiful Penns Valley. Visit Penn’s Cave & Wildlife Park, Nittany Winery, Brother’s Pizza, Happy Valley Brewing, Maine Bay & Berry Co for a lobster roll to go, and VooDoo Brewing.
Gatesburg Loop
Take a barn tour through the farmland of Centre County. This relatively flat route takes you on 14-33 miles of road. You’ll pass through the farm land of the Greater State College area. Stop by the Naked Egg for brunch in Pine Grove Mills and Rothrock Coffee or Robin Hood Brewing at Home Delivery Pizzeria on your way back through town.