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Three Creek Century Event Information

Event Overview

The 2024 Three Creek Century will be held by the Harrisburg Bicycle Club on Sunday, September 15^th, 2024. The event is held rain or shine.

The event is based at the Penn Township Volunteer Fire Company (VFC) complex at 1750 Pine Road, Newville, PA 17241. Please note that this location is not the Penn Township Supervisors Office on Centerville Rd. Our event takes place at the Penn Township VFC site on Pine Rd.

There is plenty of free parking available at the Penn Township VFC complex. Please note that due to federal regulations, public overnight parking is not allowed at the complex. The parking lot will open at 6:30 AM on the day of the event.

Start and Finish Information:

All road routes start and finish at the Penn Township Volunteer Fire Company complex at 1750 Pine Road, Newville, PA 17241. Please note that overnight parking is not permitted at the complex, and the parking lot will open at 6:30 AM.

The Cumberland Valley Rail Trail route starts and finishes at the Newville Trailhead, which is located at 23 McFarland St, Newville PA 17241.

All riders must check in at the registration desk at the Penn Township VFC site. Riders using only the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail may check in at the Newville Trailhead.

This is a “show and go” event; there is no mass start. Riders may enter the course any time after 7:00 AM. To ensure that we clear the roads by 5:00 PM, riders must enter the course no later than:

8:00 AM if you are going to ride 100 or more miles
9:30 AM if you are riding between 51 to 85 miles
1:00 PM for the routes under 33 miles
Cumberland Valley Rail Trail riders should arrive at the Newville Trailhead on McFarland Street between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM

All riders must be off the routes by 5:00 PM.

Routes:

For 2024 we have some new routes, go to the Routes and Rides panel to see the new options

Safety Rules and Guidelines:

If you didn’t read the Safety Information page, please go back and review that page! We want you to have a safe & enjoyable experience at our event.