Bike Ride, Columbia, MD: Great Sage to Brewing Good and Back

Please join us for a fun ride between two popular vegan destinations in the Columbia MD area, Great Sage vegan restaurant and Brewing Good vegan coffee shop with baked goods, including doughnuts. We will be riding on a mix of wooded trails, and neighborhood and back roads. There are some hills, making this more of an intermediate than a beginner ride. We will be starting at Great Sage at 8:30am and ride, mostly down hill, to Brewing Good where we will stop for coffee and baked goods including doughnuts. We will return to Great Sage on a different route, so the ride will be a loop and not just back and forth on the same route. At Great Sage we can relax with Brunch or the standard full menu. Meeting start location: Great Sage Meeting start time: 8:30 am Ride time: about 3 hours (including a break at Brewing Good), then (optional) meal at Great Sage Routes: Great Sage to Brewing Good *https://www.komoot.com/tour/1968330014* Brewing Good to Great Sage *https://www.komoot.com/tour/1862841883* Total ride length: 25 miles Difficulty level: moderate/strenuous (due to some hills) Time: ~3 hours at moderate pace Pace: moderate ~10 mph Route type: roads and paved trails Post ride lunch spot: Great Sage (midway break at Brewing Good coffee shop) Routes: GS to BG https://www.komoot.com/tour/1968330014 BG to GS https://www.komoot.com/tour/1862841883 RAIN DATE: Sunday August 24, 2025, 8:30am For important updates, regularly monitor the "Comments" section on this page (below). Don't be a no show! If your plans change, update your RSVP. *When you sign up to join, you automatically acknowledge VSDC Activity Liability Waiver. Please also view and abide by the RULES listed below RULES Pets are not allowed Use of intoxicants such as alcohol, cigarettes and/or illegal substances is banned during this event. Practice safe biking habits including: Wearing a bike helmet Keeping a safe distance between each other (bikes don't have brake lights and tailgating can easily result in crashes) Avoid side by side riding unless the road gives us ample opportunity By coming to this event, we expect you to follow the code of conduct found at Policies - VSDC - Veg Society of DC. VSDC: More Than A Meetup We are so glad to have you as part of The Veg Society of DC Vegan Meetup group, and we enjoy seeing you at our events. Did you know that VSDC is a nonprofit organization with membership benefits? With VSDC membership, you will save money at area restaurants and businesses, attend VSDC member-only events, and, most importantly, support us as a clear and consistent voice for improving the lives of all beings through community building and education centered on the benefits of a vegan diet and lifestyle. The membership fee is minimal, but the impact is significant! Become a member of VSDC. VSDC. Creating communities. For your health, the animals, and the planet.