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Photos from the 2012 Pumpkinvine Bike Ride can be viewed here.
The Pumpkinvine Bike Ride Committee sends brochures by U.S. Mail each spring. If you participated in the ride in past years you are on the mailing list. If you are not on our mailing list and would like to receive a brochure in spring of 2013 send your U.S. Postal address to rjcarrico1@frontier.com
| Year | Bicyclists |
Year | Bicyclists |
| 2000 | 225 |
2007 | 885 |
| 2001 | 245 |
2008 | 825 |
| 2003 | 484 |
2009 | 1015 |
| 2004 | 615 |
2010 | 823 |
| 2005 | 615 |
2011 | 925 |
| 2006 | 651 |
2012 | 1313 |
The Pumpkinvine Bike Ride will have two starting locations again in 2013, Goshen and Shipshewana, Indiana. If you choose to start in Shipshewana you can ride on county roads for a 0.9 mile and then ride on 5.6 miles of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail newly built in 2011 between Middlebury and Shipshewana. The Shipshewana starting location will also offer five routes with distances of 21 to 100 miles mostly on county roads.
The rides starting in Goshen will be on 5.2 miles of developed Pumpkinvine Nature Trail and then on marked county roads to provide five routes ranging from 10 to 100 miles.
The ride routes pass through Amish communities and will provide a memorable experience for bicyclists who want a light workout with minimal exposure to automobile traffic.
Our ride routes will also satisfy bicyclists who want vigorous workout on low-traffic county roads in Elkhart and LaGrange Counties.
All of the routes are also interesting to bicyclists who want to experience horses with buggies, farm animals in fields, flower gardens, country schools and small towns.
This website will be updated with detailed information about the 2013 ride in January 2013.
Ride proceeds benefit development and maintenance of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail.
