All riders must register and sign event waiver at Chipley Cycle before starting the ride to enter Calloway Gardens.

Jelly donuts for all at the start and door prize drawings. Please RSVP at the Facebook Event or by email info@southsidecyclingclub.com to ensure you get one!

Six new courses for 2026 for riders of all abilities: 14 / 16 / 20 / 26 / 42 / 52 miles. Pavement surface includes smooth county roads around Pine Mountain, through Callaway Gardens and the Man O'War Trail. Automobile traffic is light.

Elvis Ride 2026 - All Routes collection
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>There will be a mobile SAG available for rider recovery.
>Please bring your favorite energy snack and drink to keep you moving, and there will be a mid-point feed station.
>Sideburns optional.
>Classic steel bikes and e-Bikes are welcome.
>Wear helmets, please!
>BRING A FRIEND.

After the ride, plan to enjoy some social time with your riding friends in one of Pine Mountain's many restaurants and BBQ. https://pinemountain.org/dining/

Doug Mote, the original ride organizer with the East Alabama Cycling Club, writes in 2008: "Elvis’ Birthday Ride began in 1988, when Scot Angus, Ron Cole, Glenn Kersey, Doug Mote and Pat Murphy were looking for a reason to ride on the first weekend of the new year. We declared a ride for that Sunday afternoon. The ride needed a name. It has always troubled the rest of us, that Glenn knew that Elvis’ birthday was that weekend. The name stuck.

The first year had the smallest number of riders: the five named above. Three times we have had 90 riders: 2005, 2008 & 2014. Five out of the last six years we have had sunny and very warm weather. But, take note: THIS RIDE GOES NO MATTER THE WEATHER CONDITIONS! In 1996, only the ride leader showed…there was three inches of snow on the ground. In 2002, there was rain until ride time and the temperatures never went over 43 degrees. "