Big Rove Ride

Get ready for BIG ROVE on Saturday, June 27, 2026 – a 36-mile summertime ride built for sunshine, scenic trails, and serious good times. Choose your start at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City or Cedar Rapids, then rove your own way along beautiful eastern Iowa river trails to a midpoint celebration in Solon. With a flexible, dual-start format and plenty of ways to make the miles your own, this is your day to wander, roll, and soak up the summer.

Big Rove blends laid-back adventure with party energy– cruise with friends, chase the sunshine, and finish with a well-earned Big Grove brew. However you route it, you’ll rove the trails by day and raise a glass by the end.

• A branded wristband to get you access to all the food and fun on this ride
• Quick, grab-and-go breakfast burrito at either Big Grove Cedar Rapids or Iowa City

• Mid-ride lunch party at Big Grove Solon with a DJ
• One free drink ticket to redeem on the ride
• An after-party with live music by Brad and the Big Wave in Cedar Rapids and The Reformers in Iowa City
• A custom swag item
• SAG and safety support on the ride
• Support to the Iowa Bicycle Coalition's bike advocacy mission

Friday, June 26, 2026

5pm - 7pm | Packet Pick-Up - Big Grove Cedar Rapids or Iowa City

You will pick up your packet at the location you will be starting the ride

Saturday, June 27, 2026

7am - 9am | Breakfast and Rolling Start - Big Grove Cedar Rapids or Iowa City

10am - 1:30pm | Lunch and Entertainment - Big Grove Solon

1pm - 4pm | Post Ride Party - Big Grove Cedar Rapids or Iowa City

Big Rove is a 36 mile out-and-back ride. You will begin and end at your starting location, with Solon as the turn around point.

Cedar Rapids to Solon Route

Iowa City to Solon Route

By registering for this ride, you have played an important role supporting in bicycle advocacy. We look forward to sharing with you how these events grow bicycling but also play a role in funding our advocacy work at the legislature, DOT, and putting more kids on bikes with our Safe Routes to School Program. When you bicycle on Iowa’s trails or roadways, you want an enjoyable ride taking you safely to your destination. We work to make Iowa bicycling safe, accessible, and enjoyable for all. Donate at .

Info: Check in for the ride at either Big Grove Brewery Cedar Rapids OR Big Grove Iowa City. Please pick up you packet from the location that you will be starting the ride. If you are unable to make it Friday night, you can check in Saturday morning.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Big Grove Brewery & Taproom, 1225 South Gilbert Street, Iowa City, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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