Outdoor Pursuits

Outdoor Pursuits Providing Safe, full service, bicycling, and outdoor adventures in Ohio since 1937.

Build your knowledge, experience, and fitness to safely enjoy outdoor pursuits that will create lifetime memories. While Columbus Outdoor Pursuits is best known for its bicycle mega-tours
- The Tour of the Scioto River Valley (TOSRV) and
- The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA)
- we feature a comprehensive trip program consisting of:
- Bicycling
- Flat and white water boating
- Backpacking
- H

iking
- Rock climbing
- Caving and
- Winter activites

We offer extensive education in these activities including canoe and kayak schools, backpacking schools, leadership training and bicycle safety programs.

This Wednesday is World Bicycle Day!! Celebrate with OP by joining one of our weekly rides. Find your pace; from family ...
06/01/2026

This Wednesday is World Bicycle Day!! Celebrate with OP by joining one of our weekly rides. Find your pace; from family friendly to speedy, there’s an OP ride for you! Learn more and register here - https://outdoor-pursuits.org/weekly-training-rides/

GOBA Weekend Route Preview!Saturday:- If you’re taking the shorter route (red), you’ll have designed rest stops at the O...
05/27/2026

GOBA Weekend Route Preview!

Saturday:
- If you’re taking the shorter route (red), you’ll have designed rest stops at the Oxford Township Park and at the Back to the Wild Nature Preserve. You can choose to turn back to go to camp at the Oxford Township Park for ~22 miles total, or at Back to the Wild for ~39 miles total.
- The longer route (blue) will have designated stops at the Oxford Township Park, Back to the Wild Nature Preserve, and two beautiful stops along the water at the Sandusky Pay Pavilion and Lake front Park in Huron. This route is ~57 miles in total.

Sunday:
- The shorter mileage option (green) is ~35 miles in total. You’ll ride through Milan, the birthplace of Thomas Edison, and have a designated rest stop at Edison Park. Your second and final stop of the day is at the gorgeous Quarry Hill Winery, where you can take a load off and stay a while enjoying the view, a snack, and maybe even a good drink.
- Your longer route option (orange) will take you ~56 miles in total. You’ll also have a stop in Milan at at the Quarry Hill Winery, but in between you’ll have your lunch stop on the lake at Lake front Park in Huron.

GOBA Weekend and GOBA +1 registration is still available! Come ride with us - https://outdoor-pursuits.org/goba-2/

This Sunday! https://outdoor-pursuits.org/cycling-series-1-day-rides/
05/22/2026

This Sunday!

https://outdoor-pursuits.org/cycling-series-1-day-rides/

Our annual Mid-Ohio Century ride starts in Delaware and heads north to explore the quiet agricultural areas of the Scioto River watershed. There isn't much elevation change in this area of Ohio, so expect easy riding terrain and fields sprouting green shoots of corn or beans. Depending on the distance selected, you will pass through towns such as Prospect, Marion, and Waldo with numerous food options.

We provide marked roads with RWGPS files emailed the evening before the event. Expect ride distances of 35, 62, and 100. Riders are responsible for their own food and water, all maps will have guidance on other nourishment options. A ride leader will be present at the start and will be sweeping the route. Get registered at https://outdoor-pursuits.org/cycling-series-1-day-rides/.

Our annual Mid-Ohio Century ride starts in Delaware and heads north to explore the quiet agricultural areas of the Sciot...
05/17/2026

Our annual Mid-Ohio Century ride starts in Delaware and heads north to explore the quiet agricultural areas of the Scioto River watershed. There isn't much elevation change in this area of Ohio, so expect easy riding terrain and fields sprouting green shoots of corn or beans. Depending on the distance selected, you will pass through towns such as Prospect, Marion, and Waldo with numerous food options.

We provide marked roads with RWGPS files emailed the evening before the event. Expect ride distances of 35, 62, and 100. Riders are responsible for their own food and water, all maps will have guidance on other nourishment options. A ride leader will be present at the start and will be sweeping the route. Get registered at https://outdoor-pursuits.org/cycling-series-1-day-rides/.

You have until 11:59PM tonight to take advantage of the lower prices of TOSRV online registration! Don't miss it! Day of...
05/13/2026

You have until 11:59PM tonight to take advantage of the lower prices of TOSRV online registration! Don't miss it!
Day of registration will be available, but at a slightly increase price. Save by registering today! https://outdoor-pursuits.org/tosrv/ 🚴🚴

XOBA 2026 is just a few months away! Join the Across Ohio Bicycle Adventure - a yearly week-long bicycle tour across Ohi...
05/13/2026

XOBA 2026 is just a few months away! Join the Across Ohio Bicycle Adventure - a yearly week-long bicycle tour across Ohio from one border to another, changing each year to give participants a new experience with varied scenery and terrain. Tour Capacity is 250 riders, so get signed up now to ensure you don’t miss the 2026 adventure! Estimated total Mileage of 380 miles. Find out more and get registered here - https://outdoor-pursuits.org/xoba/ .

TOSRV REGISTRATION CLOSES TONIGHT AT 11:59PM! TOSRV, the legendary cycling event which has been a rite of passage for ri...
05/12/2026

TOSRV REGISTRATION CLOSES TONIGHT AT 11:59PM!
TOSRV, the legendary cycling event which has been a rite of passage for riders of all levels for over six decades, transformed into a festival format in 2025. Chillicothe, Ohio has become the heart of our three-day cycling celebration; come see what it’s all about! Day of registration is available with a slight price increase. Register now at https://outdoor-pursuits.org/tosrv/.

TOSRV can’t run without the help of our amazing volunteer team. Can you lend a hand? We’re looking for volunteers who ca...
05/11/2026

TOSRV can’t run without the help of our amazing volunteer team. Can you lend a hand? We’re looking for volunteers who can give a couple hours or the whole weekend, Friday - Sunday. Help set up camp, assist with registration, hand out snacks and refreshments at a rest stops. Interested in being a part of the team? Shoot us an email at [email protected].

TOSRV - It’s tradition! Don’t miss out. Online registration closes Wednesday at 11:59pm! Day of registration is availabl...
05/10/2026

TOSRV - It’s tradition! Don’t miss out.

Online registration closes Wednesday at 11:59pm! Day of registration is available with a slight price increase. Register now at https://outdoor-pursuits.org/tosrv/ 🚲

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