Chocolate Tour

Saturday, August 5, 2023 Past event

9:00 AM EDT

Manheim, Pennsylvania

$32.80–$48.70 · 9 races

Ultra

Event summary

Join us for the delightful Chocolate Tour on Saturday, August 5th, 2023, in the charming city of Manheim, Lancaster! This annual event, held in the heart of Central Pennsylvania, combines the joy of a chocolate-themed celebration with a noble cause. Participants can enjoy a variety of race distances, making it perfect for individuals and families alike.

Not only does the Chocolate Tour promise a fun-filled day for all, but it also plays a crucial role in supporting cancer research. Funds raised from this fantastic event provide essential seed money for scientific experiments, paving the way for larger federally funded projects aimed at combating cancer. In fact, over $3.6 million was raised in 2019/2020 alone! Come indulge your sweet tooth while making a meaningful impact in the fight against cancer. Don’t miss out on this unique and uplifting experience!

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100 Mile Ride

Incl. $3.70 Fee

105.9-Mile Riders: This route consists of riding the Orange Route, Yellow Route and White Route ROUTE MARKED ORANGE. The 50-mile Orange Route (for Hershey, home of the Hershey Chocolate Factory) meanders through Amish farmlands, forests and past a lake. The ride passes through the picturesque town of Mt. Gretna, which is a major landmark and favorite cycling area. This route traverses areas with a lot of rivers, Amish farms and TWO covered bridges. This route is very scenic, and you will pass some of the prettiest farms in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties. You will likely see Amish buggies on the roads. While the ride does not pass through the town of Hershey, there is a free ride at Chocolate World in Hershey, which is worth doing if you are staying overnight. ROUTE MARKED YELLOW. The 30.3-mile Yellow Route (for Elizabethtown, home of M&M Mars Candies) is the flattest route and includes THREE covered bridges, one of which is the longest in the world. The route passes through the Kreider Farms farmstead and then past the famous Kreider Farms Tower. Tours of the Kreider Dairy Farm and Tower are available if you have time (cost $15). Amazing views of Lancaster countys Amish country can be seen from the top of the tower. Kreider Farms are providing ice-cream and chocolate milk for the 2022 event. Amazing Pennsylvania farm country scenery will be seen on this route. ROUTE MARKED WHITE. The 25.6-mile White Route (for Lititz, home of the Cargill Wilbur Chocolate Factory). This route passes through THREE covered bridges in Amish farm country. One of the bridges (the Erbs Mill Covered Bridge) is known as the most picturesque in the Central Pennsylvania so stop and take a picture. You will likely see Amish buggies parked at the farmsteads or on the roads. The ride also passes through side-streets in Lititz (one of the prettiest towns in the area). If you have time, you can bike into the town (visiting the central park area) and stop at the Wilbur Chocolate Factory store. Just ride-down route 501 to the store (on the left) when passing 501 in the town. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40088268

8:00 AM EDT

$48.70

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75 Mile Ride

Incl. $3.70 Fee

75.6-Mile Riders: This route consists of riding the Orange Route and White Route ROUTE MARKED ORANGE. The 50-mile Orange Route (for Hershey, home of the Hershey Chocolate Factory) meanders through Amish farmlands, forests and past a lake. The ride passes through the picturesque town of Mt. Gretna, which is a major landmark and favorite cycling area. This route traverses areas with a lot of rivers, Amish farms and TWO covered bridges. This route is very scenic, and you will pass some of the prettiest farms in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties. You will likely see Amish buggies on the roads. While the ride does not pass through the town of Hershey, there is a free ride at Chocolate World in Hershey, which is worth doing if you are staying overnight. ROUTE MARKED WHITE. The 25.6-mile White Route (for Lititz, home of the Cargill Wilbur Chocolate Factory). This route passes through THREE covered bridges in Amish farm country. One of the bridges (the Erbs Mill Covered Bridge) is known as the most picturesque in the Central Pennsylvania so stop and take a picture. You will likely see Amish buggies parked at the farmsteads or on the roads. The ride also passes through side-streets in Lititz (one of the prettiest towns in the area). https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40088308

8:00 AM EDT

$48.70

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50 Mile Ride - Orange Route

Incl. $3.70 Fee

50-Mile Riders: This route consists of riding the Orange Route ROUTE MARKED ORANGE. The 50.1-mile Orange Route (for Hershey, home of the Hershey Chocolate Factory) meanders through Amish farmlands, forests and past a lake. The ride passes through the picturesque town of Mt. Gretna, which is a major landmark and favorite cycling area. This route traverses areas with a lot of rivers, Amish farms and TWO covered bridges. This route is very scenic, and you will pass some of the prettiest farms in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties. You will likely see Amish buggies on the roads. While the ride does not pass through the town of Hershey, there is a free ride at Chocolate World in Hershey, which is worth doing if your are staying overnight. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39886326

8:00 AM EDT

$48.70

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30 mile - Yellow Route

Incl. $3.70 Fee

ROUTE MARKED YELLOW. The 31-mile Yellow Route (for Elizabethtown, home of M&M Mars Candies) is the flattest route and includes THREE covered bridges, one of which is the longest in the world. The route passes through the Kreider Farms farmstead and then past the famous Kreider Farms Tower. Tours of the Kreider Dairy Farm and Tower are available if you have time (cost $15). Amazing views of Lancaster countys Amish country can be seen from the top of the tower. Kreider Farms are providing ice-cream and chocolate milk for the 2022 event. Amazing Pennsylvania farm country scenery will be seen on this route. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39890031

9:00 AM EDT

$48.70

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25 Mile Ride - White Route

Incl. $3.70 Fee

25.6- This route consists of riding either the White Route Route ROUTE MARKED WHITE. The 25.6-mile White Route (for Lititz, home of the Cargill Wilbur Chocolate Factory). This route passes through THREE covered bridges in Amish farm country. One of the bridges (the Erbs Mill Covered Bridge) is known as the most picturesque in the Central Pennsylvania so stop and take a picture. You will likely see Amish buggies parked at the farmsteads or on the roads. The ride also passes through side-streets in Lititz (one of the prettiest towns in the area). If you have time, you can bike into the town (visiting the central park area) and stop at the Wilbur Chocolate Factory store. Just ride-down route 501 to the store (on the left) when passing over the road. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/3988996

8:00 AM EDT

$48.70

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10 Mile Ride - Green Route

Incl. $3.70 Fee

ROUTE MARKED GREEN. The 10.2-mile Green Route is a flat picturesque route in Central Pennsylvanias Amish farm country. The route passes through the Kreider Farms farmstead and then past the famous Kreider Farms Tower. Tours of the Kreider Dairy Farm and Tower are available if you have time (cost $15). Amazing views of Lancaster countys Amish country can be seen from the top of the tower. Kreider Farms are providing ice-cream and chocolate milk for the 2022 event. There is ONE covered bridge on this route. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36467487

8:00 AM EDT

$48.70

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Virtual Chocolate Tour Bike Ride
Virtual

Incl. $3.70 Fee

Can't attend the Chocolate Tour in person? Join us virtually by signing up, picking your favorite route and riding anytime between 8/6 and 8/8 and enjoy the scenery. Please post any ride pictures on social media and don't forget to use #22choctour

9:00 AM EDT

$48.70

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Fun Walk

Incl. $2.80 Fee

Support cancer research by joining us for this years Chocolate Tour 2-mile Fun Walk at the Manheim Farm Show Complex beginning at 9 am.

9:00 AM EDT

$32.80

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Virtual Chocolate Tour Fun Walk to Support Cancer Research
Virtual

Incl. $2.80 Fee

Can't attend the Chocolate Tour in person? Join us virtually by signing up, picking your favorite route and run/walk anytime between 8/4 and 8/6 and enjoy the scenery. Please post any pictures on social media and don't forget to use #choctour23

9:00 AM EDT

$32.80

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Organiser's description

The Chocolate Tour is an annual event held in Central Pennsylvania on the first Saturday of August. All funds raised have been used to support cancer research. These funds provide seed money to undertake scientific experiments to procure data to to be used in grant applications to obtain significant external funding to support larger federally funded cancer research projects ($3.6 million in 2019/2020).