Why not bike for ms in 2025 and make an impact on the MS community.

Bike for MS in 2025

Why you should add an MS bike ride to your 2025 calendar

Following the excitement of our ongoing 2024 MS rides, we are ready to starting climbing into 2025! Our Bike the US for MS rides are not just an incredible way to explore beautiful parts of the country whilst making the very best of friends. You are driven by a powerful mission to raise funds and awareness for those living with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Get in gear for our upcoming cross-country and coastal rides: our Northern Tier ride makes a grand return this year, as does the stunning Pacific Coast ride. Our third annual Olympic Peninsula ride will also be returning for summer 2025 as will our winter Florida Coast trip.

BUT, we need your help deciding what new trips we should add to our schedule. Explore some new options to bike for MS in 2025 and have your say! We encourage you to be a part of our journey. Every pedal stroke you take will contribute to making a lasting impact in the lives of those living with MS.

Cycle Across America in 2025

Back by Popular Demand: The Northern Tier Bike Route!

Spanning 4,295 miles from Bar Harbor, Maine to Seattle, Washington, this route is an unforgettable way to bike for MS across the entire country. This trip runs from June 7th to August 16th to catch peak summer weather in each of the 15 states. You’ll be pedaling through highlights like two of the Great Lakes, Niagara falls, the Rocky Mountains, and Glacier National Park with plenty of rolling green hills and welcoming towns in between. 

Act fast – only 7 spots remaining

With 18 signed-up for this long-awaited ride, we only have 7 remaining spaces to fill. Don’t forget our early-bird fundraising minimum amount of $5,675 will increase on August 16th to $6,450 or $1.50 per mile. If 2025 is your year to bike across America, register today!

Reaching the top of Glacier National Park as the team bike across the US for MS.

TransAmerica 2026 is open for registrations

We’ve already had many of you asking about biking across America for MS in 2026. We’ve got you covered! We will be back on the TransAmerica Trail as we rotate between it and the Northern Tier year on year. Be the first to join the team and start dreaming of your summer full of cycling adventures. Register Today.

The TransAmerica team kicking off from Yorktown as they bike for MS.

Pacific Coast Bike Route

The West Coast is calling us back

Following another stupendous summer cycling down the West Coast this year, we will be back to bike for MS on the Pacific Coast Bike Route in 2025. This month-long journey, covering 1,852 miles and running from Seattle, Washington to San Diego, California, has plenty to dream about. Eat up miles of majestic Oregon coast with stunning rock formations arising from the ocean and bike through towering Redwoods. 

Pedal down the Pacific Coast Highway and across the golden gate bridge towards sunny Southern California. Savor west coast sunsets and local seafood after rolling into camp. With over 106,070 feet of elevation change, this route is both rugged and rewarding. Hitting the road from June 29 to July 31, 2025. Check out what to expect on the Pacific Coast Bike Route.

Our Pacific Coast team riding for MS.

Shorter, but no less sweet, MS bike adventures

Okay so we know taking a month or two off isn’t an option for everyone. But don’t fear, we have a whole bunch of trips that are under a week for you to choose from!

The Olympic Peninsula Bike Tour

Kicking off with a scenic ferry ride across the Puget sound, this week-long adventure covers 360 miles and loops around Olympic National Park (home to the only temperate rainforest in the contiguous United States) and past gorgeous rocky beaches. A logistically easy trip, starting and ending in Seattle, the Olympic Peninsula Loop is packed each day with memory-making views and lovely pacific northwest towns. Check out our ultimate guide to cycling the Olympic Peninsula.

Olympic Peninsula tour hitting the National Park

MS Bike Ride Florida

Following the successful inaugural winter coastal ride in 2024, we are back for more of the Florida Coast in early March. Beat the winter blues with a 9-day tour down the East coast of Florida from Jacksonville to Key West. This ride spans 590 unforgettable miles and is the perfect break from the monotony of chilly weather – all for a great cause.

A robust network of local bike paths, replete with plenty of wildlife sightings, makes this journey an enjoyable and relaxing experience. For those out there who groan at the sight of a steep climb, you’re in luck! This ride has much gentler grades compared to the mountainous terrain of some of our other routes.

Biking the Florida Keys for MS

Florida Keys

Don’t fancy biking the full Florida Coast? Our quick 3-day ride from Miami to Key West is an amazing taste of the tropical coast and the perfect long weekend away. Covering 170 miles, with over half on paved bike paths, this route offers scenic and relaxing days on the bike. Join us March 7-9th, 2025.


Have your say on where else we should bike for MS in 2025

While you may recognize many of our core rides we have planned, we want to add in an all NEW adventure! But we can’t make the decision without your help. VOTE on which rides you’d like to see happen out of the following.

Grand Canyon

Tick the Grand Canyon off your bucket list. 11 days to cover 575 miles from Tempe to Cedar City, including two rest days to explore Zion National Park and the Grand Canyon itself! What’s not to love? This would be a late fall trip once temperatures drop a little making biking more enjoyable.

Vermont Gravel Adventure

We all know gravel riding is on the up and we think it’s about time we hit the dirt for MS. How many of you want to ditch the road for quite country gravel and the chance of getting down and dirty? We are looking at a week long A to B adventure in Vermont linking up some of the very best dirt they have to offer. Who’s in?

Cape Cod

A long weekend ride of roughly 150 miles from Boston to Provincetown, the tip of Cape Cod, before jumping on the ferry back to Boston. Take in the best rail trail and bike paths that Cape Cod has to offer over a 3 day ride, taking in the dramatic landscapes that contrasts between bay, pond and ocean. Picture-perfect towns, sea coasts and lighthouses are plentiful along the route.

Alaska

Okay so this one may be a pipe dream, but who wouldn’t want to go and ride in Alaska! It would involve a mix of road and gravel riding and could be anywhere from a few weeks to a full month of travel if we want to cover all the best spots.

Travel options to take the ferry from WA to Haines or fly up. Support may be a little different since we’d likely rent vehicles, but leave the logistics up to us.


VOTE to shape the Bike the US for MS calendar

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Don’t feel like riding any of these routes? Leave your suggested routes in the comments below!

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James Whateley

James first met Bike the US for MS in 2012 while taking on the TransAmerica trail self supported as a 19 year old. He returned in 2013 as a Route Leader for the TransAm team and set up Bike the UK for MS in 2014. He has been running cycling trips and MS fundraisers ever since, working for Bike the UK for MS full time since 2017 and taking over as Executive Director of Bike the US for MS in early 2023. James has a wealth of experience in cycling, touring, running events and fundraising for the MS cause.

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