Columbia Association Sponsoring Family Friendly River Hill RideAbout

Mark your calendars for the River Hill RideAbout, a family friendly bicycle ride taking place on Saturday, May 16, at 9:30 a.m., which will introduce a short, 2.8-mile route through beautiful open space in the village of River Hill.

The ride was developed after feedback from participants in the popular annual Columbia BikeAbout, which has a lengthier route through the natural topography of Columbia and can be difficult for some.

“We wanted to design an event that would be easier for young children and others who are perhaps just getting interested in cycling,” said Barbara Kellner, director of Columbia Association’s (CA) Columbia Archives, which is co-sponsoring the event with the River Hill Community Association. “The River Hill RideAbout not only offers a short route but also allows people to explore River Hill, which has never been featured in a BikeAbout.”

The marked route will include two stops along the way highlighting the history of River Hill and the work of the village’s watershed committee to improve the environment.

Pre-registration for the RideAbout is encouraged online at RiverHillRideAbout.EventBrite.com. For more information, please email Columbia.Archives@ColumbiaAssociation.org or call 410-715-6781.

Columbia BikeAbout will return on Saturday, Sept. 26. The event draw several hundred riders each year for a route that usually covers about 12 to 15 miles and offers 10 interpretive sites.

Columbia Archives, which collects and preserves the history of Columbia, is located in the American City Building in Columbia Town Center at 10227 Wincopin Circle. It is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The collection covers the planning and development of Columbia as well as the extensive James Rouse Collection, which chronicles Rouse’s long career that influenced urban and suburban development in the United States and around the world. It is rich with correspondence, speeches, photographs and memorabilia. The public is welcome to visit and spend time researching to get a deeper understanding of the history of Columbia. Appointments are encouraged.

For more information, please go to ColumbiaArchives.org or contact Archives staff at Columbia.Archives@ColumbiaAssociation.org or 410-715-3103.

About Columbia Association

Columbia Association (CA) is a nonprofit service corporation that manages Columbia, MD, a planned community that is home to approximately 100,000 people and several thousand businesses. Additional information about CA is available at ColumbiaAssociation.org.