Im going to my GF's families for thanksgiving next week in Lower Merion, PA and I was wondering if anyone knows of any good thanksgiving day rides, or any good websites I can get good riding roads, cue sheets, etc.... around that neighborhood. I'm unfamiliar with the area, so I'm not sure where the best riding is.

Thanks,

Lower Merion is right across the river from the Schuylkill River Trail. The SRT is a mostly paved, mostly flat MUP that runs from Center City Philadelphia to Valley Forge Park and beyond. Depending on where you are in Merion you can cross the river at Green Lane into Manayunk or Fayette Street into Conshohocken.

If you want to stay on the surface streets you will find yourself in suburbia. You can search for rides at a website like mapmyride.com or the bicycling magazine website.

The Bicycle Club of Philadelphia has a library of rides, too.

From Lower Merion, you are not far from lots of beautiful roads. Depending on how much time you can spare, your best bet, I think, is to find a local club ride to join. Check out the following clubs:

1. Suburban Cyclists Unlimited:
https://www.suburbancyclists.org/

2. Central Bucks Bike Club:
https://www.cbbikeclub.org/?body=ridelist&nav=rides

3. Bike Club of Philadelphia:
https://phillybikeclub.org/newbcp/rides/calendar

4. Delaware Valley Bike Club:
https://www.dvbc.org/rides/calendar/f...h=11&Year=2008

The Trail, a simple up and back route, is not particularly scenic or challenging; I suggest doing it only if you can't find a suitable road ride with one of the local clubs. BCP, SCU and CBBC each have large cue sheet libraries, but a cue sheet won't be of much use if you don't know the territory. The further you get from suburban congestion around Philadelphia, the riding gets better, so head north or west of Lower Merion. (East is good too but less convenient from Lower Merion.)