This is a great ride for new visitors to the Eastern Shore. It's a relatively short trip; I'll sometimes use my Basso for this one.
Basically, you follow the Oxford Road to Oxford, with a number of possible side trips along the way. You'll ride over Peachblossom and Trippe Creeks, both very beautiful, particularly in the morning or evening sun, and then ride several miles through farm country. I like to show folks the view across the harbor from the Oxford Cemetery -- a short detour to the right, before town.
The Oxford Road ends at the dock of the Oxford-Bellevue ferry, reputed to be the oldest continually running ferry in the country. If you've got a few bucks in your pocket, you can take the ferry across to Bellevue, a short boat ride to a working dock across the way. From there you can head to St. Michaels. But that's another ride. On this one, you wander through the town of Oxford, which has maintained the feel of an old Eastern Shore town. When St. Michaels decided to focus on tourists, Oxford made a different choice, avoiding most development. There's the Robert Morris Inn, right on the water, and the Oxford Inn, near the harbor. But that's about it by way of restaurants/bars
. There's a general store and a few shops, but mostly it's nice old houses (and a pretty old population), with a great town park right on the water.
The map below takes you to Bachelor's Point, which has nice views of the Choptank and Tred Avon Rivers (and some very big houses), and out World Farm Road, which also has some beautiful views. Then it's back towards Easton and the Oreo cows.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3157981
Basically, you follow the Oxford Road to Oxford, with a number of possible side trips along the way. You'll ride over Peachblossom and Trippe Creeks, both very beautiful, particularly in the morning or evening sun, and then ride several miles through farm country. I like to show folks the view across the harbor from the Oxford Cemetery -- a short detour to the right, before town.
The Oxford Road ends at the dock of the Oxford-Bellevue ferry, reputed to be the oldest continually running ferry in the country. If you've got a few bucks in your pocket, you can take the ferry across to Bellevue, a short boat ride to a working dock across the way. From there you can head to St. Michaels. But that's another ride. On this one, you wander through the town of Oxford, which has maintained the feel of an old Eastern Shore town. When St. Michaels decided to focus on tourists, Oxford made a different choice, avoiding most development. There's the Robert Morris Inn, right on the water, and the Oxford Inn, near the harbor. But that's about it by way of restaurants/bars
. There's a general store and a few shops, but mostly it's nice old houses (and a pretty old population), with a great town park right on the water.The map below takes you to Bachelor's Point, which has nice views of the Choptank and Tred Avon Rivers (and some very big houses), and out World Farm Road, which also has some beautiful views. Then it's back towards Easton and the Oreo cows.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3157981
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