School Bike Trips: Choose or Build
Welcome to Teen Treks' School Treks!
Bring your class or youth group on an unforgettable bike adventure!
We’ll help customize the perfect trip around your dates, location, and educational goals—led by our experienced Teen Treks guides.
To Choose, or To Build, That is the Question!
Imagine your students learning history by cycling battlefields, practicing leadership while navigating backroads, or exploring environmental science through hands-on experiences in nature. Teen Treks offers both planned school bike trips and fully customized adventures designed around your curriculum, schedule, and group goals. With over 25 years of experience, we know how to blend education, exploration, and fun into unforgettable learning journeys. Whether you’re looking to follow a historic trail, ride along the coast, or build confidence through outdoor challenges, our experienced guides will help make it happen. Let’s turn your classroom into a rolling adventure that students will remember for life.
How It Works:
- Choose from 1 of our 3 Exciting Destinations and Dates
OR
- Pitch Your Own Destination, Trip Idea and/or Date that Works for You
AND THEN
- Start Sending Out Invitations and Prepare Yourself to Make New Memories
3 to 16 Day bike trips. Spring, Summer & Fall.
Choose a School Bike Trip
Great Allegheny Passage / C&O Canal
Pedal 350 miles of scenic, car-free trails from Pittsburgh to Washington D.C. on the historic Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal Towpath. Ride through old railroad viaducts, coal towns, and battlefields that shaped America's story. Along the way, camp under the stars, explore Civil War sites, and end with two unforgettable days in the nation’s capital.
- April, May, August, September or October
- 7 - 16 Days
- 22 - 50 Miles / Day
- Call for Affordable, Custom Pricing
Natchez Trace Trail
Ride along one of North America’s oldest travel routes—the Natchez Trace Parkway, stretching 444 miles from Mississippi to Tennessee. Ride through history where Native American nations once traded and Civil War soldiers once marched, all on a peaceful, vehicle-free parkway. With historic landmarks, nature stops, and stories at every turn, this route offers a vivid journey through America’s past.
- April, May, August, September or October
- 5 - 14 Days
- 15 - 32 Miles / Day
- Call for Affordable, Custom Pricing
Erie Canalway Trail
Follow the path that transformed America on the Erie Canalway Bike Trail—over 350 miles of mostly flat, car-free paths stretching across New York State. Ride through vibrant cities like Rochester and Syracuse, cruise past historic locks and aqueducts, and stop in charming small towns for local flavor. With educational opportunities, heritage sites, and even canal cruises along the way, this ride blends adventure with history at every turn.
- April, May, August, September or October
- 3 - 10 Days
- 17 - 35 Miles / Day
- Call for Affordable, Custom Pricing
Build Your Own Custom School Bike Tour!
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Great Allegheny Passage/C&O Canal
Bike a portion or all of the Great Allegheny Passage (150 mi.) and C&O Canal Towpath (184.5 mi.) from Pittsburgh- Washington D.C. and take a trip through history. Retrace the development of America's westward expansion. You will travel through viaducts where railroads once cut across valleys and bike through towns where coal was once prominent. These two historic trails make up 350 miles of biker-friendly gravel paths, free from car-traffic with easily accessible campsites along the entire route. There are opportunities along the trail to visit Civil War-era sites at Antietam Battlefield and Harpers Ferry, ride a 19th century canal boat, and spend 2 days in our nation’s capital.
Natchez Trace Trail
One of the oldest transportation routes in North America, the Natchez Trace Parkway spans 444 miles between Natchez, Mississippi and Nashville, Tennessee. Today, you can bike the path American Indians once travelled and traded. The corridor connects the homelands of the Natchez Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations. The entire parkway is designated as a bike route by the National Park Service, with commercial traffic prohibited. There are numerous historical and natural sights to stop and explore the Old Southwest, Civil War era-sites, and remnants on the Old Trace with historical markers to narrate the way. Groups can bike a portion or all of the Nathez Trace Parkway and take a tour through native and Civil War history.
Erie Canalway Trail
With over 350 miles of trail crossing almost the entire state of New York, the historic Erie Canalway offers ample opportunity to discover an iconic American route. The Erie Canal runs east-west from Albany-Buffalo, passing through major upstate New York cities including Rochester, Syracuse and Utica. The Canalway is mostly flat, with predominately off-road gravel paths, occasionally utilizing local roads. Bicyclists of all abilities and levels can enjoy riding the Erie Canalway, with plenty of stops through small towns to break up the route. As the longest manmade waterway and greatest public works project in North America, traveling along the Erie Canalway provides plenty of educational opportunities. Discover how the Erie Canal put New York state on the map as the leader of industry and economic strength and opened a doorway for trade and settlement opportunities in inland North America. Bike through history as you travel through impressive aqueducts and lock systems, with opportunities to explore canal museums and heritage sights. Take a canal cruise, paddle the water trail, explore canalside villages and more can be experienced along the Erie Canalway Bike Trail!
Trip Options
Trip Options
Trip Options
- Full GAP/ C&O Canal Trip -- 16 Days
- Shortened GAP/ C&O Canal Trip -- 10 Days
- GAP Trip Only-- 7 Days
- C&O Canal Trip Only --9 Days
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Full Natchez Trace Parkway: (Either North to South- Nashville to Natchez, or South to North- Natchez-Nashville), 444 Miles -- 2 Weeks
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Northern Section: Nashville- North Tupelo, 176 Miles --- 8 Days
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Central Section: S. Tupelo- Ridgeland, M, 156 Miles -- 7 Days
- Southern Sections: Raymond, MS- Natchez, MA, 79 Miles -- 5 Days
- Full Erie Canalway Trip, 350 Miles -- 10 Days
- Buffalo- Rochester, 92 Miles -- 4 Days
- Rochester- Seneca Falls, 52 Miles -- 3 Days
- Seneca Falls- Either Syracuse or Rochester, About 50 Miles -- 3 Days
- Syracuse- Albany, 190 Miles -- 7 Days
Potential Dates
Potential Dates
Potential Dates
April, 2025
May, 2025
August, 2025
September, 2025
October, 2025
April, 2025
May, 2025
August, 2025
September, 2025
October, 2025
April, 2025
May, 2025
August, 2025
September, 2025
October, 2025
Trip Highlights
Trip Highlights
Trip Highlights
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Bike off-road from Pittsburgh, PA, to Washington, DC –– over 340 miles
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Whitewater rafting on PA’s Youghiogheny River
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Visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater house
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Tour Historic Harpers Ferry
- Take shady bike paths free of automotive traffic
- Entire parkway designated as a bike route by the National Park Service, closed to commercial traffic
- Natural and historic spots making for scenic stops along the way
- Side trails for exploring antebellum and Victorian home, sunken roads, civil war battlefields and southern towns
- Discover up-close New York's State's canal system internationally known as an engineering marvel
- Visit canal museums and heritage sights along the route
- Stop in canalside villages to explore and enjoy festivals and events at different times of the year
- Paddle the water trail
- Take a historic canal cruise
- View locks, lock bridges, aqueducts, moveable dams and hydroelectric plants.
- Bike along part of the Great American Rail Trail
