Route Options
All routes are on asphalt roads, EXCEPT the Mixed Surface Ride. All road routes have signage with colored arrows. The Mixed Surface ride will be guided by a local cyclist.
Click each below to learn more about the route, view route map and download GPX file.
Bus Tour!
The Tour of Chapels via Bus will depart 30 minutes after the cyclists are escorted from the Municipal Park. The route will travel to the same destinations as the cyclists: St. Catherine Church, The Basilica on the Plains, Holy Cross Church, St. Ann’s Church, and St. Francis Church. Participants will enjoy the snacks, the music, and the historic information at each of the four churches. Along the route, the bus passes by the George Grant’s Villa , Old Walker Air Base and the remains of the Emmeram Church. All registrants receive a SWAG bag and a T-shirt. The bus returns to Municipal Park to join in After-Ride Party for a German meal, beverage, and music by Simply TONE. A limited number of seats are available, so book early!
Rules of the Road
Whatever distance you choose to ride, we want you to enjoy the ride and finish safely. Below are some rules of the road you’ll want to follow each time you ride.
- Respect other riders
- Respect people in cars
- Acknowledge other riders and pedestrians
- Wave to kids
- Smile at drivers.
- The friendlier we are the better they will treat us.
- You are a vehicle and need to obey the same rules drivers do.
- Don’t take the entire lane
- Single File on 2-lane roads with cars present
- Keep as far to the right in your lane as is safe at all times.
- Don’t move to the right turn lane if you are not turning right. Not THAT far right 😉
- Move to the right and do not pass other cyclists until the car passes.
- Single File on 2-lane roads with cars present
- Use a bell, or your voice to indicate your intentions
- Call ‘On your left”
- Pass on the Left Pull out only when you are sure the lane is clear
- Allow Plenty of Room, about two bike lengths, before moving back to the right
- Left turn – left arm straight out
- Right turn – right arm straight out, or left arm pointing up
- Stop – left arm out, elbow down, palm facing behind you
- Audibles and eye contact to let drivers and cyclists know your intentions.
- You are a vehicle and need to obey the same rules drivers do.
- If you take food with you, please place your trash (including banana peels) in a pocket or bag till you get to your next stop or the finish.
2025 TdK Schedule of Events
Helmets are Mandatory
6:00 – 6:45
Registration (Pick up packets at Municipal Park, Hays)
6:15 – 6:30
Self-start for 75 – 100 mile routes
6:45
Announcements, National Anthem, Invocation
7:00 – 8:00
Sheriff Escorts Riders (cycling 30 or more miles) out of Hays
7:00– 8:00
Optional Stop: St. Joseph’s Church (215 W 15th St, Hays KS)
Pipe organ music provided by Tom Meagher
8:00 – 8:30
Bus Tour Participants meet in the parking lot of Municipal Park.
Participants will check in with Jerry Braun as they board the bus. They will get packets and have their wrist bands put on for the tour.
8:00 – 9:15
St. Catherine Church, Catherine, KS
Music by Kristin Pisano (Clarinet) and Hilary Shepard (Flute)
8:30
Bus Departs from Municipal Park
8:15 – 10:00
St. Fidelis Church, Basilica of the Plains, Victoria, KS
Music by St. Fidelis Brass Choir
8:45
15 Mile Cyclists meet at the Shelter House in Municipal Park
9:00
15 Mile Casual Ride departs Municipal Park
9:00 – 11:00
Optional Stop: St. Ann’s Church (1275 Walker Ave, Walker, KS)
Sacred Vocal Music/Italian Arias by Hayley Shoemaker and Pam McGowne
9:15 – 11:30
Holy Cross Church, Pfeifer, KS
Music provided by Harpist Jane Hyde
9:30 – 11:30
St. Francis Church, Munjor, KS
Music provided by Hays Symphony Conductor & Violinist, Dr. Brian Buckstead
11:30 – 1:30
St. Francis Church, Munjor, KS
Music provided by Hays Symphony Principal Cellist, Ben Cline
11:00 – 2:30
German Meal provided by Victoria Community Coalition
Local brewery – Defiance Brewery
Root beer & Cream Soda provided by LB Brewing, Gella’s
11:15 – 2:15
Municipal Park
Music provided by Hot Shots
Meet Our Musicians
After Ride Party!
The post ride German meal will be served from 11:00 – 2:30. For cyclists doing 75+ miles, it might be advantageous to stop and eat after the 62 mile route. Lunches will be boxed up for anyone who misses this window of time. Music is provided by the Hot Shots. The Hot Shots Band fired up in 2009, when a group of local musicians decided to come together and play the traditional Volga German tunes they grew up with. The band members are natives of Ellis, Rush, and Barton Counties and have shared their talents with the community for decades. With backgrounds in everything from country to big band to polka, they all share a love for the music that’s been part of the area’s heritage for generations. The band includes Dale Stramel, Jeff Stramel, Ken Windholz, Jim Rothe, and John Stettinger – local musicians with deep roots and just the right amount of accordion. Adult beverages from Defiance Local Brewery are available, as well as NA refreshments.
Register today!
Early Registration
Deadline: June 20, 2025
- $50/Person Bike Ride
- $75/Person Bus Tour
* Free T-Shirt Deadline: June 20, 2025
After June 20st & Day-of Registration
- $60/Person Bike Ride
- $85/Person Bus Tour
Onsite registration opens, July 12, 6:30 AM
