COBYS Bike & Hike
Join us for fun and fellowship at COBYS’ signature fundraising event, our annual Bike & Hike! We cherish the chance to gather with you in support of COBYS, so together we can deliver a broad range of social services across the region with the compassion, dignity, and hope everyone deserves. This level of care cannot happen without you!
The 30th Annual COBYS Bike & Hike
Sunday, September 13
- 10- or 25-Mile Bicycle Ride
- 3-Mile Walk
- 1.5-Mile Tasty Tour Walk
Register Today!
Come celebrate this milestone of 30 years that we’ve been rolling and strolling together! Registration is available online until 9:00 am on September 13, or you can register at the event — except for the Tasty Tour. To allow for planning, Tasty Tour registration closes August 31. Click below to register online, or download the COBYS Bike & Hike Pre-Registration Form to register by mail.
Individual Registration
Family Registration
Donate to Our Kickstart Campaign
Bike & Hike Events
25-mile route
Ride your bicycle on the 25-mile route through beautiful Lancaster County countryside, complete with a ride through a covered bridge.
10-mile course
Ride your bicycle on an easier, family-friendly 10-mile course through farmlands around Lititz.
3-mile stroll
Walk the traditional 3-mile stroll through Lititz Springs Park and Lititz.
1.5-mile walk
Enjoy delicious treats along the 1.5-mile walk of the Tasty Tour, stopping for food at four Lititz eateries: Dosie Dough, Slate Cafe, Cafe Arabella, and Brazilian Table. On your walk back through the park, you can choose to make the Tasty Tour a picnic experience.
All events return to Lititz Church of the Brethren for the Incredible Ice Cream Celebration featuring delicious Fox Meadows vanilla and/or chocolate ice cream and your choice of toppings, served under the pavilion in the back of the church.
Also, new for our 30th year: trivia! Gain bragging rights (and a gift for winners) as you test your general knowledge and trivia about COBYS, the Bike & Hike, and the year 1996.
Download the Cycling & Walking Routes
- 25-Mile Bicycle Route
- Alternate 25-Mile Bicycle Route (eliminates the gravel portion of the Rail Trail)
- 10-Mile Bicycle Route
- 3-Mile Lititz Walk
- 5-Mile Tasty Tour Walk
Gather Sponsorships & Boost Your Impact
Expand your circle of giving! Invite others to join you at the Bike & Hike or to support you and COBYS with a pledge. To collect donations by credit card, create an online fundraising page.
Or, to collect donations by check, download and print our sponsorship form. Submit sponsorship information and monies to COBYS at the Bike & Hike, or mail them to 444 Murry Hill Circle, Lancaster, PA 17601.
Help Us Spread the Word
We ask sponsors and congregations to help us spread the word about the COBYS Bike & Hike fundraiser. Please share these announcements or post these social media messages. And we hope to see you at the event!
Our Sponsors
We appreciate the generous funding in support of the mission of COBYS and our ministries from our sponsors. We encourage all event participants to contact and patronize these businesses for products, services, and solutions.
Event Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Supporting Sponsors
COBYS carries out our mission by providing safe and loving homes for children through foster care and adoption services; helping children and adults overcome challenges through counseling; and leading family life education programs teaching skills and principles to parents, teens, and children. Donations from our generous supporters help make this service possible.
Register or Donate Today!
We look forward to seeing you September 13 at Lititz Church of the Brethren. Click the button to register/donate online starting July 6, 2026.
If you have any questions, please email Steve Nichols, our donor relations manager.
