Come Ride with Us! 2024 Ride for BERT

Friends of Bonita Estero Rail Trail and Trek Bike Shop of Estero are excited to announce the 2024 Ride for BERT. Proceeds from the ride will benefit the Bonita Estero Rail Trail. The ride will be held on Sunday, November 17th. As was the case in 2023, there are two ride routes for which you can register; a 15-mile route and a 30-mile route. Both routes will start and end at the parking lot just north of the Trek Bike Shop of Estero in Coconut Point Mall. Details regarding the ride, including a map of the two routes, can be found below. The 2023 ride filled up weeks ahead of the event, so if you are planning on riding in the event be sure to register as soon as possible. Early registration cost of the ride is only $55 per person until November 15th, increasing to $65 per person up to the day before the event so don’t wait to register!

Ride for BERT Tee Shirt Included!

Sign up before before November 1st and receive a Ride For BERT tee shirt as part of your ride fee. Just give us your shirt size when prompted as part of the registration process.

Click Here to Register!

Food, Snacks & Drinks Included

We will have several food, snacks & drink items available both before and after the ride that are included as part of your registration fee. That includes plenty of water, Gatorade, coffee, bagels, bananas, oranges, stroopwafels, powerbars, nutragrain bars, and more!

After Ride Party and Rooftop at Riverside

Rooftop at Riverside in downtown Bonita Springs will be hosting an after ride party the afternoon of the event on the 17th. All registered riders are invited. Please plan to join us then. More details to come!

About the Ride

Where are the 15 mile riders going?

The 15 mile route will head east on Coconut Road then turn south through Bonita Springs for a short loop on Terry to Old 41 to Shangri-La and to the Bonita Springs High School for a rest. We’ll then return to Trek Estero.

Click on the map below to see the 15 mile turn-by-turn directions. You can then download the route to your bike computer using the EXPORT GPX button.

Where are the 30 mile riders going?

The 30 mile route will head east on Coconut Road then turn north through Estero to loop through the University. We’ll then head south for a short loop on Terry to Old 41 to Shangri-La and to the Bonita Springs High School for a rest. We’ll then return to Trek Estero.

Click on the map below to see the 30 mile turn-by-turn directions. You can then download the route to your bike computer using the EXPORT GPX button.

Event Schedule

SATURDAY 11/16/24

11:00AM – 3:00PM Shirt pickup inside the Trek Estero Bike Shop

SUNDAY 11/17/24

7:00 AM Shirt pickup outside the Trek Estero Bike Shop
7:30 AM Announcements and Safety Review
8:00 AM Fastest 30 mile riders depart
8:15 AM Fastest 15 mile riders depart
9:30 AM Lead riders return and food tables open
11:00 AM Last riders return
~11:00 AM Special announcements and guest speakers
11:30 AM Final wrap-up

Can’t Ride – Click Here to Volunteer

We have need of a volunteers on Saturday and Sunday to set up, distribute shirts and food and clean up. Score a free t-shirt or hat out of the deal!

A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors!

Below are the logos of each of our sponsors for the event to-date. We encourage you to support all of our sponsors. They are investing their money to BERT in the hopes that you will use their products and services. This keeps the cost of our event low. All of the net proceeds go to support the Bonita Estero Rail Trail.