Baltimore 101 Bike TourThis trip covers the basic parts of Baltimore: hipster hangout Hampden, historic Fells Points, the Inner Harbor, and more.Expect to bike 17 miles in Baltimore. Beginning of route is gently uphill; rest is downhill or flat. Bring a water bottle. If you have both a U lock and a cable lock, bring both. Don't forget to bring bike lights for the ride back home. MARC's mask requirement has been rescinded.
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Union Station 🚽🚆Meet in the MARC waiting room. Even if the waiting area is full, the train is huge and there is no need to rush.There are several MARC ticket vending machines. The Amtrak machines no longer sell MARC tickets. Buy round-trip tickets ($18) to avoid buying a return ticket in Baltimore. The train should include the bike car (at the far end of the platform). Depending on which one we get, it will have either 15 or 24 bike racks. If for some reason the bike car is missing, all other cars allow bikes, albeit only 2 per car. The MARC IV railcars accommodate bikes on the folding seats, but they advise you bring a bungee cord to secure it (not a big deal if you forget). See Bikes on MARC Train, and this video. We must exit the waiting room by 8:50am to make it to the bike car, which is at the far end of the platform. Unfortunately, the next train isn't until 10:25am. If you're late and want to join us, the 10:25am train arrives at Penn Station at 11:28am. It's a 25min bike ride to Union Craft Brewing, so you could easily meet us there by 12:10 for lunch. 8:55am depart Union Station (arrive Baltimore 9:57am). 
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| 9:57am |
Penn Station 🚽🚆10:02am bike 1.8 mi north (13 min):
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| 10:15am |
Waverly 32nd St Farmers Market 🧑🌾☕Open 7:00am to Noon. Zeke's Coffee, Uptown Bakers, etc.10:41am bike 1.3 mi north (9 min):
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| 10:50am |
Sherwood Gardens: tulip displays 🌷11:47am bike 0.8 mi west (5 min):
11:57am bike 2.0 mi west (13 min):
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| 12:10pm |
Well Crafted Kitchen/Union Craft Brewing 🚽🍕🍺Well Crafted Kitchen is inside Union Craft Brewing, the northern tip of Hampden's "Bermuda Triangle." (Both open at noon.) Both are a part of Union Collective, a former Sears warehouse.1:03pm bike 1.0 mi south (7 min):
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| 1:10pm |
Hampden 📚Start at Atomic Books. Then get a snowball at Quality Snowballs. Do what the native Baltimoreans do and add marshmallow topping for 75¢. If you like antiques there are many shops here. If you like pinball, there is a small arcade in the back of Holy Frijoles.2:30pm bike 1.0 mi southeast (5 min):
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| 2:35pm |
Jones Falls Trail 🌊Visit Round Falls, at the bottom of the switchback. Then follow Jones Falls Trail down to Fells Point.2:45pm bike 1.7 mi south (12 min):
3:00pm bike 2.8 mi south (20 min):
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| 3:20pm |
Fells Point 🏴☠️🚽Coffee at Pitango Cafe (alternate: Daily Grind).3:44pm Bike along waterfront via Harbor Point and Harbor East: 3.6 mi south (26 min):
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| 4:10pm |
Mount Vernon via Inner Harbor 🏛️Climb to top of Washington Monument (open till 5:00pm). Gallery level is free; lookout level is $6. No more than five people can go up together.The Walters Art Museum is one block south of the Monument, has free admission, and is also open till 5:00pm. Anyone not climbing the Monument can explore the museum. Be sure to visit the Chamber of Wonders. 5:08pm bike 0.3 mi (2 min):
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| 5:10pm |
San Pablo Tacos 🌮🚽Alternate: Iggies Pizza.6:01pm bike 1.1 mi (9 min):
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| 6:10pm |
North Avenue Market 👾🚽Pinball/video games. Food available.7:16pm bike 0.5 mi (4 min):
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| 7:20pm |
Penn Station 🚽🚆MARC's last three trains are:
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