Carroll County Visitor's Guide - 2018

AT T R A C T I O N S Outdoor Recreatio If your idea of relaxation involves spending some time in the great outdoors, Carroll County offers a number of ways to indulge. P I N E Y R UN PA R K Airplane Rides/ Flight Instruction Dream Flight School 200 Airport Drive, Westminster 443-244-9218 www.DreamFlightSchool.com Email: info@DreamFlightSchool.com Bicycling: Sales, Service, Rentals, Tours Mount Airy Bicycles 4540 Old National Pike (MD 144) Mount Airy 410-795-2929 www.Bike123.com Bicycle shop, repairs, rentals, deliveries & pick up. Parks & Nature Centers Bear Branch Nature Center 300 John Owings Road, Westminster 410-386-3580 www.Hashawha.org Bear Branch Nature Center, located in the rolling hills of northern Carroll County, provides nature study and environmental education to all visitors. The Nature Center features a Bird Observation Room, Discovery Room, Exhibit Hall with insects, deer, Native Americans and conservation exhibits, a 40-seat planetarium, and a Nature Gift Shop. Outside the Center you can enjoy the native plant landscaping, the “Bear Path”– a wheelchair accessible trail, and a large deck overlooking country vistas. MyBikeShop 5965 Exchange Drive, Suite A/B Sykesville 443-440-6449 www.MyBikeShop.com We provide new, pre-owned and late model road and triathlon bikes, and other cool gear, too. A full service shop with a quick turnaround time for any of your service needs. Patapsco Bike & Sport 5 N. Main Street, Mount Airy 301-829-5604 www.PatapscoBike.com Bicycle shop & repairs Race Pace Bicycles 1 Railroad Avenue, Westminster 410-876-3001 www.RacePaceBicycles.com Sales, service, and rentals. All rentals should be made in advance for proper size. Off-road, mountain, and hybrid rentals, as well as child trailers and tag-along bikes. White’s Bicycles 12 W. Main Street, Westminster 410-848-3440 Sales and service. Visit our Mobile Website: CarrollBiking.com or CarrollCountyTourism.org to view turn-by-turn directions to map your ride through Carroll County. Both sources provide you with information about our ten looped tours that meander through farmland, back roads and small country towns. The routes, which were chosen by resident bicyclists, are graded as to degree of difficulty, which enables any level of rider a great biking experience. 20