Everything was excellent about our trip. Our leaders were exceptional. The accommodations were fantastic. The food was of supreme quality and abundance. Thankfully, we were biking thru gorgeous scenery and well planed routes to help burn the calories from all the food. Backroads exceeded every expectation we had about every detail of our trip. Can't recommend then high enough!!

The Backroads Leadership was terrific! Great leadership and support, they made sure that everyone had a very memorable holiday. Great Job!

Kentucky is a beautiful, lush green state that has to be seen to be believed and yes, has lots of rolling hills. No worries, use a pedal assist bike, a first time rider can do it ( like me, almost 70). Bike is easy to adapt to, clear navigator on bike to keep you on track, biking at your own pace. Trip leaders made the experience seamless and add lots of fun with their enthusiasm and knowledge. Interesting hotels, good food, snacks and bourbon if you like,

Incredible views, and the best biking routes you could ask for. We all want to do it again. Especially loved the Shaker Village….what a peaceful, lovely place to stay. Guides were terrific. And loved meeting the horses. Thanks Backroads!

Wow! Just....wow! You quickly run out of superlatives when trying to describe this experience! We loved the rides! The flow of each day is well planned. The scenery is spectacular! It is full of green rolling hills, stone and black board fences, horses, palatial barns, mansions, and small butter-smooth roads. The accommodations run the gamut of simple elegance at Shaker Village, to European poshness at Kentucky Castle, to artful edginess at Hotel 21-C. All beautiful; all comfortable; all well-managed. Meals were very special, and every breakfast, lunch, and dinner was provided. This is not true on every trip. We especially lucked out with our trip leaders. Joey Coe (a Kentucky native) is the person who did the research and layed-out the rides for the entire trip years ago, and has continued to tweak and update the rides annually. Emma Silver has adopted Kentucky as her current base of operations due to her love of the state. They were both wonderful ambassadors for all that's Kentucky. Both of these trip leaders go to eleven! This is just a wonderful ride! We did it three and a half years ago, and it has only improved. Great having a world class ride in the heartland of America. No passport needed! There is very little flat land on this trip. Unless you are a very strong rider, e-bikes are recommended. Hope y'all get meet Orville at Shaker Village. Biggest ham of a turkey ever! Please do this ride. you will not be disappointed!

This was my third Backroads trip and they have all been staffed by excellent people. How in the world are you able to find so many terrific people? Your selection and training process must be the best in corporate America. Joey was so great! Calm professional leadership with a hard work ethic. I know he works in Corporate but let him continue to runs a couple of trips per year - good policy to keep HQ in touch with the field. Emma also was... simply extraordinary. 21c had cool rooms and the best dam old fashioned I've ever had.

As always...your leaders MAKE or break a trip. Peter, Joey and Naomi MADE IT!! Please thank our leaders from me. Peter was The BEST you could ever hire. Tender, smart, kind, responsive. Totally rescued me when my pedal fell off. Joey was so in-tuned to each one of us. He has a great sense of humor and made a point of giving equal attention to each guest (and there were 14 of us). Very cool man. it all comes down to your ability to pull us all out of our comfort zones while making us feel special and have fun.

Excellent experience all the way around! Our bike trip leaders, Emma and Rayna, and their support from Abby and Dara, were fabulous. Upbeat, motivating and so accommodating! A fine group of young women! The attention to detail that this company provides is superb, from pre-trip communication to delivering us back to our hotel at the end of the trip. All of meals and accommodations were first rate. Fabulous job, keep up the great work!

Rayna , Emma and Justin went out of their way in every way possible to make this trip fantastic .

This was the first Backroads trip for my husband and I can not say enough. First , the trip leaders were fantastic. TEAM Justin, Rayna and Emma were absolutely wonderful. They encompass the true meaning of a TEAM. From day one to the very end they all worked tirelessly to ensure everyone had a great time. Justin -you rock and made me laugh daily. Rayna- your bubbly personality is infectious and Emma- your the tug boat that we all needed , thank you for waiting for me ! You all get a 100!