Buddhist Bicycle Pilgrimage
September 12-13, 2026
Registration is Full.

Waitlist is Available.

The BBP is a 2-day, 136 mile tour of spiritual sites north of San Francisco. It’s a unique adventure through some of the most beautiful bicycling country in America across the Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino counties. Registration is limited to 100 volunteers and riders!

Thanks to Our Generous In-Kind Sponsors!

Thanks to our NEW Bike Shop Sponsor!

Registered Pilgrims can show your BBP registration email when you arrive for:

A free assessment on your bike!
10% discount for all labor and purchases
20% discount for “the works” tune-up that will have your machine feeling like new!

Offer is good at all 4 Summit Bicycles locations: Burlingame, Palo Alto, San Jose, Los Gatos

🚴 Upcoming rides

August 22, 2026 – San Francisco-Tiburon Loop

We’re in San Francisco and Marin counties for our August community ride. It’s a classic ride from San Francisco and around the Tiburon Peninsula. The ride includes a brief meditation at Fort Point.

Meet time: 9:15 am. Roll at 9:30.
Location: Sports Basement. Meeting Point (map).
Parking: There is free parking at Crissy Field East Beach parking lot (map) and next to Saint Francis Yacht Club parking lot.

Distance: 44 or 25 miles
Elevation gain: 2,260′ of 1,260’

Total Time: approximately +/- 4 to 6 hrs (depends on pace, stops, and option selected).

Long option: The route takes us to Fort Point, Golden Gate Bridge, Fort Baker, Sausalito, Mill Valley-Sausalito Path, Camino Alto, around the Tiburon Peninsula and then returns to SF. We will stop for a lunch break in Tiburon. SF-Tiburon Loop (map)

Short option: Same as long version except riders can stop in Tiburon and take the ferry to SF Embarcadero. SF-Tiburon loop short version (map). Another short option (26 miles) is to turn around after climbing Camino Alto and follow same route back to SF.

This is a friendly, no-drop, easy-pace ride. No registration — just “Show and Go.” Riders are required to sign a Waiver of Liability that will be available the day of the ride from the lead. The ride is self-supported, so please bring your own fluids and fuel. We ask that all riders wear a helmet and carry ID.

Questions? Call or text ride leader: John Ungvarsky at 510-375-2083.

Community as a Jewel: Buddhist practice is supported, nourished, and protected by a community of fellow practitioners, i.e., the Sangha. — Gil Fronsdal

20+ Years of Bicycle Pilgrimages

DharmaWheels was created in 2002 by cyclists who wanted to ride their bikes with a few friends from San Francisco Bay Area to Abhayagiri in Mendocino County – it has grown a lot since then, you can read more about who we are here.

We are a rolling community of novice, intermediate, and experienced cyclists. Some are advanced spiritual practitioners, and others are dipping their toes in the water for the first time. We travel to spiritual destinations, supporting ourselves without fees. After paying fixed operational costs, 100% of your gifts go to the monastic sangha.

A Multi-Dimensional Experience!

Physical. Build fitness and meet other pilgrims on monthly rides. Completing a 10 or 20 mile ride today motivates a longer distance tomorrow. Set your sights on the two-day pilgrimage in September!

A bicycle ride is a meditation. 
Pedal the wheel of dharma. 
The seemingly impossible is within reach.

Spiritual. We center on a single theme for the entire year, posting nuggets of wisdom every ride, and inviting insights from our monastic connections.

Upekka is an evolution of the four divine abode: metta (loving kindness), karuna  (compassion), mudita (appreciative joy), upekkha (equanimity)…!

Community. Discover friendly and generous people who share an interest in bicycles and buddhism. All are welcome regardless of beliefs.

We support each other. 
Whether it’s repairing a flat tire, offering transportation,
or bringing extra food to share. 

Service. Many participants focus on volunteer service. You do not need to be a cyclist to join DharmaWheels. Our volunteers hold the community together. 

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. 
I awoke and saw that life was service. 
I acted and behold, service was joy.      – Tagore