Second annual 4 Town Tour shows off Hamilton County

The Northern Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce (NHCCC) held the second annual 4 Town Tour bike ride on Saturday to highlight the businesses of Northern Hamilton County, increase public awareness of this less-traveled area of central Indiana, and to benefit the business programs at Hamilton Heights and Sheridan High Schools. The ride offered 28-mile and 50-mile routes.

Due to ongoing construction along U.S. 31, this year’s ride focused on the three communities of Arcadia, Atlanta and Cicero. After construction on U.S. 31 permits safe bicycle access across the highway, expected in 2023, future tour routes will expand to include Sheridan.

“Kevin Smith, the 2021 ride chair, and his committee, did an excellent job of putting together this ride,” NHCCC President Liz Foley Nelson said. “We drove it this week, and while I was expecting the miles of new blacktop, I was surprised at how the route runs through an amazing array of curves, small hills, shade and other interesting riding scenery – it’s not all straight country roads!”