From Westport to Woods Hole, the ninth annual Buzzards Bay Coalition Watershed Ride is attracting cyclists of all ages and abilities.

Set for Sunday, Oct. 4, the ride is a 75-mile cycling fundraiser with a route that winds through a variety of watershed habitats. Riders can also choose to participate in a 35-mile ride that starts in Rochester.

For Dartmouth’s David Bogen, this will be his third year participating.

Bogen, who moved to town in 1991, rode in the fundraising event during its inaugural year.

An avid cyclist, Bogen has also participated in Narragansett Bay Wheelmen rides and events. The club is for cyclists of all abilities and hosts weekly rides throughout Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Cycling while being able to raise funds for the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s mission of protecting the local watershed is a good way to combine his interests, he said.

“The Buzzards Bay Coalition is important local group that has done great work monitoring and working to improve our coast,” he said. “I see a strong link between the ride and their work. What better way to experience the coastline than to ride alongside it.”

With farms, fields and forests along the route, there’s a variety of landscapes for cyclists to check out.

The ride passes through almost every town in the watershed. Riders on the 75-mile route start at 9 a.m. and the 35-mile route cyclists start at noon. The ride ends at 5 p.m.

The full ride route begins in Westport and leads cyclists through farmland, coastal villages, New Bedford’s Fort Taber and working waterfront, around cranberry bogs and along the scenic back roads of Cape Cod. The half ride begins in Rochester and covers the second half of the course.

Both Rides culminate at a Finish Line Party on the lawn of the Quissett Harbor House in Woods Hole with live music.

Over 100 Cyclists of all ages and ability, from all parts of the watershed and beyond, are registered for the Watershed Ride.

Visit www.savebuzzardsbay.org for more information.