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| Date | Day | Start | Pace/Terrain/ Miles/Climb(ft) | Starting Point | Leader | Tour/Signup | Average Climb (ft/mile) | Leader Comments | Tour Description | Tour Notes | Attendees | Status |
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| 06/15 | Sun | 8:00am | C/C/28/960 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | John Storey | 13 - Loantaka-Liberty Corner | 34 | A short one to keep most of Father's Day free. We'll stop at "Just Riding Along" bike shop for coffee and cocoLuxe pastries: ) | Travel thru the Great Swamp and Basking Ridge to Liberty Corner and return through Harding Twp. |
CAUTION: Gravel on Lord Stirling (mile 9.6) Food stops: Liberty Corner - Krauszer's mile 14.7, Ridge Bagel mile 20 (preferred) |
1: John Storey(C) | scheduled |
| 06/15 | Sun | 8:00am | S/NA/0/0 | Special Event | Robert Kojko | 1478 - 2025 Farm to Fork Fitness-Hudson Valley-Gran Fondo | 0 | I did this two years ago and had a great time riding the quiet rural roads of the Hudson Valley. There are four tours to choose from: 12, 25, 45, or 63 miles. | Check the attached website for information on this event and to register. Sign up on the MAFW schedule after you register so Robert knows who is attending. |
2: Robert Kojko, Ish Abreu | scheduled | |
| 06/15 | Sun | 10:10am | D+/D/43/898 | Village Park, Cranbury, NJ | Roy Fischman | 1237 - Village Park to Monmouth Battlefield | 21 | I am changing this ride to some extent. The start will be at the Princeton Junction train station because we will be meeting whoever comes from the 5BBC bicycle club and they will probably all take the train from Penn Station. This is the write up from the other club's website. And the route will be the one below. The time that we will start will be 10 am because the train arrives, 9:27 am. I will be leading this ride from the front. This is a diagram of the parking lot at Princeton Junction train station https://www.njtransit.com/station/princeton-junction-station. I usually park on the side of the tracks at lot 7 or 8. "Bicycle from the Princeton Junction train station through farmlands and stop for some history at the Monmouth Battlefield State Park. This battle was a decisive battle of the Revolutionary War. You can walk the battlefields and may cover the same ground as George Washington, Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton and other Continental Army figures. Or you may walk where the British, such as Lord Stirling, Cornwalis or Clinton were fighting. The pace will be a moderate pace, 43.8 miles. We will be stopping after the battlefield at Gus's Diner, mile 25.2 And time and weather permitting we can stop in the historic town of Cranbury, established 1697 for some ice cream at Gil and Berts' ice cream. The route is here https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39850208 You can drive to the start or if you wish, take the train from Penn Station, leaving at 8:14 am that arrives at Princeton Junction at 9:27 am. I will be meeting everyone at the Princeton Junction train station. David will meet everyone at the starting train station, Penn Station."
| This ride starts in a quiet park in the historic town of Cranbury, N.J. There is a meal/bathroom stop at the 7-Eleven at mile 16.7. After this stop there is another opportunity to stop at mile 26.3, the Battleground Deli with it's outside picnic tables. We reach the Monmouth Battlefield Park at mile 27.4. The bicycle turn to the Battleground follows part of the path of the History Hike. The route goes on dirt and grass past an apple orchard, a corn field and a pumpkin patch until reaching the museum at mile 28.2 On this site was one of the decisive battles of the Revolutionary War- General Washington's forces fought against the army of the British, General Sir Henry Clinton, commanding. After our return to Cranbury, some may want to try the ice cream at "Gil & Berts", a block from the park. To minimize roads with truck traffic, it is advisable to take this route on a weekend. Also, the museum at the Battleground is currently closed due to the corona virus, though the website shows operating hours, it is for the site, not the museum |
5: Roy Fischman(C+), Ginger Werner, Nancy McDowell, Susan Kiely(C), Jean OReilly | scheduled | |
| 06/16 | Mon | 10:00am | C/D/42/840 | Colonial Park, Lot C in the Winter, Howe Athletic Center in the Summer | Michael Chenkin | 747 - Broadway to Blawenberg **CANCELED** | 20 | Time for a ride before the rain returns. This one's pretty flat with a rest stop in Hopewell. See you then. | A relatively flat ride from Colonial to the outskirts of Princeton then along Cherry Valley road to Hopewell for a choice of food stops or wait until we reach Blawenberg Cafe. An easy return to the start point. | Food stops:
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| 06/17 | Tue | 6:00am | C//22/987 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | John Storey | 1462 - BARSAW+JEDAG's Nest | 45 | I’m going to do 20 miles but there’s an option to add 2 miles up Eagle’s Nest for those who have the time. Pedals up at 6, call if you’re running a little late and we’ll wait up to 5 minutes 973-703-3473. | This ride followers the route of MAFW 1434 (BARSAW) and adds the climb up Eagles Nest at the end. This ride does not travel through the Great Swamp.
There are no scheduled stops for this ride. However, the ride creators did stop at Creekside for Coffee, Drinks and other stuff at Mile 14.
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3: John Storey(C), Drew Thraen(C+), Gerry Kirwan(C) | scheduled | |
| 06/19 | Thu | 9:30am | D+/C/45/1292 | Colonial Park, Lot C in the Winter, Howe Athletic Center in the Summer | Roy Fischman | 563 - Colonial-Hopewell for Bridge Out | 29 | This is a new end of the ride for the Colonial Hopewell ride with the Bridge Out and alternate route down from the Sourlands. | Food stops: Hopewell (a little early at mile 18, but only option now that Peacock's is closed due to 2014 fire). | 0: | ||
| 06/21 | Sat | 8:15am | D+/C+/30/1382 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Jan Gorban | 457 - Pluckemin-Mountainville 2 | 46 | This is a party ride with watermelon and cookies at end of ride. | Another beautiful ride in Somerset County horse country with a stop at the Oldwick General Store and then up to Mountainville. NOTE: Similar to tour #896, but starting from Pluckemin/Bed-1. |
Food stops: Oldwick General Store (mile 20 and mile 10) |
2: Jan Gorban(D+), Jim Nielsen(D+) | scheduled |
