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Mobile View To attend a ride as a guest click on the Tour Name. Guests can attend one ride and after that they should become a member in order to continue to enjoy our rides.| 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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| 05/08 | Fri | 8:30am | B/C+/52/2278 | White Oak Park - Branchburg | Maurice Alvarez | 979 - Lambertville Lucky Strike | 44 | No frills. Rest stop TBD at start. | Starting from White Oak Park thru quiet roads to Lambertville with a rest stop at Rojo Coffee Roasters on Union St. This tour offers good views and only a few hills, rated most enjoyable. This tour is the reverse of Milstein's Magic Moment, tour 1079. Ride by Chaim Schreiber (2015). | CAUTION: Uncontrolled crossing of 4-lane, high-speed, Rt 202 on Old York Rd. (mile 3.5) Food stops: Lambertville (mile 26). | 6: Maurice Alvarez (B), Wendy Chan (B+), Pontus Rydin, Jason Cope, Seth Cohen, Michael Fabijanic | Ridden |
| 05/08 | Fri | 10:00am | D+/C/26/759 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Barry Seip | 1318 - LOANTAKA - To Whitebridge and Back | 29 | A perfect May day for Biking. This 26 mile ride leaves Loantaka and goes to the Great Swamp. We can make an optional stop at the Green Village Deli at about mile 23. Weather: Sunny / Temps in the mid 60s / Light wind Come out and join me for a FUN ride in the month of May.
| A new route to Whitebridge Road via James Street and return on the Great Swamp Classic roads. Basically, a flat ride with one optional climb. Optional food stop at mile 23.4 | 3: Barry Seip (D+), Anne Huang (D+), Marty Siegel (D+) | Scheduled | |
| 05/08 | Fri | 10:00am | D+/C/33/1218 | Snyder Avenue Park | Barry Seip | 1412 - Snyder Ave Park to Loantaka Park and Return - Medium **CANCELED** | 37 | Another great day in May for BIKING. I plan to do a modified 1412 ride. This ride will: Turn RIGHT onto Southgate at Mile 11 add Eagles Nest around mile 12 Climb UP Carton and DOWN Skyline Total ride distance will be 36+ miles. We can do a brief rest stop at Green Village Deli (mile 20 ish). Come out and join me for a NEW MAFW Route creation | This is a counter-clockwise 33 mile ride from Snyder Avenue Park that travels to Loantaka Park and returns through the Great Swamp. There is a stop at the Green Village Deli at mile 16. The climbs are Fairmount Ave, Skyline Drive and Meyersville Rd.
Similar to MAFW 1408 but add a loop (Whitebridge, Skyline, Long Hill Rd, Meyersville Rd) | 0: | Canceled | |
| 05/08 | Fri | 10:00am | C/C+/40/1906 | Summer Road Park, Readington | Jeff Sperling | 1111 - Kuhl Road Kaper II | 48 | Here’s a ride to Lambertville that has not been scheduled since last October, so I’ve booked it. Our stop will be at the always enjoyable Basil Bandwagon. Weather should be great, come join me on Friday.
| This is tour 1101 with start point moved to Summer Road Park. A route over new roads includes a fast and exciting downhill of some 4.7 miles into Lambertville. Lots of shade and lots of great scenery. Tour by Chaim Schreiber (2017). | Food stops: Basil Bandwagon in Lambertville - mile 21 | 3: Jeff Sperling (C), Mark Olinsky (C), althea grace pineda (C) | Ridden |
| 05/09 | Sat | 9:00am | D+/C/20/781 | Denville Savage Rd | Susan Smyth | 1178 - Denville Reduced Climb | 39 | For anyone that would like to do a short fun ride on Saturday morning. Low C level ride. | 2: Susan Smyth, Chris Breen (C) | Scheduled | ||
| 05/10 | Sun | 9:00am | B/C+/38/1764 | Chatham Township Municipal Building | James Anderson | 1437 - Cocoluxe The Easy Way | 46 | Posting early to get back for Mother’s Day. In fact, bring your mother if she can ride a B pace 16 mph average minimum. No sweep but occasional regroup. | Starting from CTMB, a pleasant rolling ride to Cocoluxe and Ravine Lake which avoids climbs on Tempe Wick, Corey and South Maple. Out and back via Liberty Corner. Rest stops include Cocoluxe at mile 17 and Just Ride Along Bike and Coffee Shop at mile 20. | 4: James Anderson, Joseph Reo (C+), Bob Ferrara (C), Paulo Piedade (C) | Scheduled | |
| 05/10 | Sun | 10:15am | C/C/35/1048 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Jeff Sperling | 336 - Loantaka-Liberty Corner #2 | 30 | Happy Mothers’ Day.This ride we haven’t seen since last November. I’m scheduling this ride early enough so you can get home for your festivities. Weather should be seasonal with light winds. We will have a brief stop at Ridge Bagel. Come join me on Sunday. | Travel thru Millington to Liberty Corner and then return thru Basking Ridge and the Great Swamp. Skyline is the best downhill! |
| 10: Jeff Sperling (C), Mark Olinsky (C), Mark Schwartz, Tara Ding, David Kim, Elizabeth Wu, Gerry Kirwan (C), Richard Poore (C), Mike Baker, Paul Zitelli (C) | Scheduled |
| 05/10 | Sun | 10:20am | D+/C/35/1048 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Manuel Coelho | 336 - Loantaka-Liberty Corner #2 | 30 | Will sweep Jeff's ride. | Travel thru Millington to Liberty Corner and then return thru Basking Ridge and the Great Swamp. Skyline is the best downhill! |
| 1: Manuel Coelho | Scheduled |
| 05/12 | Tue | 10:00am | C/C+/35/1500 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Jeff Sperling | 1510 - Flying to Oldwick and Back via Burnt Mills and Meadow roads. | 43 | One of my favorite rides because we travel on Burnt Mill Road. We have the option of a stop at Oldwick or Whitehouse General Store. Weather should be pleasant and seasonable. Come join me on Tuesday. |
Ride Distance: 35 miles | 3: Jeff Sperling (C), Tara Ding, Andy Milstein (C) | Scheduled | |
| 05/15 | Fri | 2:00pm | NA/NA/0/0 | Special Event | Manuel Coelho | 1517 - Hershey Spring Cycling Weekend | 0 | I will be leading a 20-25 mile from the hotel at a moderate D+ pace on Friday. I will be leading a longer ride on Sat and a short ride on Sunday. Once you are registered and paid, please sign up here. | The 2026 Hershey Spring Cycling Weekend, hosted by Bike Tours by Linda, in partnership with the National 9/11 Memorial Trail Alliance, will take place May 15-16-17. We will be staying at the newly renovated Holiday Inn in Hershey/Grantville - this hotel is a conference center, which hosts many conventions. We have the Grand Ballroom reserved for us, for the whole weekend. The Spring Weekend has a very similar format to the Fall Weekend - buffet-style breakfasts and dinners at the hotel, plenty of sandwiches and snacks to take with you during your rides, presentations after dinner. Wide variety of scenic routes, both on the roads, as well as trails. The local Harrisburg Bicycle Club will be assisting us. Nearby scenic and historic attractions include quaint towns, farmlands, the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Fort Hunter Mansion, City Island, Fort Indiantown Gap, and Memorial Lake State Park. We will also be providing live music on Saturday afternoon, as well as the popular blender-bike, so that guests can pedal-up some delicious concoctions. We will also have raffle prizes....this time, we will draw the raffle tickets no later than Sunday breakfast time! For cyclists traveling with non-cyclist companions, there are plenty of activities and attractions, which can be enjoyed without a bike. The hotel has an indoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel is close to Hershey Park/Chocolate World, Hollywood Casino/Penn National Raceway, as well as the State Capital in Harrisburg. For YOU, the "Friends & Family" VIP Discount registration form is attached.
From now until 12/31/2025, the special early-bird discount for YOU is $299/person, Double Occupancy, or $489/person, Single Occupancy. Starting January 1, 2026, the Friends & Family rate is $309/person for Double, or $499/person for Single. These fares are lower than those which will be posted on the website, for the general public.
For groups of seven (7) or more, the Group Discount is an additional $5 off per person, for each member of the group. The website (biketoursbylinda.com) will be updated for the Spring Weekend within the next week or so, but in the meantime, registration for the Spring Weekend is OPEN for YOU, our Friends & Family VIPs. You may register either via postal mail, or, on-line via Zelle. Please feel free to contact me, if you have any questions. In case this email may bounce with certain addresses, please feel free to check with your roommate, to ask if he/she/they also received this. Please feel free to share this event invitation with any/all of your cycling friends and clubmates. Everyone is warmly welcome to join us for this fun and sociable weekend of scenic cycling.
THANK YOU for your support of our weekend events!
Take care, stay well, and Happy Holidays!
Linda McGrane
267-251-7862 | 7: Manuel Coelho, Dan Gautieri, Barry Seip (D+), Haroon Kheshgi (NA), Susan Kiely (C), Marty Pratt (C), Bob Warren (C) | Scheduled |
