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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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| 04/23 | Thu | 10:00am | B/C+/40/1947 | Chatham Township Municipal Building | James Anderson | 1393 - Cocoluxe Express | 49 | Looks like the nicest weather day of the week. Early season ride, old time favorite. I’ll regroup to account for all riders. Strong C+ riders welcome. | A very nice flowing ride from Chatham township out to Cocoluxe Cafe and back via liberty corner.
This ride avoids ravine lake road and is slightly shorter than similar rides departing from Loantaka. | 10: James Anderson, Larry Grossman (C+), Drew Thraen (C+), Dennis Budnik, Doug Gardner (C+), Betsy Eastwood, Robert Kojko, Mark Schwartz, Dennis Sinauskas, Stephen Manzano | Scheduled | |
| 04/23 | Thu | 10:00am | C/C/38/1062 | Colonial Park, Lot C in the Winter, Howe Athletic Center in the Summer | Michael Chenkin | 542 - Colonial Park-Burnt Hill-Princeton | 28 | Warming up after the freeze. Time to ride and to make up for Sunday's canceled rides. My guidelines for this ride:
| This is another variation of the rides thru the Somerset-Mercer farmlands and backroads of Princeton with a return along the canel. Ride by Lorin Press | Food stops: mile 22 - | 4: Michael Chenkin (C), Dave Hall (C), John Quinn, George Decker (C) | Scheduled |
| 04/23 | Thu | 10:00am | C/C/31/1131 | Kittatinny St. Park - Limecrest Rd. | Tracy Brown | 321 - Kittatinny-Shades Of Death | 36 | Short ride. Quick break for a snack, but don't plan on going to Tranquility Store at Mile 24. | Ride along the easy, rolling back roads of Sussex and Warren Counties. Note that 619 is same tour starting from Goodale Rd entrance. | Food stops: Tranquility Store (mile 24) | 2: Tracy Brown (C), Helene Motyka (C) | Scheduled |
| 04/23 | Thu | 1:00pm | D+/C/28/980 | Snyder Avenue Park | Barry Seip | 1408 - Snyder Ave Park to Loantaka Park and Return - Short | 35 | A short afternoon ride out of Snyder Avenue Park. D+ / D++ / C- rider are welcome to join me. Weather: Partly cloudy / Temps in the mid 70s / wind around 10 mph No long stops planned but we can regroup as needed. Come out and join me for an early afternoon ride on Thursday.
| This is a counter-clockwise 28 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 and Meyersville Rd.
| 5: Barry Seip (D+), Dan Gautieri, Jane Ikeda (C), Lynne Avery (C), Andrew Beckerman-Rodau | Scheduled | |
| 04/24 | Fri | 9:00am | D+/C/27/1066 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Jan Gorban | 1379 - The Renegade Ride | 39 | Similar to 779 but going via Cowperthwaite and Rockaway instead of Halls Mill. | 7: Jan Gorban (D+), Jane Ligums, Michael Chenkin (C), Barry Seip (D+), Bob Warren (C), Marty Siegel (D+), Dan Gautieri | Scheduled | ||
| 04/24 | Fri | 10:00am | C+/B/41/2223 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Lisa Gentile | 700 - Pluckemin-Five Towns | 54 | Regroup on the hills. Brief stop at Oldwick General Store, or if group prefers not to stop. | A new combination of familiar roads. This ride passes through the towns of North Branch, Whitehouse, Mountainville, Pottersville and Oldwick. NOTE: Similar to tour #908, but starting at Pluckemin/Bed1 | Food stops: | 6: Lisa Gentile, Jim Barnish, Larry Grossman (C+), Dennis Budnik, Gregory Stec, Doug Gardner (C+) | Scheduled |
| 04/24 | Fri | 10:30am | D/C/24/872 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Gloria Friedman | 972 - Pluckemin-Whitehouse-Oldwick #3 | 36 | Even if it's your first ride this year, I'll stay with you. Call me if you have questions. We'll be stopping at The Oldwick General Store in the middle of the ride for lunch. | A short ride out to the Oldwick General Store. Tour by Jan Gorban (2015). | Food stops: Oldwick General Store (mile 13) | 8: Gloria Friedman (D), Nancy McDowell, Jim Nielsen (D+), Tony Fanelli (D+), John Chapman (D), Jenny Tull, Pete Nolan (D+), Carolyn Gordon | 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, Bob Goodheart (D+), Barry Seip (D+), Haroon Kheshgi (NA), Susan Kiely (C), Marty Pratt (C) | Scheduled | |
| 07/21 | Tue | 2:00pm | NA/NA/0/0 | Special Event | Manuel Coelho | 1289 - Bon Ton Roulet July 21-25 2026 | 0 | This will be my 4th Bon Ton and I had a great time cycling the Finger Lakes. If you have any questions, please contact me. First sign up and register on the Bon Ton website and then sign up on the MAFW ride schedule so I know who is going. | Bon Ton Roulet | Auburn YMCA The Bon Ton Roulet is a five day bicycle tour through the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of New York State. Our fully supported tour takes cyclists from wide open farm fields, past stunning overlooks of our lakes, to cavernous water-carved gorges, National Historic Sites as well as award winning wineries. The Long Route appeals to those riders who love the challenge of a 60-75 mile ride per day. The Regular Route, typically 40-50 miles per day, tends to attract newer riders & those who plan on spending the day leisurely browsing the markets & attractions along the way. Many riders even switch back & forth between routes during the week, making the Bon Ton the perfect tour! Check out the website below for more info and to register. After registering with Bon Ton please sign up on the MAFW ride schedule so we know who is going.
| 4: Manuel Coelho, Paul Zitelli (C), Haroon Kheshgi (NA), Lisa Gentile | Scheduled |
