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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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| 03/11 | Wed | 9:30am | C/A/20/1589 | Brookside-Mendham Twp. | Tracy Brown | 1455 - Tracy's Training Ride - From Brookside | 79 | This is a short, but very hilly ride. Not for the faint of heart. I know it is early in the season. However, I have plans in the afternoon and want to get a ride in on Wednesday. No rest stop unless to catch your breath on top of Jacob's Ladder. I do know a shortcut (slightly less distance and less hilly), but it is not an official MAFW ride. Kerry H gave me the tip!
| A short, but hilly ride. Perfect for a chilly day.
Tough climb up Jacobs Ladder.
No rest stops given that the ride is only 20 miles.
No Rest Stop. | 1: Tracy Brown(C) | Ridden | |
| 03/11 | Wed | 10:30am | C+/C+/30/1248 | Chatham Township Municipal Building | James Anderson | 1417 - Meyersville/Liberty Corner Express | 42 | I heard noises coming from my garage. It was my bike crying to ride tomorrow. Come join us.
| Similar to other Liberty Corner rides with some interesting twists. This ride basically goes in the reverse direction of most of our rides and takes us to beautiful Layton Rd and back. Food stops include Just Riding Along bike and coffee shop at mile 17 and Dunkin' at mile 20. | 3: James Anderson, James Anderson, Maurice Alvarez(B) | Ridden | |
| 03/11 | Wed | 11:30am | C/B/35/2031 | White Oak Park - Branchburg | Haroon Kheshgi | 1500 - The Hollow Brook Loop | 58 | Looks like this will be the last warm day this week. This ride takes us up hollow brook. No stop planned. | Highlights of this tour are some of the best cycling roads in the Oldwick area including Black River and Rockaway Creek Roads, and the climb of Hollow Brook and Farmersville Roads (653 ft over 3 miles, max grade 12.1%).Food stops: Pottersville General Store (mile 13.9); Whitehouse General Store (mile 30.5) Caution: Uncontrolled crossing of 4-lane, high-speed, Rt 22 at Old Hwy 28 (mile 30.6) | 1: Haroon Kheshgi(NA) | Ridden | |
| 03/14 | Sat | 10:30am | C/C+/29/1326 | Trek Bikes Stirling | Jeff Sperling | 1525 - Trek - Medium | 46 | We listened to you and created a shorter post inspection ride out of Trek Stirling. You will recognize most of the roads, but this is a different sequence. We can have a brief stop at Ridge Bagel if needed. Weather is supposed to be sunny. Come and join me Saturday for the maiden voyage of this ride. | 2: Walter Paul(NA) | Scheduled | ||
| 03/14 | Sat | 11:10am | D+/B/26/1287 | Trek Bikes Stirling | Steven Seigel | 1338 - Official 1338 Trek Ride | 50 | Casual ride: No one gets left behind! | 2: Steven Seigel, Marty Siegel(D+) | Scheduled | ||
| 03/14 | Sat | 11:15am | D/C+/16/0 | Trek Bikes Stirling | Barry Seip | 1526 - Trek - 15 miler | 0 | D and D+ riders welcome A short 15 mile ride to Basking Ridge and return to Trek Sterling. This ride is for anyone - regardless whether you get your bike inspected or not. | 1: Barry Seip(D+) | 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 | 1: Manuel Coelho | Scheduled |
