Register for the 2026 Lake George Trip
You can sign up as a guest for one of our rides! Just click on one of the rides in the Tour/Ride Signup column. You are allowed to sign up for one ride as a guest after which you should join the club.
| 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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| 04/21 | Tue | 6:00am | D+/C+/19/870 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | John Storey | 142 - Loantaka-Weekday Explorer #3 **CANCELED** | 46 | It's here! The ride you've been waiting for! The first sunrise ride of the season @ 6AM: ) A relaxed D+ pace to check the legs and only 870 feet of climb. Civil dawn is at 5:41 AM. Hope to see you there!
| A great ride which goes on all of your favorite roads. Some light traffic can be expected. | Food stops: | 1: | Canceled |
| 04/21 | Tue | 10:30am | B/C/31/823 | Chatham Township Municipal Building | James Anderson | 1390 - Meyersville/Great Swamp Express 1 | 27 | Test riding a potential new bike. |
A perfect ride for all levels from D to B. The route is perfect for a leisurely pace to enjoy the beauty of the great swamp or as a pace-line training ride. The one larger hill on Millbrook Road is purposely included in the first third of the ride while your legs are fresh. Although there are no places to stop for food on this ride, Loantaka Park at Mile 11 is a great place to stop and regroup and take a bathroom break if needed. The starting point also has a bathroom available if the municipal building is open. | 1: James Anderson | Scheduled | |
| 04/21 | Tue | 11:00am | C/C+/30/1478 | Blackwell Park | Arnie Cohen | 1223 - Federal Twist Folly | 49 | Come join me from a start point not frequently used on roads not often ridden. 11:00 a.m. start to avoid some of the early morning chill and commuter traffic.
| Through lots of country roads, with an exhilarating ride down Federal Twist to Stockton. | Food stops: | 2: Arnie Cohen (C), Mark Baumeister (C) | Scheduled |
| 04/21 | Tue | 11:00am | D/D/19/403 | Oak Ridge Park | Manuel Coelho | 1385 - Oak Ridge Park to More Parks | 21 | This ride starts at Oak Ridge Park and takes you through Rahway River Park, Unami Park and Tamaques Park. Bathrooms are at start and at Rahway River Park and Tamaques Park. Ride goes through residential areas of Clark, Rahway and Westfield. Ride was created by Central Bike Club. There are 2 parking lots at Oak Ridge. One is the main lot at the old building that use to be the golf club house. The other lot is at the sports complex. Park at the main lot. | 1: Manuel Coelho | Scheduled | ||
| 04/21 | Tue | 11:15am | D+/C/31/823 | Chatham Township Municipal Building | Barry Seip | 1390 - Meyersville/Great Swamp Express 1 | 27 | This looks like a nice ride for Tuesday but starting a little later than the C ride. Riders: D+ / D++ / C- are welcome to join this ride 31 miles and less than a 1000 feet of climbing FUN !! We can do a short stop at the Green Village Deli at mile 16, if necessary. Weather: Sunny / Temps in the mid 40s / light wind Come out and join me on Tuesday. |
A perfect ride for all levels from D to B. The route is perfect for a leisurely pace to enjoy the beauty of the great swamp or as a pace-line training ride. The one larger hill on Millbrook Road is purposely included in the first third of the ride while your legs are fresh. Although there are no places to stop for food on this ride, Loantaka Park at Mile 11 is a great place to stop and regroup and take a bathroom break if needed. The starting point also has a bathroom available if the municipal building is open. | 2: Barry Seip (D+), Dan Gautieri | Scheduled | |
| 04/21 | Tue | 5:30pm | TC/C+/28/1265 | Frenchtown | Dennis Budnik | 1479 - Hunterdon Skedaddle | 45 | Join me on my training ride through Frenchtown/Stockton/Kingwood. First 9 miles are gentle rolling along the Delaware than, 9 miles of hard climbing (Route 519), followed by 9 miles of hard rolling on the way back to Frenchtown (Route 513). This is a strong "T" (training) pace. No planned rest stop. We stay together and regroup if needed but, I/we are not waiting till the next morning for you to catch up. We need to get back before sundown! We leave on time, no complainers, no TT bikes. If you play bagpipes, leave them at home. Rain cancels (I will cancel before 2PM that day). Possible topic of conversation: Does quantum particle entanglement show possible "wormholes" could exist? Ride Safe. dB | Its really just 3 highways: 9 miles on a flat or soft rolling (Rout 29), then 8 miles on a few hard (steep) climbs (Route 519), then easy "rollers" (Route 513) back to Frenchtown. Deli stop as it crosses Highway 12 (right on the corner). | 2: Dennis Budnik, Lynne Avery (C) | Scheduled | |
| 04/21 | Tue | 5:30pm | TB/C+/30/1382 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Seth Cohen | 457 - Pluckemin-Mountainville 2 | 46 | This will be a well-paced TB ride with the group working to stay together. Please download the route in advance. We may alter the route to go up Rockaway from 517 rather than go into Oldwick. Rain may cause me to cancel the ride, so please watch your emails and texts for updates. Hope to see you there! | 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: Seth Cohen, Hugh Summerfield (B+) | Scheduled |
| 04/22 | Wed | 5:30pm | TC/C/22/880 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Drew Thraen | 90 - Loantaka-Great Swamp Tour | 40 | A wonderfully flat and relaxing ride around the Swamp. A great beginners ride. You get the serenity of the Great Swamp. | CAUTION: Gravel on Lord Stirling Rd (mile 10.9) Food stops: Basking Ridge (Ridge Bagel, mile 13) | 2: Drew Thraen (C+), Kim Tulloch (C) | Scheduled | |
| 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. | 6: James Anderson, Larry Grossman (C+), Drew Thraen (C+), Dennis Budnik, Doug Gardner (C+), Betsy Eastwood | 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) | 7: Gloria Friedman (D), Nancy McDowell, Jim Nielsen (D+), Tony Fanelli (D+), John Chapman (D), Jenny Tull, Pete Nolan (D+) | Scheduled |
