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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| 05/18 | Mon | 8:55am | C+/C/41/1434 | Duke Island Park | Jeff Sperling | 695 - Somerset-Flemington-Neshanic Station | 35 | Posting Ride for those looking for a quicker pace than Michael’s ride. Our stop will be at Main Street Bagel. Come join me on Monday. | This ride is a longer version of #512 that goes through Raritan and alongside the Duke Estate. | Food stops: Main Street Bagel Co., Flemington - mile 22 | 6: Jeff Sperling (C), Mark Olinsky (C), Betsy Eastwood, Paul Zitelli (C), Richard Rosenberg, jeff charney | Ridden |
| 05/18 | Mon | 9:00am | C/C/41/1434 | Duke Island Park | Michael Chenkin | 695 - Somerset-Flemington-Neshanic Station **CANCELED** | 35 | Summer temps to start a new week. Earlier start to avoid the hottest part of the day. Don't forget sunscreen and lots of fluids. My ride guidelines:
| This ride is a longer version of #512 that goes through Raritan and alongside the Duke Estate. | Food stops: Main Street Bagel Co., Flemington - mile 22 | 0: | Canceled |
| 05/18 | Mon | 9:10am | D+/C/25/858 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Mary Conrad | 1005 - Pluckemin to Whitehouse 25 miler | 34 | A short early morning ride to beat the heat and smell the roses | Tour 751 including Airport loops on the way out and back. Five more miles and a little less traffic. Tour by Lili Brohal (2016). | Food stops: Whitehouse General Store (mile 14.9). | 2: Mary Conrad (D+), Tara Ding | Scheduled |
| 05/18 | Mon | 9:30am | C+/C+/42/2097 | Summer Road Park, Readington | Ed Steinman | 1518 - Dilly Dally | 50 | We will stop for fluids and BR break in Lambertville. Be prepared for the heat. | Similar to tour 1124 but it avoids PA by taking a detour at mile 18.6* and goes straight to Lambertville (avoiding Stockton and about 3 miles of boring, flat, busy roads along the river). | 6: Ed Steinman (NA), Tom Sterk, Ethan Sterk, John Parsekian, Brian Cap (C+), Bill Kolano | Scheduled | |
| 05/18 | Mon | 5:30pm | C/C/20/781 | Denville Savage Rd | Susan Smyth | 1178 - Denville Reduced Climb | 39 | 1: Susan Smyth | Scheduled | |||
| 05/19 | Tue | 6:00am | C/C/22/880 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | John Storey | 90 - Loantaka-Great Swamp Tour | 40 | 6 AM beat the heat today. Highs predicted in the mid-90's in the afternoon. Stay safe and ride with us in the cool of the morning: ) True C pace for me Tuesday, but as usual, speedier riders are welcome to come and disappear from sight! | 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) | 5: John Storey (C), Kim Tulloch (C), Tara Ding, Drew Thraen (C+), Eiichiro Sato (C) | Scheduled |
| 05/19 | Tue | 9:00am | D+/C+/43/1763 | White Oak Park - Branchburg | Manuel Coelho | 985 - Mountain Church Melody | 41 | Boro Bean Rest Stop | Starts at White Oak Park, a scenic not very taxing ride to Hopewell for a food stop at Boro Bean. A few hills will be encountered in the Sourland. Tour by Chaim Schreiber (2015). | CAUTION: uncontrolled crossing of 4-lane, high-speed, Rt 202 on Old York Rd. (mile 3.5)
Food stops: Hopewell (mile 25) - Boro Bean, | 1: Manuel Coelho | Scheduled |
| 05/19 | Tue | 9:30am | C/C/25/790 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Jay Marowitz | 1313 - Great Swamp Easy 25 | 32 | Not too early start and we'll take it EZ since it's going to be fairly warm. C U in the AM. | Easy ride through the Great Swamp avoiding the hills | 2: Jay Marowitz (C), Richard Poore (C) | Scheduled | |
| 05/19 | Tue | 6:00pm | TC/C/23/894 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Dennis Budnik | 754 - Pluckemin to Oldwick via RVCC | 39 | Join me for a "T" (training) ride, a fast paced "C" for those "C" riders who want to take it up a notch. Forecast is for 98F during the day so, we'll play it by ear for pacing that evening. No real hills. A no drop ride but... please be able to maintain a reasonable C pace (I will not wait for you until sunup the next morning). We stay together, taking turns at the pull. No rest stop. Hydration mandatory (with electrolytes!). Threatening weather cancels (I will cancel before 4:00PM that day if needed). Topic of discussion: "Schrödinger's cat". Can it really be both "dead and alive". Prohibited: any music with Bb tenor saxophones. Peace! dB | NOTE: Similar to tour #902, but starting from Pluckemin/Bed-1. | Food stops: Oldwick General Store (mile 13.5) | 1: Dennis Budnik | Scheduled |
| 05/20 | Wed | 9:00am | C/B/34/1898 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Jeff Sperling | 7 - Pluckemin-Mountainville **CANCELED** | 56 | I led this ride last September and it hasn’t been scheduled since so let’s set it up for Wednesday morning to beat the heat. It’s a beautiful ride with a couple of climbs. We will make a rare left turn on Homestead at the bottom of Fox Hollow. Our stop will be at Black River General Store. We will have the option of riding back via Burnt Mill Road, Meadow snd Country Club. We can discuss before the ride start. Come join me on Wednesday. | A pleasant ride to Oldwick, Mountainville and the scenic backcountry of Tewksbury Twp. Multiple snack/lunch stops available. | Food stops:
| 0: | Canceled |
| 05/20 | Wed | 9:20am | D+/C+/24/1038 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Barry Seip | 1392 - The KEDBALO Ride | 43 | A shorter ride on a warm day. Temps approaching 90 by the end of the ride. This is a newer ride that climbs Rockaway Road after passing Taylor's Mill. There will be a STOP at the Whitehouse General Store (mile 15) Weather: Sunny / Warm / Light wind Bring lots of FLUIDs for the ride and on the way home. Come out and join me for a FUN ride on Wednesday.
| Similar to 1069 however, turns onto Cowperthwaite and River Road West on the outbound. Also does not backtrack to Mills Rd but returns via Lamington Road. Then adds the Airport loop.
| 2: Barry Seip (D+), Dennis McDermott (C) | Scheduled | |
| 05/21 | Thu | 6:00am | C/C/22/744 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Drew Thraen | 168 - Loantaka-AJ's Two Ride | 34 | Travel thru Chatham and returns thru the Great Swamp. | Food stops:
| 2: Drew Thraen (C+), John Storey (C) | Scheduled | |
| 05/21 | Thu | 11:00am | D+/C+/20/890 | Burnt Mills Park | Jeff Sperling | 1481 - Bedminster Area Gravel | 45 | I last led this gravel ride on April Fools Day, and it’s a good one. Cooler weather for today, a welcome relief from the past few sizzler days. No stop planned, please bring adequate fluids and nutrition. Come join me on Thursday | A short, pleasant gravel ride in the Bedminster area. Approximately 75% gravel/ 25% road. Ride ends by taking the paved path from River Road Park back to the Frontage Road parking lot but can be modified by making a right on either Bunn Road or Klines Mill Road from River Road and taking Burnt Mills Road back to the Frontage Road lot.
No Food Stops
| 1: Jeff Sperling (C) | Scheduled | |
| 05/22 | Fri | 12:00pm | NA/NA/0/0 | Special Event | Manuel Coelho | 928 - Chestertown Weekend | 0 | Before signing up on the MAFW ride schedule, first register using the link below. | 4: Manuel Coelho, Bill Martin (C), Lynn Kheshgi (C+), Haroon Kheshgi (NA) | Scheduled |
