Milestone Party on October 7th
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| 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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| 08/21 | Thu | 6:15am | C/D/18/431 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Drew Thraen | 136 - Loantaka-Weekday Explorer #2 | 24 | This ride takes you in a reverse direction, making it seem like a completely new ride. |
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3: Drew Thraen(C+), Kim Tulloch(C), Gerry Kirwan(C) | scheduled | |
| 08/21 | Thu | 9:15am | C/B/41/2223 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Jeff Sperling | 700 - Pluckemin-Five Towns | 54 | Here’s a ride only scheduled twice in the last year. I like that we will ride on Burnt Mill Road with its beautiful vistas and then a nice long downhill on Hollow Brook Road. Our stop will be at mile 30 at the Oldwick General Store. Come join me on Thursday. | 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: |
8: Jeff Sperling(C), Bill Kolano, Joseph Aversa, Dennis McDermott(C), Les Garber(C), Richard Poore(C), Joe DeCagna(C), Paul Malinowski(C+) | scheduled |
| 08/21 | Thu | 5:30pm | C+/C+/25/1205 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Lisa Gentile | 1366 - Gravel Intro - (Medio) | 48 | Meet at Frontage Road Parking Lot. Earlier start to beat the sunset. | A 25 miles, 1,200 feet of climbing, gravel ride through the Bedminster Gravel roads . Incorporating 66% gravel / 34% paved surface. Ideal for advanced beginners and upwards. | 4: Lisa Gentile, James Anderson, Olivia Sharp, George Decker(C) | scheduled | |
| 08/22 | Fri | 8:15am | C+/C+/37/1497 | Denville Savage Rd | Paul Malinowski | 1477 - Denville to Kinnelon Stop & Shop with Bagels | 40 | This is the usual Friday ride that meets up with BTCNJ in Kinnelon. | This route goes up Kinnelon Rd to the Kinnelon Stop & Shop, meets up with other MAFW and BTCNJ riders, then returns to Denville for a stop at SmartWorld Coffee. |
3: Paul Malinowski(C+), Jim Connerty(C+), Olivia Sharp | scheduled | |
| 08/23 | Sat | 9:05am | C/B/34/1951 | Harry Dunham Park | Drew Thraen | 809 - Liberty Corner-Taylors Mill | 57 | This is the special Aug social ride with special treats after the ride. Use the entrance off Liberty Corner Rd. | This is a short ride that hits many of the usual roads in the opposite direction and a few nice hills. |
Food stops: Whitehouse General Store (mile 21.8). Closed Sundays. | 11: Drew Thraen(C+), Kim Tulloch(C), Lisa Gentile, Betsy Eastwood, Luise Neilson, Lynne Avery(C), Joe DeCagna(C), Jane Ikeda(C), Jim Barnish, Richard Poore(C), Joseph Reo(C+) | scheduled |
| 08/23 | Sat | 9:10am | D+/B/29/1500 | Harry Dunham Park | Jeff Sperling | 676 - Liberty Corner to Pluckemin | 52 | This is the special Aug social ride with special treats after the ride. Use the entrance off Liberty Corner Rd. I have led this ride a number of times. It should be called Tour of Bridgewater as most of you will be riding on roads throughout the township of Bridgewater that we rarely travel on. | A country ride that winds through Bedminster, Pluckemin and Far Hills | 6: Jeff Sperling(C), Susan Smyth, Kathleen Caccavale(D+), David Kim (C), Jon Eiseman(C), Les Garber(C) | scheduled | |
| 08/23 | Sat | 9:15am | D/C+/25/1212 | Harry Dunham Park | Roy Fischman | 808 - Liberty Corner-Black River | 48 | This is the special Aug social ride with special treats after the ride. Use the entrance off Liberty Corner Rd. | This is a quick 25 mile loop with a few nice climbs. | 9: Roy Fischman(C+), Jim Nielsen(D+), Nancy McDowell, Susan Wallen, Petra Strickland(D+), John Maguire, Lori Graham, Marvin Ruderman(D+), Anne Huang | scheduled | |
| 08/24 | Sun | 8:30am | C+/C+/40/1947 | Chatham Township Municipal Building | Joseph Reo | 1393 - Cocoluxe Express | 49 | Join me for this great ride to cocoluxe. The last time we did this ride all the participants thought this ride was a 10/10. We would love to have a C ride follow us shortly thereafter. | 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. |
4: Joseph Reo(C+), Mark Schwartz, James Anderson, Paul Malinowski(C+) | scheduled | |
| 08/24 | Sun | 8:35am | C/C+/40/1947 | Chatham Township Municipal Building | Kim Tulloch | 1393 - Cocoluxe Express | 49 | Join me for this great ride to cocoluxe. The last time we did this ride all the participants thought this ride was a 10/10. This is a C pace ride to follow Joe Reo's C+ ride. | 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. |
2: Kim Tulloch(C), Jeff Sperling(C) | scheduled | |
| 08/24 | Sun | 9:30am | D+/C/38/1189 | Fort Lee Historic Park | Jay Marowitz | 1276 - 2 Bridges, 2 Ferries, 2 Islands, Great Bagels | 31 | This is a great scenic ride in NY. We’ll be taking 2 ferries – one to Governors Island and, from there, to Brooklyn Heights where we’ll eat lunch on the Prominade with a fantastic view. The ride start is 9:30am because we have to catch the ferry to Governor’s Island from the Battery by 11am so that we ride free. The ride start, Ft. Lee Historic park, has amazing views of the GWB and Manhattan. The pace reflects the realities of NY riding. Bring your cameras.. with lots of film. I will consider breaking up the ride into 2 groups if more than 12 sign up (on the wait list) and if I can enlist a rider to monitor the second group. Let me know if you can help out by emailing me at freewheeljay@gmail.com. | From Ft. Lee Historic park travel over the GWB to the West Side Greenway, go past the BIG ocean liners and The Little Island park, follow the Hudson through the World Financial Center yacht basin to the Governor's Island Ferry in Battery Park. Tour the island and take the ferry to Brooklyn Heights to pickup (on Montague St.) and eat those great bagels on Brooklyn Heights Promenade (walk your bike here). Return via the Manhattan Bridge and the West Side Greenway. Great photo-ops as marked on the map. Check the Governor's Island ferry schedules. The ferry from G.I. to Brooklyn is only available from spring to fall. |
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11: Jay Marowitz(C), Bob Goodheart(D+), Steven Seigel, Jerry Velmer, Susan FitzGibbon(C), Jon Eiseman(C), Cecile Eiseman, David Kim (C), Susan Smyth, Bill Gundersdorf(D), Petra Strickland(D+) | scheduled |
| 08/31 | Sun | 8:30am | C/B/39/2597 | Denville Savage Rd | Drew Thraen | 923 - Taylortown-Lake Vahalla in Reverse | 67 | Thee Scandinavian Festival is reported to be back at Vasa Park This Year after being cancelled last year ... A Viking Culture Themed Ride to Start the Day before going to the Scan Fest. | A great ride from Denville that takes you down Taylortown Rd. and climbs up through Lake Valhalla and through Fayson Lakes including the Split Rock area and home. By Ron Salny and Al Zenkert (2014). |
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3: Drew Thraen(C+), Joe DeCagna(C), Jim Connerty(C+) | scheduled |
| 08/31 | Sun | 9:30am | D/C/12/349 | Pops Bike Shop | Michael Chenkin | 1475 - Popscycle 1 | 29 | Here’s a brand new short route from a great new starting point. Great ride especially for newer cyclists or those returning T cycling after an extended layoff. Average speed will be fairly slow and ride leader rides with the slowest rider. We can easily add more miles to the route to roughly 20 miles for those who’d like a longer ride. Must bring helmet, bright red flashing rear light, mirror, water. Snack and spare tube recommended. | Suitable for beginning riders and those looking for a short scenic route, this ride takes you on a flat route with a couple of small climbs past Duke Island Park and returns via scenic River Road. There are many easy possible variations of this ride including adding a stretch from the entrance to Duke Island Park down the path past the waterfall and exiting the park at the Maintenance Facility back to Old York Road. There is no food stop since the ride is short. |
3: Michael Chenkin(C), Jim Nielsen(D+), Lori Graham | scheduled | |
| 09/13 | Sat | 7:00am | NA/NA/0/0 | Special Event | Dennis Budnik | 952 - Special Event - Sourlands Spectacular | 0 | Join me for one of my favorite events. Fully supported and a beautiful route. You must register to do this ride (see description below). I will lead this as a "true C" pace and would like to keep us together, waiting on the tops of the climbs. No one should ride alone. I will sweep the back and jump to the front and hopefully others will take the pulls to help as a team. We will not look for speed but, rather "effort". If heavy rains predicted, I will not ride (but I will not cancel for those who want to go on). I will not ride if smoke/haze from the Canadian wild fires effects us that day. Looking for a volunteer to lead a faster and a slower ride. Questions: e-mail me: dennyboyrom@yahoo.com. | Ride to benefit Sourlands Conservancy. Start point is at Watershed Institute Campus, 31 Titus Mill Road near Pennington. Need to register via the link below. For more information on this event check out the link below. Sourland Spectacular – Pennington, NJ
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2: Manuel Coelho | scheduled | |
| 09/14 | Sun | 9:15am | C/B/34/1857 | White Oak Park - Branchburg | John Storey | 1297 - Stanton Housel Neshanic Tour | 55 | Picnic ride. | If you don't want to make a right at CR523 at mile 11.5 because of traffic you can continue on Pleasant Run Rd, right onto Barley Sheaf and then left onto Locust Rd to get back on cue. |
2: John Storey(C), John Maguire | scheduled | |
| 09/14 | Sun | 9:20am | C/B/34/1857 | White Oak Park - Branchburg | Roy Fischman | 1297 - Stanton Housel Neshanic Tour | 55 | Picnic ride. | If you don't want to make a right at CR523 at mile 11.5 because of traffic you can continue on Pleasant Run Rd, right onto Barley Sheaf and then left onto Locust Rd to get back on cue. |
1: Roy Fischman(C+) | scheduled | |
| 09/14 | Sun | 9:25am | D+/C+/30/1437 | White Oak Park - Branchburg | Marty Pratt | 1296 - Stanton Housel Neshanic Tour Short | 48 | Picnic ride. | 1: Marty Pratt(C) | scheduled | ||
| 09/14 | Sun | 9:35am | CA/C+/21/1022 | White Oak Park - Branchburg | Petra Strickland | 1298 - John Bennett's Casual Neshanic Ride | 49 | Picnic ride. | 1: Petra Strickland(D+) | scheduled | ||
| 10/07 | Tue | 9:05am | C/C+/32/1398 | Pickell Mtn. Park, Whitehouse Station | Tracy Brown | 1312 - Pickell-Neshanic Roundabout | 44 | Milestone Party Ride. | 1: Tracy Brown(C) | scheduled | ||
| 10/07 | Tue | 9:10am | D+/C+/32/1398 | Pickell Mtn. Park, Whitehouse Station | Manuel Coelho | 1312 - Pickell-Neshanic Roundabout | 44 | Milestone Party Ride. | 1: Manuel Coelho | scheduled | ||
| 10/24 | Fri | 8:00am | NA/NA/0/0 | Special Event | Barry Seip | 1290 - Gettysburg Fall Cycling Weekend | 0 | For more information and to pay and register you can access this trip on our calendar or select the links below. One link is for registration and the other has preliminary routes. After registering recommend you sign up on our regular schedule so we know who is going. https://www.biketoursbylinda.com/ https://mafw.org/2025-gettysburg-fall-cycling-weekend-preliminary-routes/
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3: Manuel Coelho, Dan Gautieri | scheduled |
