Hershey Spring Cycling Weekend, May 16th – 18th
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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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| 04/27 | Sun | 8:00am | NA/NA/0/0 | Special Event | Dennis Budnik | 1028 - TOUR DE FRANKLIN | 0 | Join me and other MAFW riders for this beautiful route. Ride is fully supported but, you must register to do this ride and signup here: https://franklinfoodbank.org/tourdefranklin/ (or see the MAFW Site Event Calendar). I leaning to do the 62 mile (metric century) but there is a 40 mile route also. The GPS files and maps can be found on The Tour's site. I'm looking for a volunteer to lead the 40 mile. I'm thinking a "C" pace but that can change based on who shows and weather. I'm more interested in the longer distance and team effort rather than "average speed" (especially because I've not done any longer rides in years). I would like us as a group, to stay together, regrouping at the tops of hills and rest stops. We should be there at the starting point at least 30 minutes before the start. The event goes on "rain or shine" but, if heavy rains are predicted, I may not ride but will not cancel for those who will ride (and risk life and limb doing so). Any questions, e-mail me at: dennyboyrom@yahoo.com Hope to see you there. Peace! 😏 | This is a charity ride to benefit Franklin Food Bank. Rides start from Franklin High School. You can sign up on the MAFW schedule, but you need to register and pay on the attached website. The ride is also on the MAFW calendar. The website has more information on the rides offered. Tour de Franklin Home Page – Franklin Food Bank
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3: Dennis Budnik, Philip Buechner(C), John Quinn | scheduled | |
| 04/27 | Sun | 8:15am | D+/NA/0/0 | Special Event | Manuel Coelho | 1028 - TOUR DE FRANKLIN | 0 | My ride will follow Dennis' ride but at a slower pace and my plan is to keep the group together and regroup as necessary. | This is a charity ride to benefit Franklin Food Bank. Rides start from Franklin High School. You can sign up on the MAFW schedule, but you need to register and pay on the attached website. The ride is also on the MAFW calendar. The website has more information on the rides offered. Tour de Franklin Home Page – Franklin Food Bank
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9: Manuel Coelho, Susan Kiely(C), Michael Chenkin(C), Andrew Corwin, Kim Tulloch(C), Gaye Swanson(C), Paulo Piedade(C), Arlene Whalen(C), Bob Warren(C) | scheduled | |
| 04/27 | Sun | 9:00am | C/C/42/1515 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Sal Rizzo | 790 - Loantaka - Long Hill - Liberty Corner #1 | 36 | Starting temp is in the low50's with a wind chill in the mid 40's. The deli stop will be at Ridge bagel at mile 28.5. | Combination of Ride # 99 - Loantaka - Great swamp - Longer version 32mi., C terrain and Ride # 336 - Loantaka - Liberty Corner # 2. Updated in 2014 to go down Skyline instead of Carlton. |
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1: Sal Rizzo(C) | scheduled |
| 04/27 | Sun | 9:30am | C+/C/42/1515 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Robert Kojko | 790 - Loantaka - Long Hill - Liberty Corner #1 | 36 | Combination of Ride # 99 - Loantaka - Great swamp - Longer version 32mi., C terrain and Ride # 336 - Loantaka - Liberty Corner # 2. Updated in 2014 to go down Skyline instead of Carlton. |
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5: Robert Kojko, Ish Abreu, Lisa Gentile, Joe DeCagna(C), James Anderson | scheduled | |
| 04/27 | Sun | 9:45am | C/C/29/1142 | Chatham M.S. | Roy Fischman | 10 - Chatham-Green Village | 39 | This will be a joint ride with riders from the Five Borough Bicycle Club, 5BBC. They will be taking New Jersey transit and will bicycle to our start point, one half mile, from Chatham train station. Expect a brief stop at the Raptor Trust in the Great Swamp. | This is a very pleasant and scenic ride. Still plenty of country roads here, but expect to encounter some traffic at beginning and end of ride. |
CAUTION: Gravel on Lord Stirling (mile 13.3). Food stops: Basking Ridge - Ridge Bagel (mile 14.5). |
3: Roy Fischman(C+), Vaughn Nguyen, Enkhchimeg LeDell | scheduled |
| 04/27 | Sun | 10:00am | C/B/33/1858 | Brookside-Mendham Twp. | Christopher Hartmann | 391 - Brookside-Ravine Lake-Great Swamp | 56 | You will bicycle past many quiet rivers and streams, past Ravine Lake with a food stop in Liberty Corner. Then returning through the Great Swamp, past Jockey Hollow enjoying all the beauty of Morris County. |
Food stops: Basking Ridge (Copper Kettle, Ridge Bagel - mile 20) |
1: Christopher Hartmann | scheduled | |
| 04/28 | Mon | 9:30am | C/C+/44/1955 | Kittatinny St. Park - Limecrest Rd. | Arlene Whalen | 446 - Kittatinny-Swartswood Lake | 44 | Forecast looks perfect for riding! So join me for this great route. Plan to stop at Swartswood Lake to use the restrooms (approximately mile 23) since I am unsure if there are restrooms available at the Fredon Deli. | Another good ride with just the right amount of challange. Similar to 997, but starting from Limecrest instead of Goodale. |
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4: Arlene Whalen(C), Helene Motyka(C), Bill Kolano(NA), Tracy Brown(C) | scheduled |
| 04/28 | Mon | 9:55am | C/C+/30/1382 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Barry Seip | 457 - Pluckemin-Mountainville 2 | 46 | Please join the C pace or D+ pace ride on Monday morning. The route is 30 miles with a stop at the Oldwick General Store at Mile 20. There will be a 'no rush break' at the stop. Allow time for a coffee and a bite to eat. The weather forecast is for temps in the 70s / sun / light wind. PERFECT !!
| 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: Barry Seip(D+), Chaim Nudell | scheduled |
| 04/28 | Mon | 10:00am | D+/C+/30/1382 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Marty Siegel | 457 - Pluckemin-Mountainville 2 | 46 | Leader sweeps at lower end of pace. | 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) |
1: Marty Siegel(D+) | scheduled |
| 04/28 | Mon | 10:30am | C/B/34/2172 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Jeff Sperling | 1222 - Pluckemin- Staying North of 22 | 64 | It’s been over a year since we last scheduled this ride. I like the variety of traveling on roads we haven’t been on recently, including Water St and Cokesbury Road. Plus, we get to enjoy the down hill of Bissell Road. Our stop will be at the Oldwick Market. Weather looks fantastic, sunny with a light wind. Come join me on Monday. | Another lovely ride out of Bed One that does not cross any of the major highways. All the familiar and not so familiar hills are here. Enjoy the reward of the Bissell Bomb after the Cokesbury Climb. The Oldwick Market is on the route. |
Food stops: Oldwick Market - mile 21.1 |
1: Jeff Sperling(C) | scheduled |
| 04/29 | Tue | 5:30am | TD/D/18/431 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Luise Neilson | 136 - Loantaka-Weekday Explorer #2 **CANCELED** | 24 | It is supposed to be a warm spring day. Please join me on an easy evening ride through the swamp. | This ride takes you in a reverse direction, making it seem like a completely new ride. |
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| 04/29 | Tue | 5:30am | TD/D/18/431 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Luise Neilson | 136 - Loantaka-Weekday Explorer #2 **CANCELED** | 24 | This ride takes you in a reverse direction, making it seem like a completely new ride. |
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| 04/29 | Tue | 5:30pm | TD/D/18/431 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Luise Neilson | 136 - Loantaka-Weekday Explorer #2 | 24 | Please join me for a lovely evening spring ride through the swamp. (Previously listed cancelled rides were because I twice accidentally posted 5:30 AM) | This ride takes you in a reverse direction, making it seem like a completely new ride. |
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2: Luise Neilson, Susan Smyth | scheduled |
| 04/30 | Wed | 5:00pm | C+/NH/24/328 | High Bridge | Dennis Budnik | 814 - ATB-Columbia Rail Trail | 14 | Join me to work on pace/endurance on a crushed gravel trail. Slight incline for the first 7 miles, then evens out, the return is a blast. 😃 This will be a fast paced trail ride. I'm not waiting and not taking pictures. Brief rest stop on the trail before we turn back. Figure at least 20 miles total depending on who shows (to beat the dark). We leave on time. Optional pizza at Mikes (on Main Street, next to the parking lot) at the end. No road bikes. If you are Tubeless and get a flat, you are on your own. Rain that day or the night before cancels (I will cancel before 2:00PM that day). Playing of Metallica at the parking lot is prohibited (it's Hunterdon County after all). | Bike this scenic rail trail round trip for 25 miles. Trail parallels the Raritan River in the first part. Return trip goes through the gorgeous Ken Lockwood Gorge. Rail trail is open or double track. Mostly cinder. Bring snacks or stop for lunch in Long Valley at the turn around. | 1: Dennis Budnik | scheduled | |
| 05/01 | Thu | 6:00am | TD/C/23/831 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Sal Rizzo | 113 - Loantaka-Great Swamp-Meyersville **CANCELED** | 36 | Wrong start time! | Ride from Loantaka Park into the Great Swamp, through Meyersville and along Fairmount Ave. and Southern Blvd. in Chatham. One good hill out of the Swamp, otherwise easy terrain. |
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| 05/01 | Thu | 6:00pm | TD/C/23/831 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Sal Rizzo | 113 - Loantaka-Great Swamp-Meyersville | 36 | Welcome to the first 2025 evening 6PM ride! I'm adding it as a TD pace for this first ride to see what speed we can actually go. I know I'm not at a 15 avg (TC) just yet. | Ride from Loantaka Park into the Great Swamp, through Meyersville and along Fairmount Ave. and Southern Blvd. in Chatham. One good hill out of the Swamp, otherwise easy terrain. |
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2: Sal Rizzo(C), Susan Smyth | scheduled |
| 05/03 | Sat | 10:30am | D+/B/28/1438 | Trek Bikes Stirling | Jeff Sperling | 1338 - Official 1338 Trek Ride | 51 | We are pleased to announce the return of a special event for all MAFW members in conjunction with our friends at Trek Stirling, 395 Main Street, Stirling, N.J. Safety is our number one priority for our members, and you should take advantage of this program. On Saturday morning, Trek Service Professionals will be on duty to provide a free, no obligation inspection of our members’ bikes prior to the start of the rides. Each member will receive a written evaluation of their bike’s condition and recommendations, but you are not obligated to have your bike inspected. There will be refreshments, bagels, coffee and juices before the rides and sandwiches after the ride. We are staggering the start times of the rides, so that Trek can properly inspect and discuss their findings with our riders. This has been a highly successful service so be sure to take advantage of this free inspection. Parking will be in the Trek lot, next door at the Day Care Center, and along Main Street in Stirling. Bathrooms are available in the store. Trek Service will be on duty at 8:30 am, so please arrive about 30 minutes before your ride starts. Thanks, Trek for keeping us safe. | 9: Jeff Sperling(C), Enkhchimeg LeDell, Thao DeNunzio, Kathleen Caccavale(D+), Tom Jarick(D+), Peter Shoemaker, John Maguire, Bob Goodheart(D+), Marty Siegel(D+) | scheduled | ||
| 05/03 | Sat | 11:00am | D/C+/25/1110 | Trek Bikes Stirling | Manuel Coelho | 1337 - Trek Short | 44 | We are pleased to announce the return of a special event for all MAFW members in conjunction with our friends at Trek Stirling, 395 Main Street, Stirling, N.J. Safety is our number one priority for our members, and you should take advantage of this program. On Saturday morning, Trek Service Professionals will be on duty to provide a free, no obligation inspection of our members’ bikes prior to the start of the rides. Each member will receive a written evaluation of their bike’s condition and recommendations, but you are not obligated to have your bike inspected. There will be refreshments, bagels, coffee and juices before the rides and sandwiches after the ride. We are staggering the start times of the rides, so that Trek can properly inspect and discuss their findings with our riders. This has been a highly successful service so be sure to take advantage of this free inspection. Parking will be in the Trek lot, next door at the Day Care Center, and along Main Street in Stirling. Bathrooms are available in the store. Trek Service will be on duty at 8:30 am, so please arrive about 30 minutes before your ride starts. Thanks, Trek for keeping us safe. | 4: Manuel Coelho, Nancy McDowell, Jan Gorban(D+), Mare Dowson | scheduled | ||
| 05/07 | Wed | 6:00pm | TC/B/26/1337 | Bulls Island State Park | Dennis Budnik | 1464 - The Rustic Roads of Kingwood | 51 | Join me for a endurance training ride through quite Kingwood in Hunterdon County. The first mile is flat for a warm up and then the next 2 miles goes up hill 500 feet. It's soft to hard rolling after we get on the Plateau with a nasty and dangerous downhill on Pine Road and the last 3 miles are a flat blast back to the lot. This is a strong "C" pace drop ride reaching "B" pace at times (sweating will be involved). 😊 No rest stops. If you run tubeless, you are on your own if you get a flat. No T.T. Bikes, no e-bikes. We leave on time. Rain or wet roads cancels (I will cancel before 3:00PM that day). Peace! dB | Short ride to Locktown and Rosemont. No rest stop unless you do a 1/2 mile detour to Sargeantsville General Store at mile 15.9. After the ride you can walk across the bridge to the Lumberville General Store. Bathrooms at Bulls Island.
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1: Dennis Budnik | scheduled | |
| 05/27 | Tue | 10:00am | C/C/36/1274 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Michael Chenkin | 874 - Station to Station then Home to Bed | 35 | May 27 is my half birthday and today's ride is the second half of my birthday in miles. The first half was ridden on my actual birthday, November 27. Come join me as I celebrate another half year around the sun. | Ride through beautiful rural countryside in the Neshanic Station and Whitehouse Station areas, on familiar roads named Woodfern, Barley Sheaf, and Lazy Brook. |
CAUTION: Uncontrolled crossing of Route 202 on River Road to North Branch River Road (mile 7.8)
CAUTION: Uncontrolled crossing of high-speed, 4 lane Rt 22 at mile 28.4. Choose tour 1012 to cross Rt 22 at light.
Food stops: Wawa on Rt 202 (mile 20) |
2: Michael Chenkin(C), Andy Milstein(C) | scheduled |
| 07/22 | Tue | 1:00pm | NA/NA/0/0 | Special Event | Manuel Coelho | 1289 - Bon Ton Roulet July 22-26 2025 | 0 | For detailed info on this ride please check out the website. I have done this ride the last two years so if you have any questions please contact me. This ride is for all paces. You can camp or stay in dorms. | 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. |
3: Manuel Coelho, Paul Zitelli(C), George Ebel(C) | scheduled |
