When: July 2-4, 2016
Where: SUNY New Paltz
What: Join your NYCC friends – or make new ones – on the July 4th weekend at New Paltz. Three great days and two nights of fireworks, sightseeing and perhaps the best cycling in the region for all classes of riders!
Feedback from New Paltz 2015:
“Amazing weekend!!! Organized, great rides that were well led. Camaraderie with awesome people. Have been raving about NYCC since I got back.”
“The dorms were clean and comfortable … Saturday’s dinner was an excellent choice! The rides were beautiful and challenging.
“Accommodations were great, the rides were well planned, as well as the other activities — trains, fireworks, walking tour, dinner, lunch stops.
“The C-ride from New Paltz to Brewster on Day 3 was phenomenal with just the right ratio of uphill to down — 20%/80%”
Dinner in Lloyd followed by fireworks and the night ride home.
Itinerary
Friday, July 1 – Baggage drop at Toga! Bikes – noon-6:00PM
Saturday, July 2 – A/B/C train-and-bike rides to New Paltz. Or, a loop out of New Paltz.
Saturday Night, July 2 – a walking tour of colonial Huguenot Village, followed by an “all-class” dinner at the Gilded Otter.
Sunday, July 3 – Continental breakfast, followed by A/B/C rides: west towards the Shawangunks; north to the Ashokan Reservoir; or south to Lake Osiris and back along the Wallkill River.
Sunday Night, July 3 will be an easy C-ride into the Town of Lloyd to catch the festivities and fireworks! Followed by an after dark, bike-lit return on Harlem Valley Rail Trail!
Fireworks in Lloyd Town Square
Monday, July 4 – Continental breakfast, followed by A/B/C bike-and-train rides along the Hudson Valley Rail Trail to Hopewell Junction and Brewster for the train back to Manhattan. Or, a loop out of New Paltz for those driving back.
Tuesday, July 5 – Baggage pickup at Toga! Bikes – noon to 6:00PM
Options
For those with mountain bikes, hard pack routes include the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail up to Kingston and the legendary carriage trails in the Mohonk Preserve.
And if you’re not up for cycling all three days, there’s plenty to do in the area. Pubs, restaurants, antiquing, hiking, ice cream and chocolate shops.
Weekend Cost
$175 per person, double occupancy, shared bath in a 4-room suite
$275 per person, single occupancy, semi-private bath in a 3-room suite
Includes two nights at the newly renovated Lefevre Dormitory in SUNY New Paltz; Saturday group dinner; two continental breakfasts; luggage shuttle to/from Manhattan.
Does not include sheets-
Members can make their own housing arrangements via AirBNB. In which case, the costs are Saturday dinner ($35), continental breakfasts ($10 each) and luggage shuttles ($10 each way).
Additional Information Can Be Found Here
Banner Design: Cathline Marshall
Event Organizers: Michael Roth, Peter Storey, Neile Weissman