Bicycle Touring Club of North Jersey
 
 

Tour

Three Days in the Saddle Through Three States of America - Bike-Packing

Green Meadows NJ roundtrip thru NJ, bit of NY and PA.

May 18, 2024 – May 20, 2024 (2 nights)

Cost Approx. $130 (Cash Only) plus meals Per Person

COMPLETED


Inviting everyone interested to a three-day bike-packing bicycle trip The entire route is 170 miles round trip starting in Green Meadows, NJ then through NJ, and a bit of NY and PA. 

On the first day, we will kick-off and assemble at 8:00 AM at 360 US-46, Great Meadows, NJ. From there, we will travel 67 miles and stop at Mohican Lake Resort. On the second day, we will travel 50 miles and overnight at Albatross Resort. On the third day, we return to the starting point, after biking 54 miles. 

We will stop for lunch at roadside restaurants. After a good day in the saddle, enjoy the camaraderie of our group at the swimming pool or a possible bonfire. Breakfast and dinner will be in the towns in which our overnight accommodations are located. 

The entire route is on asphalt roads; road bikes are recommended. Everyone should bring the spirit of adventure. Bike-packing means everyone packs their bags or backpacks with clothes and toiletries to carry on the road. In addition, a bike in good working order along with two tubes for your bike and a pump or inflation cartridges is suggested. There will be no SAG (Support & Gear) vehicle along the route. 

The cost of the entire trip is approximately $130 per person (cash only payable at the start) plus meals. Broken down as follows: 

  • Parking - $30 for three days 
  • Resort Accommodations - Approx. $50 per night (depends on the number of rooms rented) 
  • First night: Mohican Lake Resort (Use Translate to English functionality), 97 Leers Road, Glen Spey, NY 12737 
  • Second night: Albatross Resort (Use Translate to English functionality), 127 Rita Dr, Newfoundland, Pennsylvania 18445. 

Open for email registration on Monday, April 1st at 8 PM. Please contact Boguslaw Gaweda via email at [email protected] or cell 973-907-4452 with any questions. 

WEATHER: If the weather forecast is not good, e.g., heavy rain, then the trip will be moved to another date. 

Tour Chairperson’s Note: Boguslaw is a new BTCNJ member and Tour Leader for BTCNJ. He is not requiring a lot of advance notice to participate on his trip but as a matter of courtesy, PLEASE let him know if you plan to attend. Also, Boguslaw is fluent in Polish and English is his second language. His answer to "Can you change a tire?" on the Ride Leader Application was "Of course, I can even assemble the bike from scratch."