Bicycle Touring Club of North Jersey
 
 

Tour

Wonders of Eastern Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Tour)

Philadelphia PA

June 6, 2025 – June 8, 2025 (2 nights)

Cost: $357 PP DO plus parking (see details)

OPEN


After great success in 2024, we are rerunning this tour again in 2025!

Open space, rivers and lakes, mountains, and nature provide endless options of beautiful cycling opportunities and weekends away. Cities provide endless action, shows, culture, art, and a variety of culinary experiences. What about combining both? Welcome to Philadelphia! 

The Philadelphia tour is intended to combine great cycling experiences, in the surrounding areas of South Jersey and Pennsylvania. Our cycling will span open farmlands and some urban cycling on dedicated trails. You can enjoy historical sites, shows, great restaurants, and art. 

Cycling routes: We plan to offer new options for each day. Friday will focus on exploring the beautiful spaces of Eastern PA and/or South Jersey before arriving in Philly. Saturday and Sunday will provide options of urban explorations, the wonders of cycling along the Schuylkill river, as well as teaming up with the Philadelphia Cycling Club, and venturing to Bucks County and other surrounding areas. Some will be remote starts. GPS routes will be provided before the tour. 

Hotel: Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District: A beautiful city hotel with rooftop pool and gym, at the heart of all major historical sites.  Limited to 40 Club members only, based on 2 per room, and will include: Lodging, Saturday and Sunday, hot breakfast, and 2 Happy Hour gatherings. We will try to incorporate an entertainment event TBD.

Parking: We negotiated a great rate with the hotel of $20+tax per overnight ($40+tax for the 2 nights). The parking fee is NOT included in the tour fee and will be paid directly by you, if needed. 

Group dinner: A group dinner is not planned. We want participants to enjoy the great restaurants of Philly across different choices and budgets, as opposed to an ordinary group dinner. A list of restaurant options will be provided. That is what this trip is all about. 

Registration: Opens on Sun, November 3 at 8:00PM ET. The 48-hour window ends on Tuesday Nov 5th at 8:00PM ET.  Send your registration email to Brian Hanson-Harding [email protected].
 
If your email is received before the noted time, it will be disqualified. You will be notified regarding your status and payment options upon confirmed tour registration. 
 
As per club rules, if a tour sells out within 48 hours of registration opening (the 48 hour window ends on Tuesday Nov 5th at 8:00pm ET), then a room lottery will be held for those who signed up within the 48 hours window.   Roommates will be entered in the lottery as a unit, not individually.  Single tour applicants are encouraged to designate their roommate and note it in the registration email.  The tour leaders will assign roommates to non-paired singles.  
Payment:  Deadline for full payment: Friday, December 13th, 2024.  Payments can be made at any of the following ways:  
  • Mail check to: Brian Hanson-Harding: 278 Mountain Way, Rutherford, NJ 07070
  • Payments can be also made electronically:
    • Venmo ID is @Brian-Hanson-Harding.  Phone number 201 741 5751 for verification purposes
    • Zelle:  phone number  201 741 5751 
Cancellation and refund: As always, a refund depends on the ability to find a replacement but please be aware that a last minute cancellation might not be refunded.
Tour Leader: Tom Wieser.  [email protected] 908-512-2687
Coleader: Brian Hanson-Harding. [email protected] 201-741-5751