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The dates for 2009 are August 8 and 9, so mark your calendars now!
Bike Tioga is a Rotary Club and Tourism Office service provided to the community to enhance our quality of life, promote healthy living, and encourage visitors to experience Tioga County.
This event provides experienced and non-experienced bicycle riders with the choice of rides ranging from 26 to 100 miles on Saturday, and 24 to 53 miles on Sunday.
Since this is not a race, riders will have the opportunity to stop along the ride for rest and refreshments. Rides include flat to hilly terrain dependent on the ride selected. Stops along the way may include visits to select tourism attractions. On Saturday, riders may visit the Newark Valley Days, visit a train depot, or stop for a tour of an alpaca farm. On Sunday, search for late blueberries or stop at another alpaca farm. In any case, all riders are asked to return to the starting point by 4:00 pm. There will be no leaders and no sags. Make sure you take your cell phone with you to call the base if you need help. Also, it is important that you pay attention to the maps and road markings for directions.
Food will be available after the rides, as will a participant favorite: 10 minute sport massages.
Please call the Tioga County Tourism Office at 607-687-7440 / 1-800-671-7772 or email for more information.
Bike Tioga 2009 Tour Routes
All rides begin and end at Marvin Park, Pavilion # 6
| Saturday Schedule |
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7:00am - 10:00am
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Registration |
Register To Ride In Bike Tioga! |
| 7:30am |
100 "The Coolest Century" |
Flat to Rolling to Hilly -- Explore the back roads behind the Cornell Farms and overlook Dryden on the coolest century ride ever! |
| 8:00am |
64 Mile “Farmland Tour”
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Flat to Rolling - Ride past valley farmlands on (Back) West Creek Road to Richford, then join the Alpaca East riders. |
| 8:30am |
44 Mile “Alpaca East”
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Flat to rolling - Search the back roads of Newark Valley and Ketchumville for an alpaca farm. Stop for a tour. |
| 9:00am |
26 Mile (Optional 22 flat miles) “Newark Valley Days”
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Rolling to Flat - Ride over Gaskill Road to Newark Valley Days. Visit the train depot, listen to music on the green, or join the parade. |
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| Sunday Schedule |
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8:00am - 11:00am
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Registration |
Register To Ride In Bike Tioga! |
9:00am
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53 Mile “Train Run”
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Rolling to Flat --Follow the tracks to Athens via Ellis Creek Road. Return along the Susquehanna River. |
9:30am
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38 Mile “Alpaca West”
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Rolling to Flat --Climb up Ellis Creek Road, then search for an alpaca farm on the flatlands as you return. |
10:00am
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24 Mile "Blueberry Fields" |
Rolling to Flat --Search for late blueberries at a farm in Barton before following the Susquehanna River home. |
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