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Sliding scale tickets for 4-days of amazing riding, community building, workshops, panels, an expo and more are $75-100.

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What’s a Bikepacking Summit?

Our bikepacking summits are all about building a vibrant community, exploring the stunning local landscapes, and making bikepacking accessible to everyone. We’re passionate about creating a grassroots event that brings together bikepackers from diverse backgrounds and experience levels. Whether you’re a newbie eager to learn or a pro looking to connect with fellow enthusiasts, we’ve got something for you. Our carefully planned rides and activities are designed to help you discover and connect with these beautiful landscapes in a meaningful way.

We’ll be posted up at a beautiful basecamp at Maitri Farm Friday and Saturday, with the days filled with workshops, rides, inspiring speakers, and an expo and makers mart — and plenty of time to get to know other each other. And then on Sunday we’ll take off for overnight trips of various levels.

At Bikepacking Roots, we believe in giving back to the trails and landscapes we love. Let’s come together to ride and also contribute to the preservation of these incredible landscapes and support of the rural communities that we ride through, ensuring they remain thriving and accessible for future generations.

The Northeast summit is hosted by Bikepacking Roots in partnership with our local Regional Stewards who are excited to share their backyards and some of their favorite trails with you!

Still not sure? Check out the Radavist article, about our Mid-Atlantic Summit last year!

🗓️ Summit Schedule: Mark Your Calendars!

Friday, July 25th: Arrival and Social Rides

• Flexible Arrival: Roll into Maitri Farm whenever you like. Check-in starts at 5 PM.
• Social Rides: Join us for optional rides exploring the Harlem Valley Rail Trail and surrounding areas.
• Welcome Session: At 7:00 PM, we’ll gather for a brief welcome from the Bikepacking Roots Executive Director and Northeast Stewards.

Saturday, July 26th: Rides, Expo, and Community Talks

• Check-In: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• Makers Mart & Expo: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• Workshop & Talks: throughout the day
• Social Rides: throughout the day
• Community Dinner: Dinner will be available for purchase or bring your own.

Sunday, July 27th: Overnight Bikepacking Excursions

Take your pick! We have overnight rides of various distances heading out Sunday morning and returning Monday!

Departure: From 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

*Note, the mileage and elevation noted below is subject to change after final scouting, but we wanted to share the estimated stats to help with route selection. We will share the Ride with GPS routes closer to the Summit date.

Rudd Pond, Taconic State Park (Day 1: 19 miles, 800 ft / Day 2: 18 miles, 800 ft)

• Route Surfaces: Pavement; optional hardpack gravel backroad climb on Day 2
• Facilities: Campsites have fire rings and picnic tables, showers, water, toilets. Hiking.
• Highlights:  Enjoy the newest section of the Harlem Valley Rail Trail! We’ll take the fully paved rail trail north before hopping onto side roads for 2 miles to get to camp. Shorter length to enjoy all of the time for activities not on a bike. Pass through Millerton, NY on the way for sightseeing, food, and groceries. Day two begins with a few miles on backroads, including a short detour through a farm. Once in Millerton riders can opt to head back on the rail trail or take backroads back to the farm.
• Optional Side Trip: Riders have the option to stay in camp or get back on the bikes and ride a few miles on rail trail up to Bash Bish waterfall, a swimming spot, and a bike shop. Then stop at a deli and grocery store in the town of Copake Falls and ride back to the campsite at Rudd Pond. 10 miles round trip 100% rail trail.

Copake Falls #1, Taconic State Park (Day 1: 43 miles, 3,900 ft / Day 2: 33 miles, 1,600 ft)
Copake Falls #2, Day 2 alt via Rail Trail for shorter/flatter ride back (Day 1: 43 miles, 3,900 ft / Day 2: 27 miles, 700 ft)

• Route Surfaces: pavement, smooth gravel and dirt roads, may have chunky gravel, rustic woods roads
• Facilities: Campsites have fire rings and picnic tables. Full water, shower, toilet facilities. Swim pond, hiking trails. Camp Store with food, supplies, and ice cream is across the street from the park entrance! Bike shop a short distance to the west of the bike trail (Bash Bish Bikes)
• Highlights: We’ll head south to ride through Connecticut’s beautiful Macedonia State Park before taking backroads up to Salisbury. After Salisbury, we’ll head up a 6-mile climb on beautiful backroads that get progressively more rustic before returning to hardpack and eventually pavement. Stop and check out Bash Bish Falls before gliding downhill to the camp. Day two has two options – one is to stay on the rail trail back to the farm, and the other is to explore more backroads before joining the rail trail in Millerton to head back to the farm.

Beartown State Forest, Great Barrington, MA (Day 1: 44 miles, 3,400 ft / Day 2: 53 miles, 3,300 ft)

• Route Surfaces: Pavement, smooth gravel & dirt roads, may have chunky gravel, rustic forest roads
• Facilities: Campsites have bear boxes, fire pits, picnic tables, composting toilets, and a swimming pond. Beautiful hiking trail around the pond.
• Highlights: A fabulous three-state adventure on mostly backroads with an option to hike-a-bike through a nature sanctuary close to camp. Food stops in Salisbury and Great Barrington. After breakfast, we’ll depart to see more of Beartown’s gravel roads before heading south on backroads to Connecticut and then back into New York. Opportunity for snacks at Mill River General Store & Post Office and in North Canaan (Dunkin, grocery store) before arriving back at the farm.

Monday, July 28th: Return and Reflect

Return: Riders will come back from their overnight trips at varying times to either the farm or train station.

We hope that you join us for the whole extended weekend, but dropping in for some of the activities is a possibility.

Note: Activities are subject to change. Stay tuned for updates!