RAR.Finger Lakes Day Ride and Swim

Day ride this Saturday! Sign up at our link in bio by Thursday to save your spot 🍓🍓🍓

DATE: Saturday, July 1st, 10am to mid afternoon. Meet at 10am, roll out at 10:30a sharp!

ROUTE: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43436222

DISTANCE: 21 miles

ELEVATION GAIN: 1,000’+ (low for this area, but yes there are hills)

ROUTE TYPE: mostly pavement in low traffic area, one very short smooth gravel stretch

WHO: this is for femme, trans*, women, and non-binary cyclists

COST: free

WHAT TO BRING: 1-2 water bottles, snacks, helmet, flat fixing kit + first aid kit if you have them, swimsuit and towel if you wanna swim

DESCRIPTION:
We’ll ride 21 miles of paved roads meandering through the Trumansburg area, Finger Lakes farm countryside, and creeks and waterfalls that empty into Taughannock.

At mile 10 we’ll stop in the town of Trumansburg for a water/snack/coffee/drink break (Gimme! Coffee + Main Street Market are great options), then ride 4 more miles until we reach Rabbit Run, a stunning local swimming spot with waterfalls and flat rocks for sunbathing and relaxing. We’ll decide as a group how much time to spend at each spot! We could grab to-go lunch in Tburg then picnic at Rabbit Run, possibly??

There’s also an optional stop to pick strawberries at Silver Queen Farm — this is a gorgeous spot with the biggest strawberry U-pick in the state featuring multiple varieties with different flavors. If we feel like a quick stop here to grab berries, it’ll be at mile 2.

While there are some hills, this route is positioned to have a low amount of climbing for this region (+1000′ over 21 miles, versus average of 2000’+ over the same distance in most areas.) The route can be accessed by downtown Ithaca via the Black Diamond rail trail, which adds on about 8 miles of riding on a stone dust path each way.