Tour de New Hampshire Guided Rides: Trails of the Elm City: Keene NH

Join the Tour de New Hampshire Guided Rail Trail rides as we explore a sampling of the scenic rail trails that New Hampshire has to offer. This ride series is being offered to celebrate "Cycling Awareness Month" in May and is intended for all levels of riders. We will have five rides throughout May around New Hampshire. All rides have been carefully chosen to be easy to moderate rides and will be supported by expert riders and local expert guides to point out features along the trip and answer questions. There will be plenty of stops for pictures and maybe even ice cream!

THE RAIL TRAILS OF THE ELM CITY: Keene, NH
Come see the City that New Hampshire Magazine named "Best New Hampshire City for Bicycling" in 2021. The College Town of Keene, New Hampshire, includes numerous shops and restaurants in its welcoming, charming downtown. The tour will depart downtown and visit the Chesire Trail and the Ashuelot Trail, traversing urban and wooded trails while exploring bridges along the way. Local cycling experts will guide this ride! After the ride, participants are encouraged to visit the downtown businesses to get a drink or a little lunch!

Ride description: The ride will be on a mix of paved and gravel trails, mostly flat or gentle slopes. A minimal amount of street riding will also be included on mainly low-density roads. The total length will be about 15 miles at a leisurely pace.

***SIGN-UP AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS RIDE***
***BIKE LIGHTS ARE SUGGESTED***

A note about children: These rides will be all-inclusive, family-friendly rides. While children riders are welcome, a few things to consider: Insurance requires that ALL riders must wear helmets, and an adult must accompany any rider under 18. We also ask parents to consider their children's riding abilities. These rides will be in groups of up to 25 riders. You should consider if your child can ride responsibly and predictably so as not to create a hazard for other cyclists on the trip. If a rider leader feels that your child may be causing risk to other riders (zig-zagging, stopping abruptly, etc) they may request that you and your child ride towards the back of the group. We will have "support cyclists" on each ride to ensure no riders are left behind. Some rides may also have segments of street riding. Don't hesitate to contact us through the Meet-up chat tool if you have any questions about bringing a child on the ride.

Child transport devices such as bike-mounted car seats, trailers, and “MacRide” or similar devices are generally accepted and not considered an issue. However, we advise you to consider the riding surfaces; depending on recent weather conditions, some trails may be muddy and/or rough, and there may be small but prolonged grades. Please note the Bethlehem ride includes some narrow trails.

These rides are a partnership with Bike-Walk Alliance of New Hampshire, Granite State Wheelers, and the New Hampshire Rail Trails Coalition.