Event Description

Join us for a 56-mile bike ride up the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail from New Haven, CT, to Southwick, MA. Most of the ride is on protected, paved trails. We'll pass through 11 Connecticut towns before reaching Massachusetts.

A press conference on the Plainville Gap Project will take place at 11 am, Town Hall, One Central Square, Plainville. Lunch, hosted by the FVTC, will take place at 12:20 pm in Simsbury at Ti-Trikes/Simsbury Free Bike, 19 Iron Horse Blvd.

Registration opens at 7:30 am at Chapel & College Streets; ride leaves 8 am.

$20 donation suggested.

First 50 registrants can opt for bus ride back to New Haven for additional $20.

Donations support the East Coast Greenway Alliance, Farmington Valley Trails Council, and the Farmington Canal Rail to Trail Association, working to close the gaps on this scenic, multi-use trail.