14th annual Cycling the Erie Canal tour to arrive | Events

On Saturday, July 14, 500 bicyclists from 36 states will be arriving in the capital region as participants in the 14th annual Cycling the Erie Canal tour.

The 400-mile bicycle tour will end on Sunday, July 15 in Albany.

“The 14th annual Cycling the Erie Canal tour is an economical, and healthy way to explore the Erie Canal and upstate New York.  Plus it’s fun.  I call it a rolling summer camps for all ages,” says Parks & Trails New York Executive Director Robin Dropkin. “We have cyclists from 36 states and four countries plus several hundred volunteers in communities along the route ready to welcome riders and help them discover what makes the Erie Canal and upstate New York unique.”

For more information, please call 518-434-1583, e-mail hudsontour@ptny.org or visit their website here.