2025 Bike Adirondacks Event Schedule Announced
Mark your calendar! It's time to announce the 2025 Bike Adirondacks event schedule featuring 1, 2, 3 & 4-day fully supported road and gravel rides.
Let's just say, next year is going to be a lot of fun. Not only are we bringing back all our classic events like the Ride for the River, the Weekender at Paul Smith's College and Bike the Barns, but we're making some very cool improvements to each. Think new routes, upgraded post-ride food and entertainment and more surprises.
But, there is one thing we're most excited about and that's the Adirondack Rail Trail! Specifically as it relates to the Adirondack Women's Weekend, Weekender at Paul Smith's College and a brand new event we're planning with the Adirondack Rail Trail Association. If you're looking for events that feature blissful (and pretty flat) low-to-no traffic riding, then you're going to want to jump on registration as soon as it opens in mid January. Until then, here's a teaser of our entire 2025 schedule.
2025 BIKE ADIRONDACKS EVENT SCHEDULE
Summary (descriptions & photos below)
February 1: Empire State Winter Games Fat Bike Races - Saranac Lake
May 1-31: ADK Unite - Virtual
June 21: Adirondack Rail Trail Community Day - Saranac Lake, Lake Placid, Tupper Lake
June 27-29: Adirondack Women's Weekend - Saranac Lake
July 12-13: Ride for the River - Wilmington
August 1-3: Weekender at Paul Smith's College - Paul Smith's
August 10-13: Great Camp Sagamore Gravel Experience - Raquette Lake
August 23: Pat Stratton Ride - Saranac Lake
August 29-30: Wilmington Mountain Bike Festival - Wilmington
September 13-14: Handlebarley Gravel Weekend - North Hudson
September 21: Bike the Barns - Champlain Valley
Detailed Schedule
Empire State Winter Games Fat Bike Races
Hosted at Dewey Mountain Recreation Center in Saranac Lake, this family fun event features a mix wide XC trails with singletrack designed for mountain biking. Whether your new to fat biking or racing is your jam, we've got a race and distance for you. Plus, it's opening weekend for the famed Saranac Lake Winter Carnival featuring fireworks and the lighting of the Ice Palace on Saturday evening and a new carnival hit, the Blue Buns Wheelapalooza community bike ride on Sunday.
Date: Saturday, February 1
Location: Dewey Mountain Recreation Center, Saranac Lake
Mileage: Beginner, Intermediate & Expert Distances
Participation Cap: 100 Riders
Pricing: TBD
Benefits: Adirondack Sports Council
ADK Unite
Wherever you may be during the month of May, ADK Unite is a fun way to get out, get active and do good. This virtual run, ride, walk, hike - just get out and move - event that raises money for Adirondack community food pantries. Register as an individual or a team of five and enter your miles moved to a live digital leader board. Prizes are awarded to the Top individuals and teams in the following categories: Bicycling, Running, Walking & Multisport. Since 2020, ADK Unite has generated over $35,000 for community food pantries.
Date: May 1-31
Location: Virtual
Mileage: As many as you can pack into a month
Participation Cap: Unlimited
Pricing: Starting at $25
Benefits: Adirondack Regional Food Pantries
Adirondack Women's Weekend
This weekend getaway hosted at the voco Saranac Lake waterfront hotel pairs some of the most stunning road cycling in the Adirondacks with delicious local dining in a postcard perfect ADK community filled with quirky shops, art galleries and stunning architecture. Best of all, we'll feature the vehicle free Adirondack Rail Trail for worry free riding through some of the most incredible (and relatively flat) terrain in the Adirondacks.
Dates: June 27-29
Location: Saranac Lake
Mileage: 25-35 miles/day
Participation Cap: 40 riders
Pricing: Starting at $649
Benefits: Pendragon Theatre
Ride for the River
Known as the most spectacular ride in the Adirondacks, Ride for the River showcases the lush Ausable River watershed while supporting the important conservation work of Ausable Freshwater Center. It also features one of the best post-ride parties in the business complete with lunch, live music, craft beer and all sorts of freshwater fun. Whether you make it a weekend or just ride the main event, this is event is a true summer highlight.
Date: July 12-13
Location: Wilmington
Mileage: 20, 30 or 45 miles
Participation Cap: 150 riders
Pricing: Starting at $89
Benefits: Ausable Freshwater Center
Weekender at Paul Smith's College
This is the ultimate event to attend as a family or with a big group of friends. Whether you stay in the dorms, tent (or RV) on campus, or stay in local lodging, the Weekender is all about relaxation and exploration, on and off your bike. Not only is the cycling amazing, but you have direct access to amazing paddling and hiking, plus the 2025 event will feature miles and miles of the newly opened and vehicle free Adirondack Rail Trail.
Dates: August 1-3
Location: Paul Smith's College, Paul Smiths
Mileage: 30-55 miles/day
Participation Cap: 150 riders
Pricing: Starting at $149
Benefits: Adirondack Land Trust & Saranac Lake Youth Center
Great Camp Sagamore Gravel Experience
This multi-day, all-inclusive experience hosted at historic Great Camp Sagamore blends gravel cycling with a modern mini-vacation that provides you with a true connection to the landscape and history of this special place. The cycling is fabulous, but staying at the historic wilderness retreat built for the Vanderbilt family is also quite a perk. Especially because you have access to canoes, kayaks and SUPs, miles of hiking trails and even an open air bowling alley.
Dates: August 10-13 & September 7-10
Location: Raquette Lake
Mileage: 20-25 miles/day with 2 days of riding
Participation Cap: 20/event
Pricing: Starting at $900
Benefits: Great Camp Sagamore Public Trust
Pat Stratton Ride
Named after local plumber and cycling enthusiast, the Pat Stratton Ride is a road cycling tour hosted by the Saranac Lake Kiwanis Club and featuring some of the most stunning scenery and terrain in the northern Adirondacks, plus fresh finish line pies! Since it began 25 years ago, this ride has generated over $120,000 for area youth programs.
Date: August 23
Location: Saranac Lake
Mileage: 22, 49 or Century
Participation Cap: 300 riders
Pricing: Starts at $60
Benefits: Saranac Lake Kiwanis Club Youth Programs
Wilmington Mountain Bike Festival
The Wilmington MTB Festival is Labor Day Weekend celebration of bikes and community with on-site camping, live music, local food & beer, group rides for all abilities, shuttles, a kids MTB race, and 25+ miles of beautiful Adirondack-style single track riding. The event, which features the largest bonfire you'll ever see, is a major fundraiser for the Barkeater Trails Alliance (BETA) and proceeds support the trails!
Dates: August 29-30
Location: Wilmington
Mileage: Guided Group Rides (varies)
Participation Cap: More the Merrier
Benefits: Barkeater Trails Alliance
Handlebarley Gravel Weekend
Hosted at Paradox Brewery in North Hudson, the Handlebarley Gravel Weekend features two incredible fall days of gravel riding in the southern Adirondacks. Best part is you can sign up to ride just Saturday, only Sunday, or make it a full weekend. Regardless of what you choose, you're in for some of the areas most incredible dirt, views and brews.
Dates: September 13-14
Location: North Hudson
Mileage: 20 & 42 mile options
Participation Cap: 150 riders
Pricing: Starting at $45
Benefits: Penfield Homestead Museum
Bike the Barns
You guessed it, this fall bicycling tour features farm stops, but what makes this event special is its ability to tell the rich agricultural story of the Lake Champlain Valley while experiencing the landscape by bike. You can see, smell and absorb so much more when moving by your own pedal power. Following the ride, we'll kick back with a fabulous meal, delicious craft beverages and live music while raising money for local food systems.
Date: September 21
Location: Champlain Valley
Mileage: 25-35 miles
Participation Cap: 200 riders
Benefits: Adirondack North Country Association
