2027 Bike Adirondacks Event Schedule Announced
Mark your calendar! It's time to announce the 2027 Bike Adirondacks event schedule.
While registration won't open until January 15, it's time to debut the 2027 event schedule. BikeADK veterans will recognize most staple events, but you'll also notice a couple of fun changes. Especially the addition of a Women's Skills Weekend hosted at a private lodge during prime fall foliage season.
We've also combined Adirondack Rail Trail Community Day with the Pat Stratton Ride so you can enjoy a supported ride that includes the Adirondack Rail Trail, then kick back in Saranac Lake's Riverside Park for an evening of live music, food trucks and vendors while we celebrate the trail.
2027 BIKE ADIRONDACKS EVENT SCHEDULE
Summary (descriptions & photos below)
May 1-31: ADK Unite
June 25-27: Adirondack Women's Weekend - Saranac Lake
July 18: Ride for the River - Wilmington
July 30-August 1: Weekender at Paul Smith's College - Paul Smiths
August 15-18: Great Camp Sagamore Gravel Experience - Raquette Lake
August 28: Pat Stratton Ride & Adirondack Rail Trail Community Day - Saranac Lake
September 5-8: Great Camp Sagamore Gravel Experience - Raquette Lake
September 11: Handlebarley - North Hudson
September 25: Bike the Barns - TBD
September 30-October 3: Women’s Skills Weekend - Jay
Detailed Schedule
ADK Unite
Wherever you are 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 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 & Multi-sport. Since 2020, ADK Unite has generated over $60,000 for community food pantries.
Date: May 1-31
Location: Virtual
Mileage: As many as you can pack into a month
Participation Cap: Unlimited
Benefits: Adirondack Regional Food Pantries
Adirondack Women's Weekend
This weekend getaway hosted at the historic Hotel Saranac Lake pairs some of the most stunning landscape 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 casual riding through some of the most incredible (and relatively flat) terrain in the Adirondacks. The right pace to ride the Adirondack Women's Weekend is the pace that makes you smile the most.
Dates: June 25-27
Location: Saranac Lake
Mileage: 20-30 miles/day
Participation Cap: 20 riders
Benefits: Adirondack Rail Trail Association
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 at the lush Town of Wilmington Beach on the shore of the river.
Date: July 18
Location: Wilmington
Mileage: 30 or 40 miles
Participation Cap: 150 riders
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 on campus, or 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 paddling, hiking, swimming or just a hammock by the lake, plus the 2027 event will feature miles and miles of the newly opened and vehicle free Adirondack Rail Trail.
Dates: July 30 - August 1
Location: Paul Smith's College, Paul Smiths
Mileage: 30-45 miles/day
Participation Cap: 150 riders
Benefits: Paul Smith's College & Saranac Lake Youth Center
Great Camp Sagamore Gravel Experience
These multi-day, all-inclusive events are hosted at historic Great Camp Sagamore and blend 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 15-18 & September 5-8
Location: Raquette Lake
Mileage: 20-25 miles/day with 2 days of riding
Participation Cap: 20/event
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 over 25 years ago, this ride has generated over $150,000 for area youth programs. A bonus this year is the ride will take place on Adirondack Rail Trail Community Day, which features evening entertainment, food trucks and a special raffle to support the Adirondack Rail Trail Association.
Date: August 28
Location: Saranac Lake
Mileage: 25, 50 or Century
Participation Cap: 300 riders
Benefits: Saranac Lake Kiwanis Club Youth Programs
ADIRONDACK RAIL TRAIL COMMUNITY DAY
The 2027 Adirondack Rail Trail Community Day is teaming up with the Pat Stratton Ride to provide you with a ton of options to enjoy the trail and surrounding community for a full day of fun. Whether you choose to join the Stratton Ride earlier in the day or simply enjoy the trail on you own by participating in a service project, joining a one-way shuttle or just going for a casual ride on the trail, there's a full day of fun in store capped by a free evening party at Riverside Park in Saranac Lake with live music, food trucks, vendors and a beer garden.
Date: August 28
Location: Saranac Lake
Participation Cap: Unlimited
Benefits: Adirondack Rail Trail Association
Handlebarley Gravel Tour
Hosted at Paradox Brewery in North Hudson, the Handlebarley Gravel Weekend features 42 miles of fully supported mixed surface riding through some of the most stunning and remote terrain in the Adirondacks. This challenging route ventures east of the brewery to Ironville for a stop the Penfield Homestead Museum and then to Moriah for another rest stop at Hunter Way Farm before heading back to the brewery for a pizza and salad feast complete with live music. In between, you'll experience some of the finest paved and gravel backroads anywhere in the region.
Dates: September 11
Location: North Hudson
Mileage: 42 miles
Participation Cap: 150 riders
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 locally sourced meal, delicious craft beverages and live music.
Date: September 25
Location: TBD
Mileage: 20-30 miles
Participation Cap: 250 riders
Benefits: Adirondack North Country Association
FALL FOLIAGE WOMEN'S SKILLS WEEKEND
This all-new event is designed for avid women cyclists seeking to improve their riding skills while soaking in the absolute splendor of fall in the Adirondacks. To do that, you'll stay in a private luxury log home, complete with hot tub, sauna and a private chef. Three days of cycling will be mixed in with bike fitting and basic mechanical clinics, plus we'll mix in lessons into each days rides, such as climbing and descending technique.
Date: September 30 - October 3
Location: Jay
Participation Cap: 12
Benefits: Jay Historical Society
