Join us for an excellent group ride to the 46th Annual Wake up the Earth Festival in Jamaica Plain, taking place in the Southwest Corridor Park.  After taking a rest and getting a bite to eat there, we'll continue for a tour through Arnold Arboretum, and then head back to Newton.  You'll see how easy it is -- and fun -- to get to Jamaica Plain visit a cool outdoor festival, have a picnic and go to the Arboretum -- all without a car! Meet at the Newton Free Library at Homer St. in Newton Center and we'll depart at 11:00am on Saturday the [...]

Join us for a biking tour of the 2024 Newton Porchfest.  We'll start at the Library on Homer St. and visit a number of bands in Waban, Aurburndale and Lower Falls.  The whole tour is scheduled for about 5 hours; riders may bail out early and head home if they need to, or meet up during the ride at one of the stops.  Feel free to bring lunch, drinks, snacks.  Here is an outline of the planned route: Meet at Library 330 Homer St., prepare to leave at 12:30 pm Stop #1:   12:30 pm ride to Porch #23:   1608 Beacon St.  Band is: [...]

Bike Newton invites you to join us for a fairly short but very informative group ride to the Sustainable Street Tour in Waban, presented by Newton's grass-roots activist environmental group Green Newton.   We will start the ride on Sunday, June 2nd at 1:00pm, leaving from the Newton Free Library on Homer St. in Newton Center.  We'll bike to the start of the house tour in Waban, meeting at the Green Newton table on Montclair Rd., then cycle from house to house (see Map here), talk to owners of the houses, and volunteer experts who will be there.  We'll have a Bike Newton table set [...]

Bike Newton invites you to join us for a ride sponsored by the MAPC (Metropolitan Area Planning Council).  This ride is designed to help you experience new greenways and/or learn about new or proposed projects in the Newton area.  This is just one of a series of rides all around the Boston area allowing you to experience and learn about new projects to expand the bicycling network.  See the Newton ride and the full listing  here :  https://www.mapc.org/resource-library/2024-greenway-ride-series/ MAPC notes about this Newton ride: There are a number of projects in Newton underway to significantly improve the bike and walk network, though also a [...]

Join us for a fairly easy and short ride to a bike path along the Upper Charles River Reservation, and using the Newton Highlands Greenway.  We'll meet at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer St. in Newton Center, and leave at 10am Saturday.  The weather looks great, so this should be a great warm-up for a summer full of biking! This is a family-friendly, “no-rider-left-behind” ride and all ages are invited, but all young children must be accompanied by an adult. Bike helmets are required.  8 miles total.   Be sure to check bikenewton.org for any last-minute changes. Approximate Route:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47083028

Enjoy the MetroWest forests and meadows by bike!  We will start in Newtonville, head to Waltham via the Charles River bike path, and get on the recently completed Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT) extension at Lyman St., and proceed west to Wayland on the MCRT.  We'll return on part of the MCRT, but cut through Weston to Commonwealth Ave. and back to Newtonville.   Meet in front of the Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 10:00 am, Sunday morning. This is a family-friendly, “no-rider-left-behind” ride and all ages are invited, but all young children must be accompanied by an [...]

Join us for one of our most popular rides!  This is a great one for kids, families and folks of all ages.  From the Newton Library, we'll go down the Commonwealth Ave. Carriage lane to Auburndale, through the Cove north and along Charles river path in Waltham, to Newtonville and back to the Library. Meet in front of the Newton Main library on Homer St. in Newton Center, and we’ll leave at 10:00 am Saturday morning.   This is a family-friendly, “no-rider-left-behind” ride and all ages are invited, but all young children must be accompanied by an adult.  Bike helmets are required.   10 [...]

A nice ride through Nonantum, and along the Charles River to Harvard Square for a cup of iced coffee or tea in the Square.  You'll see how easy and pleasant it is to get to Harvard Square from Newton via bicycle.  Meet in front of the Star Market on Austin St, in Newtonville, and we'll leave promptly at 9:30 AM.   This is a family-friendly, "no-rider-left-behind" ride and all ages are invited, but all young children must be accompanied by an adult.  Bike helmets are required.   12 miles roundtrip.  Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes. Approximate Route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6804112

We're riding to the USS Constitution at the Charlestown Navy Yard!    We'll ride along the Charles River on the Cambridge and Boston sides, past the Museum of Science, under the Zakim Bridge and through Paul Revere Park to check out Old Ironsides.  We'll stay for a short visit and a bite to eat, then return.  Tours of Old Ironsides are free.  Bring a picnic lunch or snack to eat dockside! Meet in front of the Star Market on Austin St., and we’ll leave at 9:30 am.  This is a family-friendly, “no-rider-left-behind” ride and all ages are invited, but all young children must be [...]

Join us for a ride to Fresh Pond in Cambridge using the Watertown-Cambridge Greenway.  We will loop around the pond and head back on the Greenway, or if the group would like, we can extend the ride bit by going through Harvard Square and along the Charles River paths back to Newton.  You will see how easy and fun it is to get to these delightful places on your bike! Meet in front of the Star Market at 33 Austin St, in Newtonville, and we’ll leave  at 9:30am. This is a family-friendly, “no-rider-left-behind” ride and all ages are invited, but all young children must [...]