Name: NEW YEAR'S DAY SCENIC ROCKAWAY BIKE RIDE: Welcoming 2025
Start: 2025-01-01T09:45:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-01T15:15:00-05:00

Start off the fresh new year with a brisk, exhilarating two-wheeled tour of the scenic Rockaway peninsula with endless Atlantic Ocean vistas, shorebirds, and naturally flat topography.

We've planned an intermediate-level bike route of approximately 19 miles over several hours, that will begin with the western villages of Breezy Point, Neponsit, and Belle Harbor as well as Gateway National Recreation Area's Fort Tilden and Jacob Riis Park, now quiet and peaceful during the winter. We will head east on the 5.5-mile long reconstructed boardwalk, and meander through Arvene, Edgemere,and the Far Rockaways with its surfboard culture, bungalow colonies, and new residential developments before reaching Sea Girt Wetlands and circling back.

Along the way, we'll stay close to the ocean, enjoy some treats, and look for snowy owls, hawks, nesting terns, and plovers among the hipsters, local folks, and dog-walkers. If we're lucky, we may even spot some seals, dolphins, and humpback whales.

Optional group meal at Pico's restaurant (vegetarian options) with Sundance hikers. Please register soon and plan to start 2025 with some especially scenic and friendly easy cycling!

**MEET:** 11 am at Ferry Dock, Beach 108th Street and Beach Channel Drive, Rockaway Park 11694

**TRAVEL DIRECTIONS**: Registered participants can meet in Manhattan at 9:45 am sharp, with ticket in hand, and board the 10:05 am Rockaway Ferry from Pier 11, Gouverneur Lane at South Street, F.D.R. Drive (south of Wall Street). Alternatively, registered participants can take the A train (Far Rockaway/JFK) to Broad Channel, then switch to Shuttle on same platform, exit at the Beach 106 Street Seaside Station and ride to the nearby meeting spot. Car drivers can park near ferry dock and meet group. Please let leaders know your travel plan.

**CHECKLIST:** Layered windproof clothing, gloves, and eye protection, helmet, binoculars, water bottle, spare tube, snack, bike lock.

**CO-LEADERS:** Phil Ambrosino 917-359-8479 phil@philambrosino.com
& Glen Leiner 202-904-0025 glenleiner@aol.com .

**WEATHER:** inclement or severe cold cancels; contact Glen if in doubt

Sundance Outdoor Adventure Society

Travel & Outdoor

Snowboarding

Cross-Country Skiing

Road Cycling

Hiking

Gay and Lesbian Friends

Canoeing

Walking

Museum

Mountain Biking

Skiing

Wilderness Hiking

Conservation

Backpacking

Museums & Galleries

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