Empowerment on bicycle begins out your front door.

There are routes that get you from point A to point B, and there are routes that provide the best options to access the surrounding suburbs and countryside.

Then there are routes that explore and celebrate our fair city - these are Urban Adventures.

If riding dirt roads is your thing, you don’t have to go far from New York City to pursue your passion. Our region has dozens of miles of often scenic, usually challenging unpaved public roads easily accessible via commuter rail. Wonderful dirt multi-use trails can be found in the Bronx and just over the GWB.

This section of the Ride Library contains routes cued with a generous mix of dirt roads and multi-use trails, all rideable on a road, gravel, or cyclocross bicycle. Unpaved roads in our region are typically hardpack dirt; conditions on any given road can vary widely from season to season.

Never miss the rides you like! Stay committed to cycling by subscribing for NYCC's new custom ride notification system. This way you will be notified by email every time the right ride for you is posted on the club's ride system.

To setup your ride notification setting on NYCC website go to "Your Account -> Edit -> Profile" and configure your preferences under "New Ride Notifications" at the bottom of the page (below is a sample of the form).

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Surprisingly enough, the NYC metropolitan area is blessed with fine mountain biking venues, both public trails and designated mountain biking parks.

Did you know that New York City is the closest large city to the Appalachian Trail? Well you do now. Not that it is acceptable to ride on the AT on designated hiking sections, but the AT follows some roads, the shoulders of which are the trail, so we do unknowingly ride on the AT at times.

The point is that we are within striking distance of the Appalachian Mountains on mountain bikes via Metro North and NJ Transit. Therefore you don't need a car to portage your mtn bike to these routes and venues.

Just dropped earned swag off at bike shops. Go get your stuff, you deserve it! Thank you for volunteering!