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RAIN DATE: Marine Park to Red Hook bike ride
Sunday, June 28 at 10:00 am
Casual social bike ride from Marine Park to Red Hook, along the waterfront with pickups in Bath Beach and Bay Ridge.
We’re riding bikes to Red Hook! (update: and we’re activating our rain date plan)
- We’re starting at 10am in Marine Park on the oval side of the Carmine Carro Community Center
- We will pick up riders in Bath Beach (end of Bay Parkway) and Bay Ridge (pier at the end of Bay Ridge Parkway)
- We will ride through Bush Terminal Piers Park and on the new Third+Hamilton Avenue bike path into Red Hook
- We’ll generally head towards the Valentino pier and Strong Rope Brewery (Steve’e Key Lime Pie is in between, Hometown Bar-B-Que is nearby, Strong Rope allows outside food)
Bring a bike lock and water!
The rain date is Sunday, June 28.
Detailed itinerary:
- 10am: meet by the Carro community center
- 10:15am: roll-out
- 11:00am (approximate): pick-up in Bath Beach
- 11:30am (approximate): pick up in Bay Ridge
- 12:15pm (approximate): arrival in Red Hook
Distance: 16 miles one way (return to Marine Park ~10 miles)
Challenge description: relatively flat, riding with car traffic in Sheepshead Bay, Brighton + Coney, Sunset Park, and Red Hook. Some railroad crossing that need careful/perpendicular approach, some rough pavement or cobblestones in Sunset Park and Red Hook.