The Finger Lakes Freshet returns for a second year!

This is a casual, unofficial, unsanctioned, and unsupported gravel bikepacking ride starting and ending in Stewart Park, Ithaca, NY, homeland of the Gayogohó:no people. Routes will follow gravel roads as much as possible. This will be a self-supported ride following the ethics of other bikepacking events like The Adirondack Trail Ride, Vermont Super 8, Catskill Bikepacking Route, or the Tour Divide – meaning it’s an unmarked route, with no sag wagon, no planned feed stations, etc, but you can utilize any publicly available services. One difference from other events is that we are encouraging (but not requiring) riders to go slow and ride together in groups. Riders of all three route options may elect to camp together the first night (about halfway through the short route or about 60-70 miles in for the other routes) in a private group campsite.

58, 158, and 500 mile route options