Bike Newton

Group Ride: Tour de Streets 2025
2025-10-25 09:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
LivableStreets Alliance is a wonderful nonprofit located in the Metro Boston area. They advocate for transportation solutions that are safe, affordable, and enjoyable. Their goal is to make communities more connected and livable, and to dismantle invisible barriers that divide communities and people. Tour de Streets is their most important annual fundraising event, featuring a walk, bike ride, and a celebration with food, drinks, + activities provided by local vendors!
Join us for an interesting and fun ride as we bike from Newton to Central Square in Cambridge, join up with Tour de Streets for their “Bike ride North”, a guided tour of urban transportation infrastructure, then return to the Livable Streets office for food and drinks. Schedule is: depart Newtonville at 9:30, arrive at Livable Streets at 100 Sidney St. in Central Square by 10:15, then depart on “Bike ride North” at 10:30 am, arriving back at Livable Streets by 12:30pm. We can enjoy some food and drinks there, and head back to Newton about 1:00pm.
Please note! Livable Streets would like you to please pre-register here. While you can ride for free, Livable Streets would love you to make a donation to their organization, which you can do here, or on the registration page. They suggest a $25 donation, if you can do it!
Meet in front of the Star Market at 33 Austin St. in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 9:30am Saturday. 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. Approx. 22 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
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Group Ride - MCRT - Weston - Wayland
2025-11-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for what could the last official Bike Newton group ride of the year. We will start in Newtonville, head out Commonwealth Ave. towards Weston, ending up on the Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT) going west. We’ll bike to Wayland on the MCRT, turn around and head back to Waltham, eventually getting to the Charles River Trail and then back to Newtonville. To celebrate the end of another great summer biking season (and the start of winter biking!) all riders are invited to come to the Ride Leaders house in Newtonville, in the back yard for some hot cider and snacks.
Meet in front of the Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 10:00 am, Saturday morning. Dress warmly — it might be cold out. 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. 20 miles round-trip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53286033

Family Ride to the Auburndale Cove
2026-04-25 10:00 - 11:30 | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
It’s the first Bike Newton group ride of the year! This is a great one for kids, families and folks of all ages. And a good way to warm up for Mass Bike Month in May. 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 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6804080

Bike Month 2026 Kickoff Ride and Party
2026-05-02 15:00 - 18:30 | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
Join us for a ride to kick off Mass Bike Month, hosted by Mass Bike, our great state-wide biking advocacy group. We’ll be going to Roundhead Brewing Co. in Hyde Park celebrate with other bikers. The plan is to leave from the Newton Library on Homer St. in Newton Center at 3:00pm. We’ll arrive at Roundhead Brewery at approx. 4:15, meet up with other bike enthusiasts from the Boston area and enjoy a beverage and a snack for a little break, then head back to Newton, arriving back at the library by 6:30pm. Mass Bike requests that you please register (https://www.massbike.org/bike_month_kickoff_2026) , so they will have an idea of how many riders to expect.
Meet in front of the Newton Main library on Homer St. in Newton Center, and we’ll leave at 3:00pm. 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. 20 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54724838

Earth Day 2026 Group Ride
2026-05-03 13:00 - 14:00 | zervas school newton ma, 30 Beethoven Ave, newton, ma
Let’s celebrate EARTH DAY, presented by our partners Green Newton, at the Zervas School, 30 Beethoven Ave. in Waban. Sunday May 3rd, 12 noon to 3:30pm. Stop by the Bike Newton table and — even better — we invite you to volunteer to staff the Bike Newton booth: Sign-up for a time slot right here! Let people know you support safe biking in Newton!
And don’t miss Bike Newton’s Earth Day family ride at 1:00pm. Meet up at the Bike Newton booth and we’ll go for a short 5-mile loop through Waban and Newton Highlands. 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. 5 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check BikeNewton.org for any last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54582171

Bike Newton Monthly Steering Committee meeting
2026-05-20 16:30 - 18:00, 2026-06-17 16:30 - 18:00, 2026-07-15 16:30 - 18:00, 2026-08-19 16:30 - 18:00, 2026-09-16 16:30 - 18:00, 2026-10-21 16:30 - 18:00, 2026-11-18 16:30 - 18:00, 2026-12-16 16:30 - 18:00
Bike Newton’s monthly Steering Committee meeting.
The public is invited to attend. Please email andreae@bikenewton.org if you are interested in attending! Meetings take place generally on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 4:30-6pm and may be in-person or on Zoom, or both.

Tour de Porchfest Newton-2026
2026-06-06 12:30 - 17:30 | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
Join us for a tour by bicycle of the Newton PorchFest 2026. We’ll start at the Library at 330 Homer St. and visit a number of bands in Waban, Aurburndale, West Newton and Lower Falls. The whole tour is scheduled for about 4 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. The planned route is still in the works. We’ll let you know as soon as the band schedule is finalized.
Meet in front of the Newton Main Library on Homer St. in Newton Center 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 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for any last-minute changes. (Note: Rain Date is June 2nd)
Approximate Route via Google Maps

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