Group Ride: George's Island for Wild Music
2023-08-12 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Bike Newton, in conjunction with JazzBoston.org and the Boston Harbor Islands National Park invite you to join us either Saturday Aug. 12 or Sunday Aug. 13 for a trip to Long Wharf in Boston and then to George’s Island to hear “Wild Music”. We will leave Newtonville at 10am, bike to Long Wharf and arrive around 11am, then board a ferry (free with pre-registration) at 12 noon for Georges Island. You can lock up your bike on Long Wharf, but you can also bring your bike on the ferry and park it on George’s Island. (Bring a lock) From arrival time on the Island to 3pm feel free to have lunch, explore the island, and listen to some of Boston’s best jazz musicians play to the sound of ocean waves, seagulls, and sea breezes. At 3pm we will head back to Long Wharf via the ferry. (Note: you may take earlier or later ferries back – check the schedule.)
Note that there are 3 levels of participation for riders in this event:
1. The full level of participation as described above, which would be approx. 10:00am to 5:00 in duration
2. Riders may also join he bike ride to Long Wharf, and take the ferry to George’s Island at 12 noon, but then immediately return with the ferry back to Long Wharf at 1:00pm. (Ferry reservation required). Riders are not guaranteed a rider leader for the trip back.
3. Riders may also join the ride to Long Wharf, but then after taking a rest, just back to Newton. (No ferry reservation required.) Riders are not guaranteed a rider leader for the trip back.
Below is a link to the EventBrite site to sign up and reserve a free ferry ticket! You can go Saturday and/or Sunday — we’ll be riding both days, weather permitting. We only ask that if you do reserve a ticket for the ferry — please show up, as they are limited!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wild-music-boston-harbor-islands-tickets-680867130917?aff=oddtdtcreator
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. 19 to 23 miles roundtrip (depending on route). Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Routes: We’ll be taking the more direct route to Long Wharf (we need to catch a ferry!), and we’ll take the more scenic route back.
More Direct (18.6 mi.) : https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43831798
Less Direct (23.2 mi.) : https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43831927

Group Ride: Lexington and the Minuteman Trail
2023-08-19 09:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for a nice ride from Newtonville through Watertown, Cambridge, Arlington to Lexington via the Watertown-Cambridge Greenway and the Minuteman Bike Trail. We’ll be going by Fresh Pond and Spy Pond as well, returning to Newton through Waltham. Meet at the Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 9:30 am. We’ll take a few rest stops along the way, and expect to be back by 12:30pm. 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. 20.5 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44078438

Group Ride: Echo Bridge
2023-08-26 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
Join us for a relatively short ride though the streets of Newton Center, Waban and Newton Upper Falls to visit one of the nicest and most historic sights in Newton – Echo Bridge, over the Charles River. (Read about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_Bridge#Photo_gallery) Meet at the Newton Free Library on Homer St. in Newton Center, and we’ll leave at 11:00 am. 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. 7 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
(Photo by NewtonCourt – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107176875)
Approximate Route: https://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3049567

Group Ride: East Bay Bike Path, Providence RI
2023-09-02 09:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Bike Newton Group Rides head to Providence, RI to try out the East Bay Bike Path! Meet at the East Bay Bike Path Public Parking at 9:30am. This is the Veterans Memorial Parkway parking lot. We encourage car-pooling; the lot can get crowded. We’ll be travelling through East Providence, Warren, Bristol and Barrington. Bring a picnic lunch, or buy something en route.
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. 28 miles roundtrip. We estimate the total trip, with a lunch stop, to be 3.5 hrs. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Map of the East Bay Bike Path: https://www.traillink.com/trail-maps/east-bay-bike-path-(ri)/
Photo credit: By JJBers – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50474053

Tour de Streets 2023
2023-09-09 09:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Charles River Speedway 525 Western Ave, Brighton, MA 02135, 525 Western Ave, MA 02135, Brighton,, MA, 02135, United States
Bike Newton invites you to join Livable Streets’ Tour de Streets 2023 group ride and day of festivities on Saturday Sept. 9th, 9:30 am to 2pm. The LivableStreets Alliance is a great organization which “envisions a world where streets are safe, vibrant public spaces that connect people to the places where they live, work and play.” You can join the Tour de Streets 2023 as a rider or a volunteer. The ride starts and ends at the Charles River Speedway in Brighton. It should be a really fun day, and fun way to help our shared goal of “transportation solutions that create safe, affordable and convenient options for everyone in Metro Boston.”

Bike Not Bombs Bike-A-Thon 2023
2023-09-17 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Bikes Not Bombs, 284 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130
Bikes Not Bombs is a non-profit organization based in Jamaica Plain which “uses the bicycle as a vehicle for social change to achieve economic mobility for Black and other marginalized people in Boston and the Global South.” They hold an annual huge and exciting biking event called the Bike-A-Thon, which is their main fund-raising event for the year. Bike Newton supports this great group and we urge you to sign up and join Bike-A-Thon 2023 as a rider or a volunteer! You’ll have a very fun day, and you will be supporting a wonderful organization that is 100% committed to bicycling.
Here’s everything you need to know to register: https://bikesnotbombs.org/bike-a-thon/?blm_aid=85866

Two Fun Rides with a Purpose: Newton Ride Changed to Sunday - (Malden ride still Saturday)
2023-10-01 10:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Two fun rides with a purpose have come up for this weekend. Pick one and let’s go!
Ride #1 from NEWTON: RIDE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO SUNDAY OCT. 1st!

The Amazing Micro Center Ride! Meet at the Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville at 10am SUNDAY. We will ride along the Charles River to Cambridge and stop in at the Micro Center Store on Memorial Drive, and hit the nearby Trader Joe’s and Star Bucks. Shopping without a car: Whether you are getting micro chips or chocolate chips you can do it on your bike, get a beautiful ride in and have a great time! 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. 17.6 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approximate Route for the Newton Ride: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44556717
Ride #2 from Malden: (Still Scheduled for Saturday)

The Pedal Power Ride! This ride on Saturday is organized by Bike to the Sea on the North Shore and goes to the Museum of Science, to celebrate MOS’s Pedal Power: Celebrating Community Through Biking” event. Ride length is 12.5 miles and starts at 10:00 am.
Full details and registration info for the Malden-MOS ride is found right here: https://biketothesea.org/event/pedal-power-ride/
Approximate Route for the Malden ride: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44151237

Biking Brookline and Bike Newton Joint Ride along the Charles!
2023-10-14 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
Join us for a group ride as two great local biking advocacy organizations — Biking Brookline and Bike Newton — team up for a nice loop that includes Waltham, Watertown, Cambridge, Allston as well as Newton and Brookline, the Auburndale Cove, and a good piece of the Charles River Bike Path. Meet at the Newton Free Library on Homer St. in Newton Center — be there by 10:00 am. The Brookline group will meet us at the library and then we’ll proceed west on Commonwealth Ave. to the Cove. There will a stop in Watertown by the Charles River for a picnic lunch, so bring a snack or lunch with you.
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. 23 miles round trip. Total ride duration should be 3-4 hours. Be sure to check Bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42589801

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Group Ride: Mini-Tour de Newton Family Ride
2023-10-22 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for a relatively short and family-oriented ride though the streets of several Newton villages: Newtonville, Newton Center, Newton Upper Falls, Newton Highlands and Oak Hill, including the Newton Highland Greenway. Meet at Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 10:00 am. 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:

Group Ride - The Joyful River Ride
2023-11-11 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Starting in Newtonville, we’ll ride along the Charles River to Harvard Square in Cambridge, then head up Concord Ave. to Fresh Pond. We’ll partially circle the pond and head back towards Watertown on the Watertown-Cambridge Greenway. Before arriving at Watertown Square, riders will have the option of stopping for lunch at Joyful Garden in the Watertown Mall for some of the best dim sum available outside of Chinatown. Whether you want to stop at Joyful Garden or go directly back to Newtonville, ride leaders will be available in both cases.
Meet in front of the Star Market on Austin St, in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 11:00am. 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. 16 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for any last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44933819

BN-Ride-Millennium-Park
2023-11-19 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
A nice ride from Newton Center through south Newton, Brookline and West Roxbury to Millennium Park, by the Charles River. Meet at the Newton Free Library on Homer St. in Newton Center, and we’ll leave at 2:00 PM. The group can decide how much exploring around the park they’d like to do once we get there. 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. 13 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7667038

Earth Day 2024 Ride to the Cove
2024-04-21 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Newton North High School, 457 Walnut Street, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for a spring bike ride on Sunday, April 21st as we celebrate Earth Day 2024 at Newton North High School, presented by Newton’s own incredible environmental organization Green Newton. There will be all sorts of activities, information, exhibits, music and fun from 12 noon to 4pm.
The group ride, led by Bike Newton will start at 1:00 pm, leaving from the Walnut St. parking lot. We’ll go along the Charles River bike path through Waltham, through the Auburndale Cove, and return on Commonwealth Ave. to the Earth Day celebration at NNHS. 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. 10 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.

Group Ride to the Lilypad and Inman Sq., Cambridge
2024-04-28 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
It should be a beautiful day for a spring bike ride along the Charles River and through Cambridge to the Lilypad to see an afternoon concert of “Woodwind Chamber Music With a Contemporary Jazz Twist” presented by TRIchrO. The Lilypad is located at 1353 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA, 02139, in Inman Square. For those riders who would like to skip the concert, and just head back to Newton after a little break, a group ride leader will be available for that as well!

Meet at Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville and we’ll depart at 1:00pm Sunday. 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. 15 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approx. Route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7752285

Group Ride: JP Earth Festival and Arboretum
2024-05-04 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
Join us for an excellent group ride to the 46th Annual Wake up the Earth Festival in Jamaica Plain, taking place in the Southwest Corridor Park. After taking a rest and getting a bite to eat there, we’ll continue for a tour through Arnold Arboretum, and then head back to Newton. You’ll see how easy it is — and fun — to get to Jamaica Plain visit a cool outdoor festival, have a picnic and go to the Arboretum — all without a car!
Meet at the Newton Free Library at Homer St. in Newton Center and we’ll depart at 11:00am on Saturday the 4th. 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. 15 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approx. Route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7752285

Sustainable Street Tour Ride
2024-06-02 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
Bike Newton invites you to join us for a fairly short but very informative group ride to the Sustainable Street Tour in Waban, presented by Newton’s grass-roots activist environmental group Green Newton. We will start the ride on Sunday, June 2nd at 1:00pm, leaving from the Newton Free Library on Homer St. in Newton Center. We’ll bike to the start of the house tour in Waban, meeting at the Green Newton table on Montclair Rd., then cycle from house to house (see Map here), talk to owners of the houses, and volunteer experts who will be there. We’ll have a Bike Newton table set up as well on Montclair Rd. and riders are invited to stay and help staff the BN table for a bit! The full event runs from 1pm to 4pm. For those riders who would like to get back to the library sooner, we’ll have a group of riders heading back between 2 and 2:30.
Green Newton requests that those visiting the Sustainable Street Tour RSVP, so you can receive event updates and any changes due to weather. However RSVP is not a requirement to participate!
Meet in front of the Newton Main Library on Homer St. in Newton Center, and we’ll leave at 1:00pm. 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. 4 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for any last-minute changes.

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Landline Greenway Ride Series - Newton Ride
2024-06-13 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Bike Newton invites you to join us for a ride sponsored by the MAPC (Metropolitan Area Planning Council). This ride is designed to help you experience new greenways and/or learn about new or proposed projects in the Newton area. This is just one of a series of rides all around the Boston area allowing you to experience and learn about new projects to expand the bicycling network. See the Newton ride and the full listing here : https://www.mapc.org/resource-library/2024-greenway-ride-series/
MAPC notes about this Newton ride: There are a number of projects in Newton underway to significantly improve the bike and walk network, though also a few challenges to overcome. This ride will travel through a number of these locations. Completed projects include the Comm Ave Carriage Rd and Albemarle Rd. Underway projects include Comm Ave in Auburdale, Hammond Pond Parkway, and the LaSelle Bridge… Post ride food/beverages will be near Riverside Park on the Charles.
Meet at the the Blue Bikes rack at the bus terminal in Watertown Sq. (Galen St.) at 5:00 pm, Thursday June 13. We will make multiple stops to hear from people representing groups and municipalities that are working to expand the network. The ride will end approx. 7:00 pm.
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. 11 miles total. Be sure to check bikenewton.org (or the MAPC website above) for any last-minute changes.

It’s free and easy to become a member of BikeNewton! Just join our email list here, and you will get notices about all of our up-coming rides and events.
If you would like to support the work that Bike Newton does, you can get to our DONATE page right here!

Group Ride - Upper Charles River Reservation
2024-06-15 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
Join us for a fairly easy and short ride to a bike path along the Upper Charles River Reservation, and using the Newton Highlands Greenway. We’ll meet at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer St. in Newton Center, and leave at 10am Saturday. The weather looks great, so this should be a great warm-up for a summer full of biking!
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. 8 miles total. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for any last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47083028

Group Bike Ride - Harvard Square
2024-07-21 09:30 - 11:30 UTC | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
A nice ride through Nonantum, and along the Charles River to Harvard Square for a cup of iced coffee or tea in the Square. You’ll see how easy and pleasant it is to get to Harvard Square from Newton via bicycle. Meet in front of the Star Market on Austin St, in Newtonville, and we’ll leave promptly at 9:30 AM. 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. 12 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6804112

Group Ride - USS Constitution
2024-07-27 09:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
We’re riding to the USS Constitution at the Charlestown Navy Yard! We’ll ride along the Charles River on the Cambridge and Boston sides, past the Museum of Science, under the Zakim Bridge and through Paul Revere Park to check out Old Ironsides. We’ll stay for a short visit and a bite to eat, then return. Tours of Old Ironsides are free. Bring a picnic lunch or snack to eat dockside!
Meet in front of the Star Market on Austin St., and we’ll leave at 9:30 am. 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. And bring a bike lock for your bike! 23 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for any last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7676130

Group Ride: Wild Music on George's Island
2024-08-18 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Bike Newton, in conjunction with the New England Jazz Collaborative and the Boston Harbor Islands National Park invite you to join us on Sunday Aug. 18 for a trip to Long Wharf in Boston and then to George’s Island to hear “Wild Music”. We will leave Newtonville at 10am, bike to Long Wharf and arrive around 11am, then board a ferry (free with pre-registration) at approx. 11:30am, with the ferry departing at 12 noon for Georges Island. You can lock up your bike on Long Wharf. (Bring a lock!) There will be live music on the ferry to the island, and once on the island feel free to have lunch, explore the island, and listen to some of Boston’s best jazz musicians play to the sound of ocean waves, seagulls and sea breezes. Ferries return back to Long Wharf at 3pm and 5pm. (Check the ferry schedule. ) Note that riders are not guaranteed a ride leader for the trip back.
If you plan on taking the ferry to George’s Island at 12 noon, below is a link to the EventBrite site to sign up and reserve a free ferry ticket! We only ask that if you do reserve a ticket for the ferry — please show up and use it, as they are limited!
Free ferry ticket:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/ca4d2434-a672-4358-9329-a5f1d48e12b3
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. 19 to 23 miles roundtrip (depending on route). Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Routes: We may be taking the more direct route to Long Wharf (we need to catch a ferry!), and we’ll take the more scenic route back.
More Direct (18.6 mi.) : https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43831798
Less Direct (23.2 mi.) : https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43831927

Group Bike Ride - Decordova Museum Lincoln
2024-08-24 10:00 - 13:00 UTC | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
A nice ride to the Decordova Museum in Lincoln. Bring a picnic lunch, or have a snack at their Café. Please note that indoor exhibits at the museum are temporarily closed due to construction, however the Cafe, the grounds/outdoor sculpture park and of course the gift shop are all open! Note that it is FREE to tour the grounds (normally $14/adult) if you arrive by bicycle! And, how about an optional stop at Dairy Queen on the way home? Meet in front of the Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 10:00 AM. 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: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7059424

Tour de PictureUsNewton Ride
2024-09-08 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
Join us for a special ride we are calling the “Tour de PictureUsNewton“ on Saturday, September 8th at 3:00 PM. Newton’s local arts non-profit, Newton Community Pride (NCP), has produced a public art exhibit called #PictureUsNewton and we are sharing in the fun.
#PictureUsNewton consistsof a number of works of art done by local artists, which have been placed in 12 locations all around the city of Newton. NCP invites you to check out these public art murals and invite you to use them as “selfie stations” where you can take photos (with bikes, of course!). Photos taken at any and all “selfie stations” can optionally be added to the NCP online Community Photo Album filled with faces of our diverse, welcoming, and BIKING city.
Our ride will visit a total of six of these art exhibits located in various parts of the city, and to top it off we will end up at the TRIO Courtyard in Newtonville in time to see one of NCP’s Fall Village Concerts. The fabulous Trilogy band (led by Tal Shalom-Kobi of West Newton) will be performing a live show at 5:00 PM.
Meet at the Newton Free Library on Homer St., and we’ll leave at 3:00 PM. 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. 12 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for any last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://maps.app.goo.gl/W7Mb6axFNpKVkfYF9

Group Ride - Arrow St. Arts in Harvard Square
2024-09-14 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for a ride along the Charles River to Harvard Square to check out the new Arrow Street Arts center at 2 Arrow St. in Cambridge. It is grand-opening week for this newly renovated community arts building, just a few blocks down Mt. Auburn St. from Harvard Square. There will be live performances of all sorts all day long, including a New England Jazz Collaborative Big Band concert at 2pm. Some of us will be staying for the 2pm concert, while other riders may wish to head back to the Charles River, perhaps stop by the river’s edge for a picnic lunch, then cycle back to Newton.
For a listing of all events, click here: https://www.arrowstarts.org/arrowfest
For discounted tickets ($15 with Promo Code “NEJC5”) to the 2pm Big Band concert, click here: https://tockify.com/arrowstarts/detail/29/1726336800000
Meet in front of the Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 12:30pm. 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. 14 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6804112

Group Ride to Copley Sq. for Bike Safety
2024-09-27 16:45 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
Dear Bike Newton community,
Our hearts are broken. As many of you have heard, John Corcoran, a Newton resident, was killed on Monday while biking on the Charles River shared used path in Cambridge, just outside the BU boathouse by the BU bridge. The details are scant, but a driver swerved their car off the road onto the sidewalk and hit John.
This is a highly used area by cyclists, walkers and runners, for recreation, commuting and students getting to/from class and other activities. It has been problematic for decades given the high speeds of motorists on Memorial Drive coupled with the very narrow and congested sidewalk without any kind of protection or speed controls.
Critical Mass Boston is having a bike ride Friday evening to protest the dangerous conditions that led to this death. The ride starts at Boston Public Library at Copley. Critical Mass Boston will be gathering at 5:30PM and departing at 6PM. More details are here.
Bike Newton will be riding to Copley, leaving from the Newton Free Library on Homer St. in Newton Center, departing at 4:45pm. We’ll be riding down Commonwealth Ave. from Newton Center to Beacon Street in Cleveland Circle, following that to the Back Bay and then to the Boston Public Library at Copley Square. The Critical Mass Boston ride is not a Bike Newton ride, but anyone can join once we arrive at Copley. Bike helmets and Bike Lights are required. 15 miles roundtrip to Copley Sq. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Regretfully,
Ed Olhava

Group Ride - Honk Fest 2024
2024-10-06 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for a nice fall ride to Somerville’s famous annual HonkFest: “An awesome annual 3-day free festival bringing brass bands from all over the United States and the world to Somerville for a celebration of music, community and activism.” We’ll bike through Watertown, around part of Fresh Pond in Cambridge and on to Davis Sq. in Somerville, arriving around noon or shortly after to join the marching band parade to Harvard Square. Once in Harvard Sq., we can hear a couple of bands, get a bite to eat, and then head back to Newton.
Meet in front of the Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 11:00 am. 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. 16.5 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48628299
Note that HonkFest takes a lot of organization and money to produce, so if you’d like to ensure HonkFest continues every year, please consider a donation at https://honkfest.org/help/#donate

Group Ride: Ride to JP to Join Bikes Not Bombs Community Unity Ride
2024-10-19 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
Join us for a ride to Jamaica Plain to the headquarters of BikesNotBombs (284 Amory St., JP) where we will join and ride with BNB’s final Unity in Community Ride of the season which is planned to go 11am to 1pm. After apple cider and donuts, the group would head back to Newton. The BNB rides usually feature a large number of riders, plenty of music and a lot of fun. This BNB ride is short (8 mi.) and will tour through Franklin Park and the Arnold Arboretum.
Meet in front of the Newton Main library on Homer St. in Newton Center, and we’ll leave at 10:00am. Feel free to bring a snack, or lunch. 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. Total 22 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes or weather cancellations.
Approximate route to/from JP: https://www.komoot.com/tour/1358834246#previewMap

Tour de Halloween Window Painting Ride
2024-10-27 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
Halloween Window Painting Sat. Oct. 26th:
Halloween Window Painting turns 25 this year! Kids in grades 3-8 will paint participating merchant windows in seven villages across Newton on Saturday October 26. We will start the anniversary celebrations with a costume and cupcake party for painters following the event on October 26. Then everyone is invited to join us on a celebratory bike tour to view the art across the city on Sunday October 27. Bikers of all levels are welcome. Painters can still sign up to paint. For details on the event or to register, visit newtonma.gov/culture.
Tour de Halloween Window Painting Ride Sun. Oct. 27th:
Join us for a Family Ride through seven villages of Newton to take in the Halloween Window Painting. Meet at the Newton Free Library on Homer St. in Newton Center, and we’ll leave at 1:00 PM. We will stop at Newton Center, Newton Highlands, Waban, Auburndale, West Newton, Nonantum, Newtonville, then back to the Library. 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. 11 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48752015

Group Ride: North Point Park in Cambridge
2024-11-02 13:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for a ride to North Point Park in Cambridge. Most of this ride is on fairly new off-road bike paths. We’ll get to Fresh Pond in Cambridge via the Watertown-Cambridge Greenway, then on to the just-completed Greenline-Extension bike path (aka Somerville Community Path), then to North Point Park, and return via the Charles River bike paths.
Meet in front of the Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 1:00PM. 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. 21 miles round trip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for any last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43740591

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Bikes Not Bombs Bike Drive at Fessenden School
2025-04-05 10:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Fessenden School, 250 Waltham St., West Newton, MA, United States
Bikes Not Bombs, is a great non-profit organization based in Jamaica Plain, MA. According to their mission statement, they “use the bicycle as a vehicle for social change to achieve economic mobility for Black and other marginalized people in Boston and the Global South.”
In support of Bikes Not Bombs, the Fessenden School, 250 Waltham St. in West Newton, is hosting a bike drive on Saturday, April 5th from 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM. Fessenden students will be on-hand to receive your donated bikes or bicycle accessories. Click here for all the details. Here’s your opportunity to support Bike Not Bomb’s great mission, and get rid of that old bike you don’t want anymore (because you got a new one)!

CANCELLED -- RAIN -- Group Ride to the Somerville Porchfest 2025
2025-05-10 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for the first “official” Bike Newton Group Ride of 2025: an afternoon ride to the Somerville Porchfest. Plan on meeting at the Star Market, 33 Austin St. in Newtonville at 1 pm. We’ll ride the Watertown-Cambridge Greenway, around Fresh Pond and arrive in Davis Square around 2pm. We can spend a couple of hours checking out some of the (literally) hundreds of bands in the Central Zone, and then head back to Newton at approx. 4 pm, going the same way we arrived, or going via Harvard Sq. and the Charles River.
Once at the Porchfest, it is bound to be a bit crowded; the group leader will make every effort to keep the group together, but there may be some riders in the group who would like to leave earlier or stay later. If so, those riders may not be guaranteed to have a group leader back to Newton; they may need to self-guide back.
Keep in mind that this ride is also a great way to warm-up for our May 17th “MinuteMan Ride” to Concord! And note that 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. Total 16 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes or weather cancellations.
Approximate Route Here
