Bike Newton

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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If you would like to support the work that Bike Newton does, you can get to our DONATE page right here!

Bikes Not Bombs Bike Drive at Fessenden School
2025-04-05 10:30 - 14:30 | 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 | 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

Minuteman Ride to Concord
2025-05-17 10:00 - 14:00 | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Be part of re-enacting revolutionary local history – on your bike!
In 1775, on the night of April 18 into the wee hours of ApriI 19, militia members from around what is now Greater Boston responded to an alarm spread by Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott. The British were heading to Concord to seize militia weapons and supplies. Minute men from more than 20 communities, including Danvers, marched in some cases over 25 miles to stop the British in Concord and sparked this nation’s fight for independence.Can you imagine how much faster they could have made the trip to Concord if they had bikes? This year, during Bike Month in May, you will have a chance to experience just that.
On Saturday, May 17, a group of cyclists will re-enact the rides of Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott to spread the warning that “the Regulars are coming out!” To complete this re-enactment, bicyclists are invited to ride to Concord from surrounding cities and towns.
BikeNewton will be assembling a contingent of “MinuteBikers” to join the fun and historical re-enactment in Concord. So mark your calendars for Saturday, May 17. We’ll leave from Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville at 10:00 am. Ride ends at the Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke. There will be many bikers arriving from a number of towns between 11 and 1pm — there will be quite a crowd! A festival open to all will start up at 11:30 and is expected to go until at least 2 p.m. There will be music, a small expo area, and food and beverages will be available for purchase.
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 28 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes or weather cancellations.
Approximate Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50701138

Join up with Bike Together Waltham's May Ride
2025-05-31 11:30 - 13:30 | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Bike Together Waltham (BTW) conducts group rides on the last Saturday of the month, and today we will join their ride, and meet and mingle with our biking compatriots in Waltham! We will depart from Star Market, 33 Austin St. in Newtonville at 11:30 am Saturday May 31, and bike along the Charles River Trail to Waltham City Hall where the BTW ride starts. The BTW ride then loops around the Warrendale neighborhood of Waltham, about five miles, and finishes on Moody St, where we will have lunch. We’ll then bike back along the Charles to Newtonville.
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 11.5 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes or weather cancellations.
Approximate Route of BTW Ride Here

Tour de PorchFest 2025
2025-06-07 12:30 - 17:00 | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
Newton Porchfest 2025 is here! SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 12-6pm: Auburndale-Newton Lower Falls-Waban Center-West Newton. It’s free and family friendly! Over 110 bands! More than 60 porches, backyards, driveways! All kinds of music! Check this web address below for the latest schedule information: https://newton.porchfest.info/schedule/
Once again, Bike Newton will be leading “Tour de Porchfest”. We’ll start out with a couple of highly recommended musical stops, and then after that we can decide as a group where to go next. In other words, play it by ear! Meet in front of the Newton Main Library on Homer St. in Newton Center, and we’ll leave at 12:30. Our first stop will be 227 Melrose St. in Auburndale to see the “Monster Groove Band and the Killer Horns”, band #39. (They play 12-2pm) Then on to see the “First Light”, band #52, at 13 Aiden Place in West Newton. They start at 2pm. After that, consult your Porchfest maps and we’ll vote on where to go next!
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. Be sure to check bikenewton.org 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 - Fresh Pond
2025-06-21 09:30 - 12:00 | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for a ride to Fresh Pond in Cambridge using the Watertown-Cambridge Greenway. We will loop around the pond and head back on the Greenway, or if the group would like, we can extend the ride a bit by going through Harvard Square, take a short break for a cold drink or cup of coffee, and then continue along the Charles River paths back to Newton. You will see how easy and fun it is to get to these delightful places on your bike!
Meet in front of the Star Market at 33 Austin St, in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 9:30am. 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 to 15 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for any last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37034362

Group Ride to the Charles River Jazz Festival
2025-07-12 14:00 - 17:30 | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for a ride along the Charles River to the Charles River Jazz Festival this Saturday! Festival is presented by the Boston Jazz Foundation. The music goes from 12 noon to 9 pm; we’ll be leaving from Newtonville at 2pm and heading to Herter Park Amphitheatre (1175 Soldiers Field Road). We’ll stay for a couple of hours, and head back to Newton by 5 or 5:30pm. (We can discuss departure time as a group, but riders may choose to ride back to Newton on their own before or after that time.)
You must pre-register for the free tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-charles-river-jazz-festival-tickets-1244007583169
The Amphitheatre has a limited seating capacity, so there is a chance that even with pre-registered tickets we may not be able to get in when we arrive. If that is the case, we can just continue to ride along the Charles towards Boston, and perhaps try getting again on the way back!
Meet in front of the Star Market at 33 Austin St, in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 2:00 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. 10 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for any last-minute changes.

Group Ride Wednesday: Waltham - Wash. St. Pilot - Cabots
2025-07-16 18:15 - 20:15 | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for a special Wednesday evening ride which will include 3 exciting events: First we’ll bike a short route to Moody St. in Waltham and meet up with some of our fellow bikers from Bike Together Waltham. Secondly, we’ll ride the wonderful new bike lane which is the core of the Washington Street Pilot between Newtonville and West Newton. Thirdly, we’ll end the ride at Cabot’s on Washington street and chat it up with our Waltham peers over a bite to eat and/or some ice cream.
Meet in front of Star Market at 33 Austin St. in Newtonville, and we will leave at 6:15 pm. We will proceed to Washington St. and then ride west on the new bike lane to West Newton. Then we’ll head up Waltham St., where we’ll meet up with the Waltham group at Margarita’s Restaurant at 211 Moody St. at 7pm. Bike Together Waltham will then take the lead and we’ll head back to West Newton, and bike west on the new Washington St. bike lane, ending up at Cabots!
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 you are advised to have lights on your bike! 10 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for any last-minute changes.

Group Ride - Jamaica Plain and Arnold Arboretum
2025-07-26 09:30 - 12:30 | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
Join us for a nice bicycle ride to Jamaica Plain and the Arnold Arboretum, passing through Newton, Brookline and West Roxbury on the way. Could include a stop for coffee or lunch in JP Center. Meet in front of the Newton Main library on Homer St. in Newton Center, 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 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.

Group Ride: Weston/Waltham MCRT Bridge Re-Opened: Celebrate with Tacos
2025-08-02 09:30 - 12:30 | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for a nice ride through Metrowest on the Mass Central Rail Trail, Charles River Path and local roads through Newton, Weston and Wayland. We are celebrating the renovation and re-opening of the railroad bridge near the Weston Waltham line. Read about it here: https://www.masscentralrailtrail.org/ To help celebrate, there will be a stop at Taqueria Mexico at 24 Charles St. in Waltham for a quick lunch. (For those riders who would prefer to ride directly back to Newtonville, there will a leader for that contingent.)
Meet in front of the Star Market at 33 Austin St. in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 9:30 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. 20 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: Weston-Wayland Route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47213380

Group Ride: Bites and Sounds of the City
2025-08-30 10:00 - 15:00 | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for a special holiday weekend ride we call “Bites and Sounds of the City”. This ride will include much of the Charles River bike path, and a stop in Boston’s Chinatown for a dim sum brunch, and will continue on to the scenic Maritime Park in the Seaport District to view the harbor and check out a bit of the Boston Jazz Festival. You will be able to see how accessible many great attractions in Boston are, using your bike to get around!
After stopping in Chinatown, riders will have to option to head directly back to Newton, rather than continuing on to the Seaport District. There may be a leader for that return trip, but that is not guaranteed. Riders also have the option of taking the commuter rail (with their bike) back to Newton from South Station rather than riding back. Worcester/Framingham trains to Newton depart South Station at 1:00, 3:00 and 5:00pm on Saturday.
Meet in front of the Star Market at 33 Austin St, in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 10:00am. 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. 10-12 miles each direction. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for any last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52414081

Group Ride: Infrastructure Tour with Northeastern's STAN!
2025-09-27 09:00 - 12:00 | Newton Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, 02459, United States
Sustainable Transportation At Northeastern (STAN) and the Boston Cyclist’s Union are collaborating yet again for another Fall Bike Tour! The ride will be led by BCU board member and professor, Peter Furth. We will learn about bike infrastructure along the way with a focus especially on Cambridge’s new Broadway bike way. This will be a fun, informative and relaxed ride open to everyone! Reach out to us if you need a Bluebike for this event.
Meet in front of the Newton Free Library on Homer St. in Newton Center, and we’ll leave at 9:00am. We’ll bike 7 miles and meet up with Prof. Furth and the STAN/BCU group at the Renaissance Parking Garage Bluebikes Station, at the corner of Columbus Ave. and Melnea Cass Blvd. We will ride with the STAN/BCU group to various points in Cambridge for approx. 1 hour — or longer if the group would like — at which point we can split off and head back to Newton.
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 20-25 miles total. Total ride duration about 3 hrs. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for any last-minute changes.
Approximate Route to Northeastern: https://maps.app.goo.gl/86b5Pg6YUGmSz7ci9

Group Ride: Somerville Honk Fest 2025!
2025-10-11 12:00 - 15:00 | Star Market, 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States
It’s October and that means it’s time for Honk! Festival of Activist Street Bands!
Join us for a nice ride to Honk! Starting in Newtonville, we’ll go to Watertown Sq., then on the off-road bike path past Fresh Pond to Davis Square in Somerville. We can have a bite to eat, see a few of the Honk! bands in the Davis Sq. area, and then head back. How long we stay at Honk! can be determined by the group, but perhaps about one hour. We can return either along the some route, or via Harvard Sq. and the Charles River bike path.
Meet in front of the Star Market at 33 Austin St. in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 12 noon 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. 15 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.
Approximate Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48628299

Group Ride: Tour de Streets 2025
2025-10-25 09:30 - 13:00 | 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.
Approximate Route:

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

Group-Ride-Bike-to-Work-Day-2026
2026-05-07 06:45 - 08:00 | Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, 02459, United States
Join us on National Bike to Work Day for a ride and celebration organized by Boston-Bikes, who want to say “Thanks for riding your bike today!” The Bike Newton contingent will be assembling at Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Ave.) and cycling into Boston and arriving at the City Hall Plaza. We’ll be met by bike groups from all around the Boston area, and Boston-Bikes will be hosting free breakfast and coffee amid an expo from 7:30-9:30am for all riders! More details about Boston’s Bike to Work day right here: https://www.boston.gov/departments/boston-bikes/bike-work-day.
Meet in front of the Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Ave.) in Newton Center, and we’ll leave at 6:45am. 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. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes.

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

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!
