2011 Cool Stuff    Lunch featuring local food - grassfed beef and local hot dogs and Gilded Otter beer and local cider! Plus homemade donuts and pies...yum! The TREK demo truck is coming! Ice cream courtesy Blueberry Mountain! On-site expertise: Wheel and Heel offers mechanical support; Beacon Cycles shares racing knowledge and demos Free mini massage from For Your Well-Being Massage & Yoga A super cool bike to win plus other nifty stuff Nature at Stewart and mini-tours with experts from O.C. Audubon Rider marshals - volunteers on the route to help, if you need it! Rider "Concierge"

Get ready to ride wide open spaces and singletrack! Stewart State Forest is an amazing resource in Orange County, New York, just 65 miles from New York City, and easily accessible from I-84 and I-87 (NY Thruway). We've got courses for all levels of off-road riding experience. Our trailmasters, SSF trail experts "Woods Elf" Bill and author Jeff Montanye, has put together courses you will love! Course offerings will be 8 1/2 to 10 miles; 15 miles and 21 miles. The short course is for beginning cyclists and families, on old roads through the lands, with some easy trail options. The next is for intermediate and experienced riders, on both roads and trails. The longest is for advanced riders only -- be ready for some bunny hops and perhaps some mud - we'll see! You probably could do the short course with a hybrid, but we really recommend mountain bikes so you can try out the optional trail sections. Even the old roads can be gravelly, the wider your tires the better! See the FAQ page for more info on the ride & routes. We start around 9am, with a rolling registration (experts @9, intermediate @9:30, beginner/family @10). We will have an en-route rest stop for a little refueling on your ride, and then after your ride, change into your new American-made 2011 ride t-shirt (another reason to pre-register!), enjoy a yummy lunch and maybe do walking tour to learn more about the wonderful Stewart lands. Start/finish: We start at the intersection of Weed Rd and Ridge Rd, inside the Forest. Come to the Weed Rd entrance to SSF where volunteers will direct you on parking, and ride to the start. If you can carpool, please do! The Weed Rd. entrance is just a few miles from Exit 5A off I84; take the exit, head south on Rte 747 (toward the airport); when you get to the T intersection with Rte 207, take a right. The Forest entrance will be on the right.  See the FAQ page for some oft-asked questions! Notes for Ride Day-- We will have a rolling check in for 2011 - long course riders come earlier at 9, intermediate at 9:30, short course riders at 10. We will do everything we can to be set up and ready before 9am but please don't come before 8:30! Fresh baked PIE anyone? (perfect with a donut...!)