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Minnewaska Mountain Bike Festival Schedule.

Please note, this schedule is tentative. We are planning on having one or more rides leave the parking area every hour on the half-hour (10:30, 11:30, etc.). The rides listed below might get changed around depending on how many riders want to go out and their ability. We will try to always have enough ride leaders on hand to do one beginner and one more advanced ride every hour.

If you've never ridden at Minnewaska, or haven't ridden your bike in a while, we strongly encourage you to try the beginner ride to Beacon Hill. It's a short ride (about 2.5 miles), and if you feel comfortable on that, then feel free try one of the more advanced rides. Even the short loop around Lake Minnewaska has some pretty steep hills.

10:00    Opening Ceremony
10:15    Bike safety check clinic
10:30    Beginner ride - Parking lot to Beacon Hill and back - 2.5 miles, 1 hour
10:30    Advanced ride - Castle Point carriageway to Lake Awosting and back via Upper Awosting carriageway - 8 miles, 2.5 hours

10:40    Bike fit clinic
11:10    Bike safety check clinic
11:30    Beginner/Intermediate ride - Upper Awosting to Lake Awosting and back - 5.5 miles, 2 hours
11:30    Intermediate/Advanced ride - Patterson's Pellet to Millbrook mountain and back - 6 miles, 2 hours

11:40    Tire repair clinic
12:00    Bike safety check clinic

12:00    KLUNKERZ ride - bring the oldest road worthy mountain bike you can find and relive it's youth on a ride to Lake Awosting and back.
           This ride is not limited to mountain bikes, but be sure your ride (and you) can handle the terrain.
           The length of the ride will be somewhere between 5.5 and 8 miles depending on who wants to attempt it.

12:30    Beginner/Intermediate ride - Ride around Lake Minnewaska - 2 miles, 1 hour
12:30    Advanced ride - Castle Point carriageway to Lake Awosting and back via Upper Awosting carriageway - 8 miles, 2.5 hours

12:40    Trailside repair clinic
1:10     Bike safety check clinic
1:30     Beginner/Intermediate ride - Upper Awosting to Lake Awosting and back - 5.5 miles, 2 hours
1:30     Intermediate/Advanced ride - Patterson's Pellet to Millbrook mountain and back - 6 miles, 2 hours

1:40     Tire repair clinic
2:10     Bike safety check clinic
2:30     Beginner ride - Parking lot to Beacon Hill and back - 2.5 miles, 1 hour
2:30     Beginner/Intermediate ride - Ride around Lake Minnewaska - 2 miles, 1 hour

Note: times on rides, mileage, and ride destinations may change. We are trying to have a ride leave the Expo every hour on the half hour. We expect to ride in groups of about 8 people including a ride leader. If we have more than 8 riders we may split into 2 ride groups going on different routes.