Holiday on wheels in Saratoga Springs

May

Spent the Memorial Day weekend in the Saratoga Springs area, riding with the Mohawk Hudson Cycling Club (webmhcc.org).

We started the weekend off with a 24-mile warm-up ride around Saratoga Lake.

On Saturday and Sunday, we road with MHCC’s B group, which means I was able to hang with them for oh, about two or three miles before they disappeared over a hilltop. Luckily their ride leaders circled back to make sure we stayed on the cue sheets.

I did two longer rides with the club – a 46-miler across Stewart’s Dam on the Sacandaga River and then on to Lake Luzerne; and a 38-miler to the Saratoga Battlefield.

The battlefield ride is one of my favorites — it includes a 10-mile rolling loop through the historic site and past a series of gorgeous overlooks (nps.gov/sara/). You can stop and tour, or do what we usually do – sprint the whole way.

Getting back from a tough ride through the Adirondacks and soaking in a mineral spa –now, that’s what I call a holiday.

Saratoga’s a great town to hang out in – as long as it’s not horse racing season (August). There are a couple of bike shops, and plenty to do besides riding: the famous springs and spas, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Yaddo, and lots of pricey dining and shopping.

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One Response to “Holiday on wheels in Saratoga Springs”

Shawn F June 2nd, 2009 at 8:08 AM
Mohawk Hudson Cycle Club is a wonderful organization. My wife and I (we live in Rockland County) have gone up there on a few weekends over the past couple years to bike with the MHCC club. That ride you mentioned around Great Sacandaga Lake is spectacular; and we’ve also done some rides with them in Washington County, and Renselaer County. Turnout for the rides is always great—anywhere from fifteen to fifty people, and there are ride leaders for each pace group. Approaching the waterfall at Lake Luzerne or along the shores of the Adirondack lakes, I feel like I’m in a commercial for the great outdoors. Also, the MHCC club is so well-organized and has such a great approach to group rides, that other clubs should use it as a model for coordinating their own rides. Thanks for brining MHCC to the attention of your lower Hudson readers, Randall.

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