Mid-Hudson Bicycle Club

Benefits Franklin Land Trust. 5 different ride lengths from 40 to 11 8 miles. This is an epic ride! ! I've done it before and absolutely LOVED it (Lisa Gizzarelli)! ! The scenery is incredible! If you LOVE climbing and ogling over fine old school steel frames, this is the ride for you. The 11 8 mile route has over 11 ,000' of climbing. It is run in the traditional randonnee fashion - the route is not marked. You are given a cue sheet and you are set free. There are great rest stops along the way and a wonderful feast with beer afterwards (and camping). All the New England bike builders and their shop employees do this ride and you see some beautiful bikes. "Many have hailed D2R2 as the hardest, most beautiful, most fun, most traffic-free, most unique, and overall best ride that they have ever done. However, D2R2 will continue to maintain its original character as just a bike ride – The courses will use the narrowest, oldest, twistiest, quietest, and most-scenic roads available." For more info: http://franklinlandtrust.org/d2r2.html