Moderate riders: Time to try out the Maybrook Trail portion of the Empire State Trail.

Maximum # of participants: 8

We meet in the vicinity of GCT, or you can board at a later station. Riding starts near Brewster NY, and heads north on the Maybrook Trail. We brake for Daddy O's (mile 25), then peek into the nearby Hopewell Rail Museum. We continue on the Dutchess Rail Trail to Poughkeepsie and Walkway Over the Hudson (Mile 38). 

BRING:  METRO NORTH BIKE PERMIT TO BOARD TRAINS. Helmet and mask are mandatory. Beverages and snacks to hold you until our lunch at mile 25!  BYO food/coffee/newspaper for any train ride, and, if you prefer, lunch for the lunch stop. Tubes/patch kit/pump and whatever bike supplies needed for your own bike. Bike must be in good shape. Bring lights--not required for the club ride but you do have to get home from wherever you get off.

MUST:  Register in advance, and please withdraw asap once you know you can't make the ride, to enable others to move up the list and participate. It's hard to fill spots that open up only a day or so in advance. That's doubly true on an out-of-town ride like this one. 

RIDERS:  Be able to pedal steadily, for long segments, at 13-14 on the flats. We won't have many mini-rest breaks from traffic lights and crossings. Confirmed riders will be sent details in advance of ride. 

NOTE:  Watch this posting and your email for any developments or if weather becomes an issue.