This Traffic Haters Ride takes you from Cunningham Park to Jones Beach and then back to Cunningham Park using a rather direct route but one running almost exclusively through quiet, tree-lined residential streets that are designed to discourage or prevent non-local traffic. We will still ride on some busy roads and cross some difficult intersections but that will be minimized to lower our exposure to dense traffic.

It is a moderately paced 60 mile ride and mostly flat. Due to its nature, this ride has lots of turns so it’s not a very fast ride overall. There will be many drops! However, whenever we can we will try to maintain 15 mph so we can have a long break at Jones Beach. The ride can end as late as 5p.m. at Cunningham Park, so plan accordingly. Bring a bike lock, water, snacks, money for meals and a lot of sunblock!

We’ll start at 9:00 a.m. and we will make an early food stop at Dunkin Donuts at mile 10 to grab a coffee and a bagel so we can hang out at the beach before lunch and not be distracted and rushed by the thoughts of food. This should also suit those who can’t eat much the first thing in the morning so you can count on a breakfast stop at around 10-10:30 a.m. ;) There may be some food available at Jones Beach but it’s the fast food, junk food type so it may not suit everyone. Therefore, the official lunch break will be at mile 35 at around 1:00-1:30 p.m., on the way back from Jones Beach at East Bay Diner in Wantagh, right next to Cedar Creek Park where the Jones Beach Bikeway starts and ends. If we find the food at the beach adequate then we can skip the stop at the diner and get back an hour earlier.

UPDATE: Due to some feedback I received we will ride the bikeway extension from Jones Beach to Tobay Beach and have lunch by the water at the Seafood Shack. This will add few miles to the ride but looks like a great option for the lunch stop.

Related Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/850109391680838/

RIDE CANCELLATION POLICY

Check the 5BBC ride page or the 5BBC Facebook page after 9PM the night before to see if the ride is on! A cancellation notice will be posted on both at 9PM on the night before the ride. We will NOT meet if the ride is canceled! If it’s raining in the morning the ride is also canceled!

If in doubt email bikerides@a-world.net or call or text Adam DZ at 718-757-4102 in the morning after 6 a.m.

If you have registered for the ride on the 5BBC website you will receive a confirmation or cancellation email around 9 p.m. on Friday.

MAPS AND CUE SHEETS

Ride With GPS links:

Out from Cunningham Park to Jones Beach:
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4703481

Back from Jones Beach to Cunningham Park:
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4752141

Cue Sheets (PDF):

Out from Cunningham Park to Jones Beach:
http://a-world.net/bikerides/traffic-haters-jones-beach/cue/Jones-Beach-...

Back from Jones Beach to Cunningham Park:
http://a-world.net/bikerides/traffic-haters-jones-beach/cue/Jones-Beach-...

GPX tracks:

http://a-world.net/bikerides/traffic-haters-jones-beach/gpx/