FNT Bike Month Events
Welcome to Bike Month!
Try our Bike Tour – GTBT 2020 Edition
FNT is hosting a second edition of the Great Tree Bicycle Tour this Bike Month. Cyclists will have 8 days between September 19th and 27th to complete a socially-distanced route through the neighborhoods of Northampton, taking pause at 10 extraordinary trees. A downloadable map is available here, complete with QR codes to scan for a short audio clip about each tree.
Snap a pic and tag us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter @FNTrails!
So… WHERE DO I START?
- Download and print the brochure here: https://tinyurl.com/y2xytp2d
- Head to the parking lot on Old South Street in Northampton. Plug in the code “8989+JG Northampton, Massachusetts” into Google Maps or click here to get directions.
- Start trailblazing! Follow the map to destination #1 on Old South Street. Once you arrive, use the camera app on your smartphone to scan the QR code for destination #1. Each QR code will direct you to an audio clip about the corresponding tree.
The tour finishes at Maines Field.
Stop by FNT’s Art Wall
Celebrate Bike Week with us as we splash color and creativity on a 16’ x 4’ space alongside the rail-trail in Florence. During the week, bicyclists, walkers, rollerbladers, skaters and others will be encouraged to add to the wall with colored markers and chalk (provided) to celebrate one of the best trails in the country! You will find the mural behind Cumberland Farms (53 Main St.) in Florence.
See the full Bay State Bike Week calendar at www.baystatebikemonth.org.
News
Our Bike Mural is up and running! Thanks George and the FNTers!
Come check it out and add your own art behind 53 Main St, Florence🚴♀️
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IT’S TIME!
Our Great Tree Bike Tour 2020 graphic is now available for download here and on our website.
WHERE DO I START?
1. Download and print the brochure here.
tinyurl.com/y2xytp2d
2. Head to the parking lot on Old South Street in Northampton. Plug in the code "8989+JG Northampton, Massachusetts" into your Google Maps to get directions.
3. Start trailblazing! Follow the map to destination #1 on Old South Street. Once you arrive, use the camera app on your cell phone to scan the QR code for destination #1. The tour finishes at Maines Field.
Great Tree Bicycle Tour II - Bike Month 2020
Our Great Tree Bike Tour 2020 graphic is now available for download here and on our website.
WHERE DO I START?
1. Download and print the brochure here.
tinyurl.com/y2xytp2d
2. Head to the parking lot on Old South Street in Northampton. Plug in the code "8989+JG Northampton, Massachusetts" into your Google Maps to get directions.
3. Start trailblazing! Follow the map to destination #1 on Old South Street. Once you arrive, use the camera app on your cell phone to scan the QR code for destination #1. The tour finishes at Maines Field.
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So many local events coming up soon during Bike Week Pioneer Valley. Check out the local and statewide calendar at www.baystatebikemonth.org
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Northampton Rail Trail is featured!
"2. Norwottuck Rail Trail | Northampton to Belchertown
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A former railroad bridge over the Connecticut River marks one of the more popular trailheads of this quintessential rails-to-trails pathway. Expect easy pedaling along the almost dead-flat 11-mile route through some of the Bay State’s richest farmland. You’ll tunnel through long bowers of mixed oak and maple forest and occasionally emerge under open sky as you pass rich fields in the midst of the autumn harvest. Pre-pandemic, this trail got a workout as a commuter line between Northampton and Amherst, with large parking lots on each end. At Amherst, the route takes a turn into swampy conservation land. If you run into a wet trail at Lawrence Swamp near the Belchertown line, turn around and head back. But do stop at Maple Farm Foods in Hadley (just off the trail) for some local farm produce to take home." mass.gov/locations/norwottuck-rail-trail
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Hey, thanks for the shoutout! We’re so proud to have accomplished this. Till next year folks!
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