Invite from NYC Parks & Transportation Alternatives
From a friend of Astoria CSA…
On Sunday, October 7th starting at 11am, some of my co-workers and I are leading an open trial ride that might become the route for the first ever Tour de Queens. We’re doing this with the Transportation Alternatives Western Queens Committtee.
The route is 25+ miles one way, mostly on the Queens Greenway. There are points at 5 miles and 13 miles where there’s public transit available if you think that you might not be able to make it with us to the end.
Stopping points:
0mi - Start at Gantry Plaza State Park, LIC
5mi - Water/Bathrooms at Astoria Park. N/W subway.
13mi - Lunch/Bathrooms - Queens Botanical Garden. Close to 7 subway.
16mi - Water/Bathrooms at Kissena Park
20mi - LI Motor Parkway
22mi - Alley Pond Adventure Course
25mi - Oakland Lake - Ice/Bathrooms
28mi - Tour/Bathrooms at Fort Totten
Route maps for everyone will be available at our starting point. You need to register for this event, since it is only a trial run for our proposed Tour de Queens next year it is limited to 25 people, first come first serve. Please contact me at Helen.Ho@parks.nyc.gov to register. Should be a lot of fun!