Events
Events & Dates to Save!
- March 22, 2024 – Movie night, where we’ll be showing cycling short movies and giving away a lot of SWAG (more info to come)
- Bike Prom – we’re working on a date, but can guarantee that it’s going to be fun!
Weekly Group Rides
On Tuesday’s come ride the Parker Trail with the Land Sharks. The rides are usually for intermediate to advanced riders and start at 5:30 each Tuesday.
On Tuesdays or Thursday’s, ride the Franconia Area NEMBA trails and join their weekly group ride that leaves the Franconia Inn every Thursday evening at 5:30. After the ride fun at Iron Furnace Brewery for a refreshing beer. What better way to end a day! Rides are for all levels.
Also on Thursday’s – Join the Weekly Women’s Ride on the BTA trails at 5:30. Meeting point is at the basketball parking lot in the center of Town on RT 142. Post ride activities can be at Super Secret or Rek-Lis. The ride is for all levels.
Calendar of events and rides here >> Calendar of Rides!
Grab your Bike the North Country Map. Locations Below!
- Bethelehem:
- Rek-Lis Brewery
- Maia Papaya
- Super Secret Ice Cream
- Wayside Inn
- Presidential Mountain Resort
- Adair Inn
- Apple Hill Campground
- WREN
- Town Hall
- Bethlehem Library
- Franconia:
- Iron Furnace Brewery
- Franconia Basecamp
- Polly’s Pancake Parlor
- White Mountain Bike Shop
- Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country
- Franconia Inn
- Sugar Hill Inn
- Franconia Coffee
- Gale River Motel
- Peabody Smith Realtors
- Littleton:
- Littleton Bike and Fitness
- Crumb Bum Bakery
- Littleton Rec Dept
- Gold House
- Littleton Diner
- Thayers Inn
- All three Lahouts stores
- Mr. Lins
- The Beal House
- Village Book Store
- The Main Street Building where the Healthy Rhino is located
- Littleton Chamber of Commerce
- Peabody Smith Realtors
- Coldwell Banker Realtors
- Twin Mountain/Carrol:
- Drummond’s Mountain Shop
- White Mountain General Store
- Munroe’s
- Along the River Campground
- Carlson’s Inn
- Mount Washington Hotel
- Profile Deluxe Motel
- Irving Gas Station (across from Drummond’s)
Thanks to generous grants from Eversource and the Tillotson Fund, Bike the North Country has donated three bikes to location police departments in Bethlehem, Lisbon and Littleton!
PAST EVENTS
7TH ANNUAL POKER RUN!
Our annual Fat Tire Poker Run was held on February 16 – 18; all three trail networks were in fantastic shape! We had about 15% more riders this year than last, and about half were not from the area, which is great for local businesses! The after party was held at Iron Furnace Brewing in Franconia, and everyone walked away with some good swag and great prizes!
Winter Bike to Work Day
The first Winter Bike to Work and School Day held in the North Country was a resounding success. Not only did the weather cooperate making it a great day to ride, we hosted three events including: Littleton Bike and Fitness welcomed riders in the morning with a place to change, store their bikes for the day, and get a free cup of coffee. The 2024 James Beard nominee, Super Secret Ice Cream had riders covered mid-day offering free hot chocolate and given that they’re in the center of Town, next to the trails and school, it was a prefect place to host riders. And to end the day, the Franconia Inn offered a free drink to riders in their pub, a place to shower and change, and to store bikes. No wonder we had so many participants!
Week Without Driving
Bike the North Country and Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country are partnering to challenge you to join the “week without driving”.
Who: You, and everyone that drives a car
What: Spend a week in October not driving. Find alternative ways to get around (hint: bicycles are a great way to get around, reduce emissions, and increase your health).
When: October 2 through October 8, 2023
Where: It’s a nationwide challenge – let’s show them what the North Country can do!
Why: This was originally created to bring attention to people with disabilities, young people and seniors. This will also help reduce emissions for the week and get us to think about alternative ways to get around, especially for short trips! It’s also a step closer to our utopia – bikes not cars. The world would be so much better off!
How: It’s easy – click here to sign up today and to learn more
Trike Fest
The Annual Trike Fest was held over the September 15-17 weekend and was a resounding success. Rain held off throughout the weekend and everyone was able to get in on the group rides at each of the trail networks over the course of the weekend. And of course, the welcome party at Iron Furnace Brewery on Friday night and the after party at Rek-Lis Brewing on Saturday night were a good time for all!
Our goal was a free, celebratory weekend of riding and fun – success on all fronts!!
Bike the North Country welcomes the Tour de France caravan ahead of the racers – Mont Blanc 2023
Bike Rodeos
May was Bike Month nationwide, and we did our part to participate! Bike Rodeo’s were held at 5 schools across the area teaching kids everything from bike safety, to bike maintenance, to some great riding skills to make it fun and safe for everyone. Look at the smiles on those kids’ faces!
Ride of Silence
On May 17, at 7:00 pm, thousands of cyclists across the world took to the streets in a Ride of Silence to commemorate and bring attention to fellow cyclists that have been killed or injured by motorists. New Hampshire’s only Ride of Silence took place in Littleton, out of Littleton Bike and Fitness and was organized and led by Jen Dodge, herself a victim. The ride takes place on the third Wednesday every May,
Despite the weather (think cold, windy, and yes, some snow flurries – it is May in the North Country!) there was a hardy group of riders that showed up and did the 9.5 mile ride, in silence. It was very reflective and even more meaningful given the recent death at the Rasputista race.
The goal of the ride is to not only remember those that have been killed or injured while cycling, but to bring attention to the need for vehicle operators to better understand how to share the road safely with cyclists. For more information on bike safety see the Bike-Walk Alliance of NH’s website at https://bwanh.org/, or reach out through Bike the North Country at https://bikethenorthcountry.com/.
