Discover new places in the city and the interesting ways to get there on a Cambridge Bicycle Committee bike ride! Most rides are themed and include informational brochures and route maps. There is no registration or charge for rides – just show up and enjoy!
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Upcoming Bicycle Committee Rides
Annual Bow Tie Ride – September 29, 2024
View or download the Route Map (updated 9/20/2024)
View or download a printable cue sheet or turn-by-turn directions
Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024
Time: Arrive between 9:30 and 10 AM; ride departs promptly at 10 AM and returns approximately 11:30 AM
Where: Meet at Joan Lorentz Park in front of the Cambridge Main Library, 449 Broadway
Ever notice that the City of Cambridge is shaped like a bow tie? Our annual Bow Tie community bicycle ride traces the outline of bow-tie-shaped Cambridge.
Continue to check back here soon for more information and updates about this ride.
The ride will go at a relaxed pace on mostly level terrain.instructional videos posted online .
Past Bicycle Committee Rides
Annual Spring Community Bike Ride – May 18, 2024
Route Map (PDF)
4th Annual Winter Bike Ride – March 16, 2024
This ride from Vellucci Plaza in Inman Square was sponsored by the East Cambridge Business Association.
14th Annual Bow Tie Ride – October 1, 2023
Ever notice that the City of Cambridge is shaped like a bow tie? Our annual Bow Tie community bicycle ride traces the outline of bow-tie-shaped Cambridge.
Route Map (PDF)
Interactive Route Map
Spring Community Ride: Networks Past and Present – Saturday, May 20, 2023
Cambridge is a networked city. From early contributions to the development of the ethernet, the internet, and neural networks, the city is evolving to the highly developed state of providing a BICYCLE NETWORK! With the combination of the Cambridge Bicycle Plan and the Cycling Safety Ordinance, Cambridge is well on its way to installing a network of separated bicycle lanes that will allow people of all ages and abilities to safely travel by bike to all major points in the city. The future is here! The 2023 Spring Ride featured sites of internet and neural network history while utilizing portions of the bicycle network as a demonstration of what the full network will bring.
Route Map
Bike to Bites Ride: 3rd Annual Winter Ride – March 11, 2023
Route Map
13th Annual Bow Tie Ride – October 2, 2022
Brochure + Route Map
Trails to Rails – May 21, 2022
A 14-mile ride exploring the history of multi-use trails and trains in Cambridge.
Route map
Brochure
Cambridge Health Innovation Ride – Spring 2021
The Boston area is well-renowned for having some of the best hospitals and medical programs in the world. But did you know that Cambridge is also home to institutions and companies at the cutting edge of health research and innovation? In this virtual ride, the Cambridge Bicycle Committee highlights a selection of institutions and companies in Cambridge that have played notable roles in delivering care, services, and research in connection to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cambridge Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Ride – Fall 2020
August 26, 2020 marked the 100-year anniversary of the culmination of the women's suffrage movement and the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment of the US Constitution, which prohibited the denial of the right to vote on the basis of sex and enfranchised many American women. To celebrate the centennial of this significant milestone, the Cambridge Bicycle Committee created a Nineteenth Amendment-themed bike ride that highlights sites and suffragists important to the movement in Cambridge and beyond.
The Bicycle Committee has also created GPS files for the route, which can be downloaded at the links below:
To learn more about other ways Cambridge is celebrating the Nineteenth Amendment centennial, see the 100 Years: Celebrating Cambridge Women's Suffrage website .
Bike for Bites Winter Ride and Celebration – Saturday, February 29, 2020
43 cyclists
Event flier
Photos
Sponsors: Mariposa Bakery , Hi-Rise Bread Company , Flour Bakery , Lamplighter Brewing
Spooky Spokes Halloween Bike Celebration – Sunday November 3, 2019
130 participants
Photos
12th Annual Bow Tie Ride – Sunday, September 22, 2019
187 cyclists
Route map
Photos
Sponsors: Redbones BBQ , OoOtie
Coast the City – Saturday, May 18, 2019
226 cyclists
Brochure and route map
Photos
Sponsors: Bon Me , WardMaps LLC , Broadway Bicycle School
2003–2018
Visit cambridgebikes.org for details on past Bicycle Committee rides from 2003–2018.
Other Bike Tour Resources
A ten mile self-guided tour highlighting some of the most scenic and bikeable areas in Boston and Cambridge.
Created to inspire two-wheeled tourism.
Looking for a guided tour or to rent a bike?
More Information
For more information about bicycling in Cambridge, visit cambridgema.gov/bike .