Bikes & Hikes Summer 2025 Series

Name: Bikes & Hikes Summer 2025 Series
Start: 2025-09-13T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-13T13:30:00-04:00
Location: 100 N James St, Rome, NY 13440

Schedule

Sat Sep 13 2025 at 10:00 am to 01:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

100 N James St, Rome, NY 13440 | Rome, NY

Choose your own adventure! A walk, hike, or bike ride, the Bikes & Hikes Summer Series returns for another year!
Participants should be prepared for the weather. Sunscreen, ample water, and snacks are recommended. For all rides, bring your own bikes and helmets. Walks are recommended for all ages. Hikes and Bikes are recommended for those 10 years and up.
Saturday, May 24: Nature at the Gates Walk
Meet at the fort picket gate.
Meet the plants that grow in your own backyard in this urban nature walk. Adventure into the fort's ditch and explore what most visitors never get to see! Come and discover the pantry and medicine cabinet right under your shoes, along with legends, cures, and folk uses of all the plants growing right in your backyard!
Saturday, June 28: Arts & Parks Ride
Meet at the park visitor center.
This annual ride that goes through the Griffiss Art Park and Garden to see the sites!
Saturday, July 12: River Nature Ride
Meet at the park visitor center.
Ride along the Mohawk River Trail, and discover the plants and animals that call the river home. Explore this beautiful haven right in the middle of the city!
Saturday, August 9: Dorothy’s First Allies: A Walk Through Time
Meet at the park visitor center.
The Iconic American Classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, is celebrating its 125th year, but this American masterpiece has its roots here in Central New York. And, the seeds of what inspired this incredible work were sown in American tradition.
Author L. Frank Baum was a native of Chittenango, NY, situated within the Oneida (who were America’s first allies) homelands, which included the very portage that Fort Stanwix was built to protect, and thus was steeped and influenced by the history and culture of the area to create this American staple. Come for a 45 minute walk around the fort to learn how Dorothy was inspired by a woman he knew who had been adopted into the local Mohawk Nation, how the scarecrow protected men from being killed, how liquid libations cured both the cowardly lion and the men at the fort of their ills! Walk with us and celebrate the tradition that influenced this work and learn how this piece of Americana continues to influence American culture to this day!
Saturday, September 13
Siege 1777 Ride
Meet at the park visitor center.
Discover the layers of history under the cityscape and learn about the strategy and history behind the Siege of 1777.
Saturday, October 18
Erie Canal Leaf Peeping Ride
Meet at the park visitor center.
An annual ride down the Erie Canal Trail to admire the fall foliage and learn a little canal history.