Saturday 7/11/26
GATHERING & CHECK-IN DAY
Nichols School
1250 Amherst Street, Buffalo, NY
- Overnight camping available
- Saturday Pre-Ride to Downtown Buffalo
- Saturday Pre-Ride to Niagara Falls
- Riders on the shuttle from Albany arrive around 4pm
- Wine Tasting & Music
- Community Dinner and Welcome Program
Sunday 7/12/26
Buffalo to Medina
Medina Central Schools
1 Mustang Drive, Medina NY 14103
- Ride 49 miles along the Niagara River
- Take a boat ride through the canal locks.
- At Lockport, explore the historic downtown and the “Upsidedown Bridge” as you begin your journey through charming villages and farmland.
- Spend the night in Medina, a lovely village known for its sandstone architecture the original canal.
Monday 7/13/26
MEDINA TO FAIRPORT
Center Park West
1100 Ayrault Rd Fairport, NY 14450
- Relax at rest stops in friendly port villages such as Holley, Brockport, and Spencerport, where a unique “lift bridge” carries Main Street over the canal.
- Take a short excursion along the Genesee River bike path into downtown Rochester.
- Stop in Pittsford and visit Schoen Place, where you’ll find boutiques, galleries, and cafes.
- Finish the day in Fairport and visit Packett’s Landing Wharf.
Tuesday 7/14/26
FAIRPORT to SENECA FALLS
Overnight Location TBD
- Watch bridge tenders raise and lower the famous lift bridges as you cycle through quaint canal towns.
- Take a refreshing break at the historic Peppermint Museum and learn why Lyons was once considered the peppermint capital of the world.
- Leaving Clyde, we come off the Erie Canalway Trail and head towards Seneca Falls on rolling country roads.
- Tour Seneca Falls, the birthplace of the modern women’s movement. Visit the Women’s Rights National Historic Park, National Women’s Hall of Fame and the Elizabeth Cady Stanton home.
- Dinner on your own—enjoy the local eateries.
Wednesday 7/15/26
SENECA FALLS TO SYRACUSE
Burnet Park
577 Burnet Park Dr, Syracuse, NY
- Keep an eye out for osprey and eagle nests through the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.
- Visit the Old Erie Canal Heritage Park at Port Byron, the authentic enlarged Erie Canal Lock 52, and the c. 1895 Erie House Saloon, and Blacksmith Shop.
- Visit the Jordan Historical Society Museum, enjoy the flower gardens in the bed of the old canal, then continue along an original aqueduct over Skaneateles Creek.
- Follow the canal towpath to Camillus Erie Canal Park and stop by the park’s Sims Store, a re-creation of a 19th century general store.
- End the day by exploring Syracuse’s iconic Rosamond Gifford Zoo.
Thursday 7/16/26
SYRACUSE TO ROME
Fort Stanwix
200 N. James St., Rome, NY 13440
- Spend a leisurely day riding along the serene Old Erie Canal State Park.
- Visit the dry docks at Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum and the Canastota Canal Town Museum.
- See the location where the first shovel of dirt was turned for “Clinton’s Ditch” in Rome
- Tour Fort Stanwix National Monument, a restored fort where local battles shaped the outcome of the American Revolution.
- Dinner on your own – enjoy dinner at one of Rome’s great eateries.
Friday 7/17/26
ROME TO CANAJOHARIE
Canajoharie High School
136 Scholastic Way, Canajoharie NY
- Pop off the trail in Utica to get your caffeine fix and discover the stunning architecture of Union Station.
- In Little Falls, explore the glacial potholes of Moss Island, a National Natural Landmark, and shop at Canal Place.
- Tour Revolutionary War General Herkimer’s home.
- Experience some of the tour’s most beautiful landscapes, riding through fields of wildflowers and gently rising hills.
Saturday 7/18/26
CANAJOHARIE TO SCHENECTADY
Schenectady Jewish Community Center
2565 Balltown Rd, Schenectady, NY
- Ride alongside the scenic Mohawk River, the only water-level passage through the Appalachian chain of mountains.
- Stop at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, featuring sections of all three alignments of the Erie Canal.
- Tour historic Schenectady and toast your fellow riders at a celebratory dinner and program.
Sunday 7/19/26
SCHENECTADY TO ALBANY
Quackenbush Square
25 Quackenbush Sq, Albany, NY
- View Cohoes Falls, one of the most powerful falls east of the Rockies.
- Visit Peebles Island State Park, where American forces prepared defenses here to make a final stand against the British during the Revolutionary War.
- Ride along the Hudson River and finish your tour in downtown Albany.
- Party at the finish line celebration!
- The shuttle back to Buffalo departs around 1pm.