Bike Tour Cost
Registration costs for Cycle the Erie Canal 2024 will be announced soon. Registration includes:
- Camping accommodations every evening with showers and toilet facilities. Some campsites include pools for swimming.
- Eight hearty breakfasts and six delicious dinners (Four Breakfasts and three dinners for 4-day riders)
- Two daily refreshment stops, stocked with fruit, snacks and beverages
- Evening entertainment, including music and historical presentations
- Cycle the Erie Canal t-shirt
- Baggage transport
- SAG wagon and mobile mechanical support
- Daily maps and cue sheets
- Painted and arrowed routes
- Pre-departure downloadable Rider Handbook, including training tips
- Recognition as a Cycle the Erie Canal End-to-Ender
- Free access to numerous attractions and historic sites along the way
2023 TOUR PRICES
Prices Until June 5, 2023
8 DAYBuffalo to Albany, 7/9-16, 2023Adult: $1,075 | ||
SHUTTLE FOR 8-DAY RIDERS AVAILABLE AT THE BEGINNING in Albany - SAT. 7/8/23$100 per rider AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THE RIDE in albany on 7/16/23$100 per rider
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PARKINGBuffalo Parking: Free NOTICE - making changes to tour choiceIf after you register, you find you need to change your tour choice from 8-day to 4-day or from the 4-day to the 8-day, please note that you will be charged a $100 fee per changed registration.
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Prices After June 5, 2023
8 DAY LATE REGISTRATIONBuffalo to Albany, 7/9-16/23Adult: $1,180 | ||
8-DAY SHUTTLE LATE REGISTRATION$125 per rider
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2023 CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancelling the Ride
To receive a refund of your ride registration and, if applicable, shuttle reservation fee, minus a $200 cancellation fee per rider (fees increase on June 5, 2023), you must submit a ride registration cancellation form no later than June 19, 2023 . If your refund request is made after June 19, 2023, you will receive a credit, minus the cancellation fee, good towards the Erie Canal 2024 only. No shuttle reservation refunds or credits after June 30, 2023. No ride registration refunds or credits after June 30, 2023. All refunds are issued by check.
After June 19, 2023, to receive a credit for your ride registration, minus a cancellation fee per rider (fees increase on June 5, 2023), you must submit a ride registration cancellation request form no later than June 30. Credits can be used towards the Erie Canal 2024 only. No credits after June 30, 2023.
- · ALL REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED IN CHECK FORM AND CAN TAKE UP TO 3 WEEKS TO PROCESS
- · CANCELLATION FEES INCREASE JUNE 5, 2023
- · NO SHUTTLE REFUNDS AFTER JUNE 19, 2023
- · NO RIDE REFUNDS AFTER JUNE 19, 2023; CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE (MINUS THE CANCELLATION FEE) UP UNTIL JUNE 30, 2023, AND CAN ONLY BE APPLIED TO CYCLE THE ERIE CANAL 2024
RIDE CANCELLATION FEES THROUGH JUNE 5, 2023
8-DAY RIDER:
$200 PER RIDER
4-DAY RIDER:
$100 PER RIDER
RIDE CANCELLATION FEES AFTER JUNE 5, 2023
8-DAY RIDER:
$300 PER RIDER
4-DAY RIDER:
$150 PER RIDER
Cancelling Just the Shuttle
If you're still joining us for the ride but need to cancel your shuttle reservation and receive a refund minus a $25 cancellation fee per rider (fee increases on June 5, 2023), you must submit a shuttle cancellation form no later than June 19, 2023. No shuttle refunds after June 19, 2023. There are no shuttle credits..
SHUTTLE CANCELLATION FEE UP UNTIL JUNE 5, 2023
$25 PER RIDER
SHUTTLE CANCELLATION FEE AFTER JUNE 5, 2023
$40 PER RIDER
Making Changes to Tour Choice
If after you register, you find you need to change your tour choice from 8-day to 4-day or from the 4-day to the 8-day, please note that you will be charged a $100 fee per changed registration.
LEARN HOW TO GET A DISCOUNT ON YOUR REGISTRATION
Become a member
Parks & Trails New York is the leading statewide not-for-profit organization working to create, protect, and promote parks and trails in New York State including the Erie Canalway Trail. Become a member of Parks & Trails New York and receive exclusive member benefits, including a discount on this year's Cycle the Erie Canal Annual Bike Tour registration!
Volunteer on the Ride
Riders and drivers who volunteer enjoy a discounted registration fee. Volunteer riders are able to cycle part of the time. Volunteer roles include SAG and luggage truck drivers, rest stop help, route supervisors, route checking, and more.
