July 11-19, 2026
Join A celebrated cycling tradition
Are you riding for the challenge, the history, or the joy of seeing the Empire State? Cycle the Erie Canal will leave you inspired, energized, and eager for more.
registration includes:
- Camping accommodations every evening with showers and toilet facilities. Some campsites include pools for swimming. Riders must bring their own tents or rent tents for the week through Comfy Campers. Comfy Campers registration is now open!
- Eight hearty breakfasts and six delicious dinners.
- Two daily refreshment stops, stocked with fruit, snacks and beverages
- Music, historical presentations, and other evening entertainment
- Cycle the Erie Canal t-shirt
- Baggage transport
- SAG wagon and mobile mechanical support
- Daily maps and cue sheets
- Painted and arrowed routes
- Rider Handbook available now!
- Recognition as a Cycle the Erie Canal End-to-Ender
- Free access to numerous attractions and historic sites along the way
Bike Shipping
We’ve teamed up with two awesome local bike shops to make bike shipping easy. Send your bike from home to Buffalo for the start of the tour, and/or ship it back home from Albany at the finish.
Bike Rentals
Unlimited Biking is our official bike rental partner, offering top-quality Cannondale and Specialized bikes, as well as Velotric e-bikes–delivered near the start line and picked up near the finish line.
CHANGES AND CANCELLATIONS
If you have already registered for Cycle the Erie Canal and would like to add a shuttle or parking to your registration, or need to change where you’ve signed up to park or which shuttle you will be taking, please contact us at cycletours@ptny.org.
To receive a refund of your ride registration and, if applicable, shuttle and parking reservation fee, minus a $200 cancellation fee per person (fees increase after March 31), you must submit the Rider Cancellation form no later than June 12, 2026. If your refund request is made after June 12, 2026, you will receive a credit, minus the cancellation fee, good towards Cycle the Erie Canal 2027 only. No ride registration refunds or credits of any kind will be issued after June 28, 2026.
CANCELLING THE SHUTTLE
If you’re still joining us for the ride but need to cancel your shuttle reservation and receive a refund, subject to a $25 cancellation fee per rider, you must submit the cancellation form no later than June 12, 2026. No shuttle refunds after June 12, 2026. There are no shuttle credits.
CANCELLING PARKING
Any cancellations to Albany parking reservations must be made by June 8, 2026 and are subject to a $25 cancellation fee per vehicle/reservation. There are no refunds or credits available after June 8, 2026.
NOTE: When canceling both the ride and the shuttle or parking together, you will not be charged an additional fee to cancel the shuttle or parking.
All refunds are issued by original form of payment.
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| Before 3/31/2026 | 4/1/26 to 6/12/26 | 6/13/26 to 6/28/26 | |
| 8-Day Rider | $200 per person | $300 per person | $300 per person, credit only |
| 4-Day Rider | $100 per person | $150 per person | $150 per person, credit only |
| Shuttle | $25 per person | $25 per person | Not available |
| Albany Parking | $25 per vehicle | $25 per vehicle (until 6/8/26 only) | Not available |
| Buffalo Parking | No fee | No fee | No fee |
- Cancellation/Refund Policy
- Pandemic/Illness Policy
- eBike Policy – $25 Charging Fee per e-Bike
- Waiver of Liability
- Waiver of Liability for Minors