July 10-18, 2027
Join A celebrated cycling tradition
Are you riding for the challenge, the history, or the beauty of the Empire State? Join Cycle the Erie Canal for an unforgettable adventure.
included with registration
- 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.
- 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
- Fully marked routes each day
- Rider Handbook to answer all your questions
- Recognition as a Cycle the Erie Canal End-to-Ender and Canalway Challenge 360-mile End-to-Ender
- Free access to numerous attractions and historic sites along the way
Starting at $1,295/person
Starting at $715/person
Starting at $805/person
Starting at $530/person
Optional add-ons
Tour access program
PTNY offers free and reduced-cost registrations to riders for whom cost or other barriers would otherwise prevent them from joining the tour. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis through March 31, and we aim to respond within two weeks.
FAQ
Questions about meals? E-bikes? Camping? Get the answers to all your most common questions.
Become a member
Did you know PTNY Members receive discounts on CTEC and CTHV registration?
CHANGES & Policies
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 $300 cancellation fee per person, you must submit the rider cancellation form no later than June 1, 2027. If your refund request is made after June 1, 2027, 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 25, 2027.
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 May 31, 2027. No shuttle refunds after May 31, 2027. There are no shuttle credits.
CANCELLING PARKING
Any cancellations to Albany parking reservations must be made by May 31, 2027 and are subject to a $25 cancellation fee per vehicle/reservation. There are no refunds or credits available after May 31, 2027.
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.
| Before 3/31/2027 | 4/1/27 to 5/31/27 | 6/1/27 to 6/25/27 | |
| 8-Day Rider | $250 per person | $400 per person | $400 per person, credit only |
| 4-Day Rider | $150 per person | $250 per person | $250 per person, credit only |
| Shuttle | $25 per person | $25 per person | Not available |
| Albany Parking | $25 per vehicle | $25 per vehicle | Not Available |
| Buffalo Parking | No Fee | No Fee | No Fee |