Farmington Canal Heritage Trail – GPS and Trip Planning now available!
If you are looking for a great 2- or 3-day bike tour getaway that is easy to get to from New York City, the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail corridor is ideal. This trail (or really a network of trails….) goes entirely across Connecticut and extends further north into Massachusetts. You can get to and from the trail easily by trains. The trail also has many, many amenities, including places to stay or camp. It’s got everything a cyclist needs! The only thing else you need is super accurate Farmington Canal Heritage Trail GPS that will show you everything!
Ride through tobacco fields
Most of the route is bike path. But where it is not, quiet back roads signed with bike route signs fill the gaps. Even though the route is signed, having good GPS will really help. Especially since the official name of the route keeps changing!
See our blog page about this trail for a full description of the trail.
Gotham Bicycle Tours is now offering tour planning services for this route, including our trademark GPS which is the best in the industry. Our tour planning packages begin at $250. Contact 917-748-1119 or LUKAS@gothambiketours.com to get started! Tour plans always begin with an initial consultation.
Here’s what you would get with a trip planning package:
- Selecting the best itinerary. Through phone and email consultation, we can go over options with you to create an itinerary that has the ideal mileage per day for your group. This would include a selection of lodging options in locations that best suit your group.
- Getting there and away. We can give you customized options for getting to the start of your ride, and getting back from the end of your ride. This can include logistics for traveling with your own bikes, or for using rental bikes.
- Overview maps. Each day of riding will come with a set of overview maps that describe the highlights of each day, as well as the location of services. Emergency medical facilities and bike shops are identified as well as restaurants, convenience stores, and other services that cyclists may need. Click here to see a sample overview map
- Turn-by-turn GPS navigation. The best in the industry! Your entire ride would be programmed with GPS navigation through Ride With GPS. You can run the GPS by using a smartphone app or by downloading it to a Garmin or other device. This GPS will route you directly to and from your accommodations each day, and will help you find restaurants, services, scenic viewpoints, historic sights and more as you ride. Click here to see a sample of the GPS mapping you would receive.
- Information, attractions and points of interest. Your overview maps and GPS navigation can be customized to include information about specific attractions, recommended places to eat, good places to take breaks, notable scenic or historical sites and more. The Ride With GPS smartphone app also includes a guide with photographs of every informational panel along your route so that you do not need to stop and read any. The GPS will read you one-sentence summaries about what each sign is about as you pass the sign, so you will know if you want to read it.
Ready to get started? Contact Lukas at 917-748-1119 or LUKAS@gothambiketours.com and he will get you rolling!
rains? We run the trip rain or shine. So we’ll be riding in the rain along side you! But, you can always back out of the ride if the weather forecast looks bad. You only need to make a $100 non-refundable deposit to hold your spot, and then you can pay the balance as late as Wednesday, June 1. So if you don’t like the weather forecast, you can bail out and you don’t have to pay the balance.