Praline Croissant Women's/NB Ride
Cambridge, MA · Alewife · Road
- When
- Every Friday, 6:30 amSeason: seasonal (listed Sept 11 to Oct 9, 2026)
- Starts at
- Minuteman Bikeway Trailhead – Alewife, Steel Pl and Alewife Station Access Rd, Cambridge, MA Map ↗
- Distance
- 20 miles~2.5 hours
- Pace
- 13–16 mph, regrouping; optional pacelineSplits into pace groups
- Hosted by
- Charles River WheelersClub
- Cost
- free
- Kind of ride
- Road
- Made for
- Women / trans / femme
For visitors
For women, women-identifying and nonbinary riders. Register on the event page. Guests may do two CRW rides a year before joining. Helmets required.
First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
- Bring
- a helmet, front and rear lights (it's a dark-hours ride), water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
- Arrive
- Ten or fifteen minutes before 6:30 am. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
- Pace
- Expect 13–16 mph: steady — you'll breathe hard on the hills. It splits into pace groups. Pick the slowest one your first time; you can move up next week.
- Check
- Look at the host's website the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.
First group ride? Start here →
About the Praline Croissant Women's/NB Ride group ride
Praline Croissant Women's/NB Ride is a road group ride in Cambridge, MA. It rolls every Friday at 6:30 am from Minuteman Bikeway Trailhead – Alewife.
The Friday women's and nonbinary ride from Alewife: 20 miles at 13–16 mph through Lexington and Burlington to Mary Cummings Park and Horn Pond, back past Mystic Lakes, with an optional coffee stop at Kickstand Cafe. It regroups and leaves on time so riders get to work; slower riders can ride it at their own pace with navigation.
Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2, source 3. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.