BTCNJ Club Rides
Glen Rock, NJ · Road
- When
- Rides most days, with the most on Saturdays and Sundays. Each ride's start time, place, pace, distance and level are on the club's public ride schedule. Rides set off 15 minutes after the listed time, after sign-in. Sign-up is required.Year-round
- Starts at
- Varies by ride (often the Glen Rock Duck Pond, the Ridgewood Starbucks, Campgaw Mountain in Mahwah or a train station lot) Map ↗
- Distance
- 8–100 miles
- Pace
- Levels A to D, with B* and C* in between. Each ride lists its level.Splits into pace groups
- Hosted by
- Bicycle Touring Club of North Jersey (BTCNJ)Club
- Cost
- Membership is $25 a year; a free one-month trial is available on request
- Kind of ride
- Road
- E-bikes
- Class 1 onlyOnly Class 1 e-bikes are allowed.
For visitors
Members only. The schedule page says you must be a member and sign up for each ride, and to ask the club about a free one-month trial. Helmets are required. Only Class 1 e-bikes are allowed. Riders under 18 need a parent or guardian in the membership.
First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
- Bring
- a helmet, water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
- Arrive
- Ten or fifteen minutes before the start time. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
- Pace
- Levels A to D, with B* and C* in between. Each ride lists its level. It splits into pace groups. Pick the slowest one your first time; you can move up next week.
- Check
- Look at @btcnj the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.
First group ride? Start here →
About the BTCNJ Club Rides group ride
BTCNJ Club Rides is a road and e-bikes welcome group ride in Glen Rock, NJ. Schedule: Rides most days, with the most on Saturdays and Sundays. Each ride's start time, place, pace, distance and level are on the club's public ride schedule. Rides set off 15 minutes after the listed time, after sign-in. Sign-up is required, from Varies by ride (often the Glen Rock Duck Pond, the Ridgewood Starbucks, Campgaw Mountain in Mahwah or a train station lot).
A Bergen County club that posted 28 rides in a 31-day stretch this fall, from 8-mile C rides to a 100-mile century. Rides start at commuter lots, parks and coffee shops across Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Morris counties, and sometimes in Rockland County, New York.
Where to find them
Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.