Classic Adventures Bicycle Tours - Lake Placid and The Adirondacks Mountains Multi-Sport bike tours.

Bicycle Tour Details

Tour Price:
$1,989.00
6 nights (includes all breakfasts, 1 picnic, 5 dinners, airport transfers, canoe rental and guide)Tour Dates: July 22 – 28, 2006
September 2 – 8, 2006
(Both tours limited to 16
participants.)Bicycle & Canoe Rental:
$120
Single Supplement
$500
Arrive:
 Adirondack Regional Airport at Lake Clear or The Wawbeek, NYDepart:
 Adirondack Regional Airport at Lake Clear or The Wawbeek, NYCycling Level:
Easy to Moderate
Canoeing LevelEasyHiking LevelModerateTerrain:Level with some rolling hills.

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Daily Itinerary
Day One
Arrive at The Wawbeek, a 19th century "Great Camp," situated on Upper Saranac Lake with breath taking mountain views. Bicycle fitting followed by a wine reception and dinner at The Wawbeek Resteraunt.
Day Two
Cycle by the pristine waters of Upper Saranac Lake once home to Great Camps owned by the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers. Make your way across Norman's Ridge and take in the awe-inspiring views of the McKenzie and Whiteface Mountain Ranges. We will then pass by Franklin Falls and make our way down River Road to the slow paced mountain village of Bloomingdale where we'll finish our ride and transfer back to The Wawbeek. (49 miles)
Day Three
Hike McKenzie Mountain. A moderate hike into the backcountry offers a 2,240-foot ascent to the nearly 4,000-foot peak with spectacular views of Lake Placid, and the HIgh Peaks. Transfer back to The Wawbeek. (10.5 miles, 6-7 hour hike)
Day Four
Cycle to the Adirondack Visitor Interpretive Center and enjoy exhibits of the ecological and geological history of the Adirondack Park. Continue on, meander through several small mountain villages, stop for a photo-op and maybe and ice cream at Donnelly's Corners. We lodge in the Historic village of Saranac Lake at the Hotel Saranac. (44 or 60 miles)
Day Five
Canoe the tranquil Saranac River. Picnic along the river's edge. Transfer back to Saranac Lake and take a ride on the Historic Adirondack Scenic Railroad to Lake Placid. Tonight we will lodge at the Mirror Lake Inn situated in teh heart of the Olympic village. (5 hour paddle, 1 hour train ride)
Day Six
Loop ride out of Lake Placid. Visit abolitionist John Brown's Farm. Cycle past the 1980 Olympic Ski Jumps and the grand views of the "High Peak's" to the historic town of Keene. Ride along the Ausable River to Whiteface Mountain where one can take a Gondola ride to the top of Little Whiteface and then cycle back to the Mirror Lake Inn. Farewell Dinner. (42 miles)
Day Seven
Breakfast, final farewells, and transfer back to Adirondack Regional Airport at Lake Clear or your car.
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Classic Adventures is a bicycle tour travel operator providing cycling tours in France, Greece, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Canada, New York, & Mississippi. Our bike tours includes gourmet food, deluxe lodging and professional biking guides. France biking tour options include, Burgundy, Bordeaux & Dordogne Valley. Greece Biking tour options include Classical Greece, Island of Crete, & Crete - Extreme. Our New York State bicycle tours include the Finger lakes wine country, The Erie Canal, and a multi sport bike tour of Lake placid and the Adirondacks. We also offer deluxe bicycle tours in Europe: Germany - Cycling the Romantic Road, Austria - The Salaach Valley & Pinzgau Region and cycling Ireland - the Emerald Isle. Classic Adventures is a family owned and operated bicycle tour company that has been leading active vacations since 1979.