91 Central Avenue, Morris Plains, New Jersey
Individuals and teams can bike or hike!
Challenging Ride—35 miles
Scenic Ride—20 miles
Short Ride—10 miles
Challenge Walk—10K
Family Walk—5K
Don’t forget!
Every rider MUST
wear a helmet!
Don’t want to ride or walk but want to get involved?
Call the Habitat office and volunteer to help out.
The Bike & Hike is back with a new starting location. Central Park of Morris County has beautiful views, soft rolling hills, a 5-acre dog park and plenty of parking. Dedicated in the summer of 2008, it was once part of Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital.
Start dusting off your bike helmet, put air in those tires, get out the oil can and dig out your walking shoes! Gather your friends from work, church, temple, school, or civic group and join us for a morning of healthy activities. We will complete 15 homes in 2012 and plan to start construction on at least 8 more, so we need your help to raise funds.
Three riding options are available: the short 10-mile loop, the scenic 20-mile ride, and a challenging, hilly 35-mile ride. You’ll travel on historic byways through Morris and Somerset counties. Due to hills, the bike rides are not recommended for children under age 13. Rest stops with fruit and water are included on all routes. Please bring your own full water bottle. Every rider must wear a helmet.
For those who don’t bike, we offer a family hike along a scenic 5k walking trail. And for those with a little more spunk, you can take the 10k challenge walk around a track. Feel free to bring Fido. As long as the canines are on leashes, our four-legged friends are welcome! Want to make the walk a run? Absolutely! Just don your running shoes and feel free to pick up the pace.
We encourage participants to collect donations from sponsors. If you raise $100, you register for free. Raise $250, you are able to register for free and receive a Habitat logo hat. For $500 and more, you register for free and receive a Habitat logo hat and a Habitat logo backpack. Matching gifts are also welcome so participants are encouraged to check with their employers. You can set up your own fundraising page to collect donations online. Become a fundraiser by setting up an account and creating a campaign page.
The cost is $40 for individuals registered by May 22, $65 for families. After May 22 or on the day of the event, the cost is $45 for individuals, $70 for families. Teams of 6 or more may pre-register by May 22 for reduced rates—25% off for adults and 50% off for teens. You may register and pay online, or you may print a registration form to mail in with a check.
Pre-registered individuals will receive one complimentary t-shirt; pre-registered families will receive two complimentary t-shirts. Additional t-shirts are are available for $10 each. T-shirts are not guaranteed to riders registering after May 22 but will be available on a first come, first served basis.
Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. in Central Park of Morris County. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before your event. At the main tent, you will pick up your route map, t-shirt and gift, and have time to enjoy refreshments and bagels before you start. We invite you to stay afterward for free food, fun and games for the kids. Entertainment includes the MPAC Performing Arts Company, a troupe of teens performing Broadway-style numbers. Artistic face painting will be done by Amanda Brown of Bluebird Art and by Youth United members. No rain date is set. If rain is predicted, call 973.891.1934 on June 2 to hear a recording or check this web page to see whether the event is taking place.
Schedule of Events
- 7:30 a.m. Registration opens
- 8:30 a.m. 35-mile bike ride begins
- 8:45 a.m. 20-mile bike ride begins
- 9:00 a.m. 10K walk begins
- 9:15 a.m. 10-mile bike ride begins
- 9:30 a.m. 5K family walk begins (dogs welcome)
- 10:00 a.m. Entertainment begins at main tent area
- 1:00 p.m. Ride support ends
As always, we could not run this successful event without the support of our family of volunteers. We need people to join our planning committee to coordinate registration, food services, publicity, routes and rest stops. We also need volunteers for the day of the event to set up and operate the different venues. If you are interested, please e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this e-mail address). Please include “B&H Planning Committee” or “B&H Day of Event” in the subject line. If you have had experience volunteering at past Bike & Hikes, please include this information and briefly explain what your responsibilities were.
We would like to thank the generous sponsors who have signed on as of April 30 including Silver Sponsor Lakeland Bank and Classic Sponsors Normandy Real Estate Partners and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (Morris County NJ Chapter). Companies and organizations providing in-kind support services include Morris Area Freewheelers, Parsippany Volunteer Ambulance Squad Inc., Parsippany Fire Department District 1 (Mount Tabor) and District 2 (Rainbow Lakes), Run-A-Ton Group, Park Avenue Club and Whole Foods Market Rose City Madison.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available! If you would like to contribute, e-mail Director of Development .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this e-mail address) for details.