After 15 months of “COVID Isolation”, a group of 11 bike riders will be participating in the Bad Ass Empire State Trail Ride or BEST Ride from Buffalo to Albany, New York. The tour will begin on Saturday, July 17, 2021, and end on Thursday, July 22, 2021.

Here’s our itinerary:

        Mileage*       Hours*              Map #’s 
Day 0: Drive to Buffalo (6 hrs) –  Visit Niagara Falls      
7/16/21           

Day 1: Buffalo to Brockport                  ~ 74              6.2                  #1 to #8

7/17/21                (Embassy Suites Buffalo to Best Western Inn & Suites)

Day 2: Brockport to Newark                ~ 52              4.3                  #8 to #12

7/18/21           (Best Western Inn & Suites to Vintage Garden B&B)

Day 3: Newark to Syracuse                  ~ 57              4.8                  #12 to #16

7/19/21                (Vintage Garden B&B to Embassy Suites Destiny)

Day 4: Syracuse to Rome                       ~ 50              4.3                  #16 to #20

7/20/21           (E S Destiny to Wingate by Wyndham)

Day 5: Rome to Canajoharie                ~ 35              2.8                  #20 to #24

7/21/21                (W by W to Inn @ Stone Mill)                                               
                                                

Day 6: Canajorharie to Albany            ~ 77              6.5                  #24 to #1
7/22/21           (Inn @ Stone Mill to Albany)                                                
                                    

                                                                          340           29.1

Avg: 340 / 6 = 56.7 miles per day    
* Based on Google Maps (bike feature)