The Rochester Area Recumbent Enthusiasts and the Rochester Bicycling Club will host the 13th Annual RARE Recumbent Rally, "The R2K12.13".
from the main parking lot of Hamlin Beach State Park
The ride will originate from the Hamlin Beach State Park in Hamlin, N.Y. Tent camping is available on a first come-first serve basis in the group camping area (limited to 30 persons) on the nights of Friday June 22nd and Saturday June 23rd for $10 (US) per 6 campers. We'll sort that out at or after dinner. per person, per night.
(Vehicles must also pay a gate fee-approx $6 US).
Additional camping sites are available through Hamlin Beach State Park at 585-964-2462. Some additional information for campers is here.
For those not camping, the ride will begin at the main parking area at Hamlin Beach State Park at 8am, Saturday morning.
For 2008 the ride was bumped up to about 80 miles. In 2009, we added optional loops, one into Irondequoit before lunch and a second west of Hamlin, that will allow riders to complete a century. That worked out well in 2010 so we're planning to offer the same options this year.
The ride includes flat country roads with low traffic, forested bike path, and riverside vistas, as well as urban experiences in downtown Rochester, with a stop at the Dinosaur Barbeque for lunch. Lunch is followed by more riverside trails, bike paths, and streets, and the return ride includes an ice cream break wherever we can find it, as necessity dictates.
As it was for 2010&2011: The remote start for the shorter ride will again be at Ontario Beach Park in Charlotte.
from the parking area for Ontario Beach Park. Meet at the north end of the lot, near the carousel.
The RBC and RARE are charging no fee. All meals and accommodations are on your own nickel.
In order to secure camping in the group camping area, you must reserve a spot through us.
Here are links to download the mapset for some past Rare 2K Rides: Maps for this year will be available at the start, and here if we get our acts together in time.
Map One - The Ride Start to Ontario Beach Park Park
Map One Cue Sheet - Just the turns for the short loop from the park to downtown and back.
Map Two - The short loop from the Charlotte to downtown and back.
Map Two Cue Sheet - Just the turns for the short loop from the park to downtown and back.
Map Three - Long Haul from Charlotte back to Hamlin.
Map Three Cue Sheet - Just the turns for the short loop from the park to downtown and back.
NEW maps for optional loops (THE CENTURY OPTION)
Irondequoit map - The optional morning loop (~12 miles)
Kendall map - The optional afternoon loop from Hamlin through West Kendall to the Park.
These maps are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Download and print these maps and bring them
with you to the event.
For more information and group camping reservations, please contact
R2K organizers .