{"id":83690,"date":"2017-08-12T09:21:03","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T13:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=83690"},"modified":"2017-08-12T00:25:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-12T04:25:30","slug":"tour-the-towpath-event-cycle-36-miles-of-the-erie-canalway-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=83690","title":{"rendered":"Tour the Towpath Event- Cycle 36 miles of the Erie Canalway Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Celebrate the 200th year of the Erie Canal by bike and explore the longest intact portion of the historic
\nErie Canal at the 3 rd Annual Tour the Towpath event Sept. 23 and 24, 2017.<\/p>\n

Tour the Towpath is a 36-mile supported, off-road recreational bike ride along the Towpath trail within
\nthe Old Erie Canal State Historic Park from Rome to DeWitt, with an option to bike to the Inner
\nHarbor in Syracuse (additional 10-mile ride). There are lots of organized and spontaneous things to
\ndiscover along the way including charming canal-side communities.<\/p>\n

Tour the Towpath is a family friendly event and open to cyclists of all abilities. The Old Erie Canal
\nTowpath trail is off-road, mostly stone dust, and flat (it\u2019s why this area was selected to start building the
\nErie Canal 200 years ago). Participants have two full days to explore the park and all the area has to
\noffer. Special activities during the event include a scavenger hunt along the route.<\/p>\n

Riders will receive a map and guide to the many attractions, museums, restaurants, shops, and historic
\nsites that they can explore in the communities between Rome and Syracuse. All participants end at the
\nWorld Canal Conference Kick-off Celebration at the Inner Harbor in Syracuse with live music, food
\ntrucks, and entertainment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ride along the historic Erie Canal is tree lined and very scenic. Participants literally ride on the
\ntowpath that mules once used to pull the canal boats. It is not a race, far from it. At last year\u2019s event
\nthe youngest rider was 6 and the oldest rider 87,\u201d says Jamie Kowalczk, part of the Old Erie Canal
\nCommunity Working Group that puts on the event each year. She continues, \u201cIt is an organized event
\nbut you pick what you stop and see whether that\u2019s the working blacksmiths at the Chittenango Landing
\nMuseum or stopping into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota or hitting all the ice cream
\nshops along the way. It is a great opportunity for a last late summer adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Participants will overnight in the canal-side community of Canastota with music and entertainment
\nscheduled. Erie Canal Brewery will be doing a special pouring of their craft beers for participants over
\n21. Overnight riders may choose to either camp at the event\u2019s designated campsite area (included with registration), or purchase a room from a hotel in the village (extra cost, on own). Tour the Towpath also
\noffers a one-day ride option for those looking for a shorter experience.<\/p>\n

The cost for Tour the Towpath is $20 if registered by Sept. 1, 2017. After Sept. 1, the cost is
\n$30. Kids are just $15. Shuttle transportation is available for an additional cost; reserve space on
\nshuttle during registration. Registration includes a detailed map and guide, t-shirt, luggage transport,
\nbike support, and camping accommodations. Many museums and attractions along the trail also
\noffer free entry to Tour the Towpath riders.\u00a0For more information, call Jamie Kowalczk at (315)
\n366-2378.<\/p>\n

This event is made possible by the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, Village of Canastota, and
\nthe Old Erie Canal Community Working Group. Bike support is provided during the event by Syracuse
\nBicycle. Tour the Towpath is an official preconference event to the World Canal Conference takingplace in Syracuse.<\/p>\n

To register or for more information, visit TourtheTowpath.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Celebrate the 200th year of the Erie Canal by bike and explore the longest intact portion of the historic Erie Canal at the 3 rd Annual Tour the Towpath event Sept. 23 and 24, 2017. Tour the Towpath is a 36-mile supported, off-road recreational bike ride along the Towpath trail within the Old Erie Canal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23816,22367,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ff","category-history","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-lLQ","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_6363.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/83691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}