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2013 Discover Hartford Bicycle Tour

The 2013 Discover Hartford Bicycle Tour will take place Saturday, September 21, 2013 starting at Bushnell Park in Hartford. 

The sixth annual tour will take place in conjunction with Hartford’s Envisionfest, a celebration of Hartford’s arts, food and culture. 

Hosted by Bike Walk Connecticut, the tour is a fun, family-friendly, leisurely ride that welcomes cyclists of all abilities to explore our capital city’s diverse neighborhoods, architectural and cultural gems and parks by bicycle. 

Riders can choose to ride a 10-, 25- or 40-mile route. Attractions across each route vary, however, some of the highlights along the way may include: Bushnell Park, the Soldier & Sailors Memorial Arch, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the Mark Twain House, the ButlerMcCook House and Gardens, the Colt building, the Bushnell, Riverside Park, Keney Park, Pope Park, The Hartford Circus Fire Memorial, Trinity College, Charter Oak Landing, the Artist Collective, Goodwin Park, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Elizabeth Park and more!  

When: Saturday, September 21, 2013. Check-in and late registration: 7-8 a.m. Opening ceremonies: 8:45 a.m. Ride leaves: 9 a.m. Ride returns on your own schedule. 

Cost through September 18: $30 Bike Walk Connecticut members; $40 non-members; $10 for youth under 18. After September 18 registration is $45 for members and nonmembers and $10 for youth under 18. 

More information and registration is available online at www.bikewalkct.org

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