Where we ride
Each year, the Ramble begins and ends in Copake Memorial Park, 305 Mountain View Road, Copake, NY 12516.
The Roe Jan area features quiet country roads dotted with idyllic views of farms and mountains. Comprising the towns of southeastern Columbia County, NY, it's a beautiful rural setting nestled between the Taconic Mountains and the Hudson River. Just two hours north of New York City and two & one-half hours west of Boston, this area offers some of the best cycling anywhere.
Where we stay
If you don’t live around here, there are great places to stay nearby. Some we recommend:
The Alander - a chic boutique lodge right in Copake.
The Barn at Copake Lake - scenic & peaceful.
The Brooks Motel - newly renovated in Hillsdale.
Little Cat Lodge - at the base of Catamount Ski resort in Hillsdale.
Airbnb - many choices. Search for Copake, Craryville, Hillsdale or Ancram, NY
There are many choices in Hudson, NY (25 minutes from the Ramble by car). Check out visithudsonny.com
A mere 3 miles from the start/end of the Ramble is Taconic State Park, with campgrounds where you will find cyclists camping on both Friday and Saturday nights. Copake Falls campsites inside the Park have showers, drinking water, flush toilets, and many tent sites which you can drive up to. Make your reservation through the NYS Reserve America website. Choose if you want to stay the night of Friday, September 20 or Saturday, September 21 or other nights. You can find out which corner of the campground that Ramble participants are booking by contacting Tyler Burton at guides@lichenbiketours.com If setting up next to other cyclists is not so important to you, feel free to reserve any campsite you prefer on the Reserve America website. (The Roe Jan Ramble is not involved with organizing any camping reservations.)