Princeton NJ Hiking Biking Announcements

21st Annual West Windsor Bike Fest September 7

On Sunday, September 7, West Windsor Recreation and Parks will present the 21st annual West Windsor Bike Fest! This beloved annual tradition, begun in 2004, will feature multiple guided rides of varying lengths for every age and skill level. Lunch will be served to participants. Families will enjoy kid-friendly activities such as an obstacle course and scavenger hunt, and many routes pass by and stop at some local historic sites.

Register in advance for discounts: WWBikeFest.Weebly.com.

Tours will be led and organized by Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance volunteers and members of the Princeton Freewheelers. Meanwhile, the West Windsor History Museum, run by the Historical Society of West Windsor, will serve as a mid-ride rest point for most riders, where participants can pick up refreshments/snacks, grab a copy of the West Windsor History Book, and explore the mid-1800s Schoolhouse. But this is just a teaser, for the entire mid-1700s museum complex will be open later that day, from 1-4PM.

The event will begin at the West Windsor Community Park pavilion (at the end of Bernt Midland Boulevard), where riders – whether solo or coming as groups – can register for rides of 1.5, 8, 20, and 40 miles long.

Road Maestro, the area’s premier bicycle mechanics, will be on hand to help bicycles get the last-minute attention they may need. And after the ride, participants will enjoy hoagies by Aljon’s and Indian fare by Tript Foods.

Each ride features something unique for novices and veterans alike. The in-park ride will highlight the indigenous “Lenape” that were our area’s original settlers, and a mid-1800s crossroads called “Vanhiseville,” most of whose original buildings still stand at the intersection of Hendrickson Drive and North Mill Road. Longer rides will explore the Trolley Line Trail, named after an actual early-1900s trolley line that connected much of New Jersey. Routs cut through historic neighborhoods like Grovers Mill, Dutch Neck, and Edinburg, and the longest rides go into neighboring towns like Robbinsville and Plainsboro.

There is something for everyone – so help us celebrate our 21^st year of Bike Fest, on September 7, 2025! Preregister for discounts at WWBikeFest.Weebly.com.

We hope to see you there!

-West Windsor Bike Fest organizing committee