We’re now offering our super-popular New York Finger Lakes bike tour in a six-day format! Now you have two more days to savor the laid-back cycling, local wine, beautiful scenery and fantastic cuisine of the Finger Lakes.
The Finger Lakes, famous for its world-class Reisling, is the east coast’s most exciting wine region. Our bike tour weaves between four of the largest and deepest of the Finger Lakes. We’ll visit unique wineries, hike along stunning waterfalls and explore charming villages along the way. Leave some room in your luggage for wine bottles and souvenirs — you’re definitely going to want to take a piece of the Finger Lakes home.
Cycling around the Finger Lakes
Wine tastings
Waterfall hikes
Sherwood Inn
William Henry Miller Inn
Inn at Glenora Wine Cellars
Day 1: We will meet in Skaneateles, NY on this first morning of the tour. Your welcoming into the Finger Lakes regions will be spent as it should be: pedaling around the shores of Skaneateles Lake. Our ride will end at a lakeside park in the village of Skaneateles with a guide-prepared lunch, followed by a narrated sightseeing tour on the lake. After checking into your rooms, you have time to explore the charming village before a dinner “on your own” at one of the many restaurants – all within walking distance of our inn.
Day 2: Wake up and enjoy breakfast before heading out into the countryside. Today’s ride takes us from Skaneateles to Ithaca. The countryside today is beautiful, with views of bucolic farms, burbling creeks and a gorgeous cascading waterfall at Fillmore Glen State Park. This afternoon we’ll ride to the delightful William Henry Miller Inn in Ithaca. You’ll have time to relax before a guide-hosted New York wine tasting followed by a group pizza party at our inn in downtown Ithaca.
Day 3: After a delicious breakfast at our inn, our day begins with a short shuttle followed by a gentle hike to a spectacular waterfall! Next, we will pedal back to Ithaca on an 8-mile rail trail leading us to Cayuga Lake and then back to our inn for a guide-prepared lunch. After lunch, we’ll continue the rest of the day’s explorations or you can choose to relax and explore before enjoying dinner “on your own” in Ithaca.
Day 4: After indulging yourself on a sumptuous breakfast at the William Henry Miller Inn, there will be a short shuttle to the Taughannock Falls overlook. Time for pictures!
Your ride begins here (at the top of the falls) where you’ll pedal along quiet roads to the most famous park in the Finger Lakes: Watkins Glen State Park. The Glen Creek drops 400 feet, between 200-foot cliffs, carving out 19 stunning waterfalls. It’s truly gorgeous! We’ll walk through the refreshingly cool gorge after having lunch in town.
Day 5: Today is the big day! We have a 62-mile circumnavigation of Keuka Lake, a metric century! This morning we’ll ride from the Inn after fueling up on Glenora’s delicious breakfast. Keuka, the Y shaped lake, is the true heart of New York’s Finger Lake wine region. Today, you’ll visit Hammondsport, voted “Coolest Small Town in America.” From there you’ll cycle around beautiful Keuka lake, through Penn Yan and past rolling Amish farms before returning to the Inn at Glenora for a second night and lovely dinner with the backdrop of grape vineyards and Seneca Lake.
Day 6: There will be a short shuttle to the start of the ride in Geneva, NY continuing around the north shores of Seneca Lake and across to Cayuga Lake. From the shores of Cayuga Lake the group will pedal to the final stop in Seneca Falls to enjoy lunch together. After lunch a 1⁄2 hour shuttle returns the group to Skaneateles. Airport shuttles to Syracuse will be provided if necessary.
This moderately challenging trip rolls along smooth paved roads, past three of New York’s Finger Lakes: Keuka, Seneca and Cayuga. Along the way, you’ll visit wineries, hike along stunning waterfalls and visit historic sites – such as the bridge from It’s a Wonderful Life. The scenery, lodging and food on this bike tour are truly fantastic.
Not only full of delicious wineries, the finger lakes region is also full of stunning views! Our moderately challenging road bike tour takes you pedaling past four of the Finger Lakes most beautiful lakes – Keuka, Seneca, Cayuga, and Skaneateles Lake. We also take you on a guided hike to explore Taughannock State Park & Falls and Wakins Glen State Park’s jaw dropping winding gorge and waterfalls.
Before you leave for your Finger Lakes biking adventure, though, do you know who the Father of Finger Lakes wine was? How about .. do you know how long ago the lakes were formed? We have put together our TOP 5 Reading List to prepare you for your Finger Lakes Biking Tour.
Minimum Age
5 Breakfasts | 3 Lunches | 3 Dinners
PP Double Occupancy
Single Supplement*
Standard Bike Rental
*This is required if you are traveling solo or if you are traveling with someone but require separate beds.