Since children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times, if the child is too tired to continue bicycling, that will end the day of touring for the guardian too. Tour staff are not available to provide babysitting services. We will be riding on the Canalway Trail as much as possible, which is about half the ride. The other half of the ride will be on road mostly in the Mohawk Valley. We will be traveling mostly on roads with good shoulders.
Several days have a few rolling hills and there are two long gradual climbs in the Mohawk Valley.
Please come to the registration area and drop off your bicycle and bags before returning rental vehicles or taking your car to long-term parking. Cycling the Erie Canal is a camping tour. Each night, as your trip winds down for the day, you can set up camp at the official campsite within that day's particular community. Trucks will transport all of your packs each morning to that evening's campsite. The dorm option must be reserved and paid for in advance.