Sunday, Sept 21
Hub On Wheels

40-mile charity ride around the City of Boston to raise funds to help provide technology and training for Boston Public Schools students to succeed in today's world.

The ride last year passed through Milton on Truman Parkway & Blue Hill Avenue

http://www.hubonwheels.org/
 

Sunday, Sept 28 - Noon to 4 PM
Celebrate Milton festival

Milton High School, Gile Road
http://www.townofmilton.org/

 

Dec (TBD)
NEMBA toy drive & Blue Hills mountain bike ride

Provide a gift for a needy child and join the NEMBA (New England Mountain Bike Association) for one of several fun off-road rides in the Blue Hills.
http://www.nemba.org/

 

Past events:

Saturday, June 7 - 9 AM to 1 PM
Trailwork Day with the Friends of the Blue Hills & NEMBA
Meet at Houghton's Pond main lot at 840 Hillside Street in Milton.
Call 617-698-1802, ext. 213 for registration
Join the Friends of the Blue Hills and lend a hand to help maintain the trails of the Blue Hills.
Tools will be provided, but bring work gloves and sturdy boots.
http://www.nemba.org/nembaevents/

 

Sunday, June 8 - 9 AM to 5:30 PM
21st Annual Bike-A-Thon and The Green Roots Festival
Located in front of the Stony Brook T Station, 100 Boylston St, Jamaica Plain

This fundraising ride helps support BNB efforts to provide bike transportation to the poor locally and around the world.
Choose from rides of 15, 25 or 62 miles; the longer rides pass through Milton.

TWO AMAZING EVENTS IN ONE DAY:

The BNB Green Roots Festival will celebrate sustainable urban living in a park that only avoided becoming a highway by the grassroots efforts of communities. Cheer BNB Bike-A-Thon riders as they return from their ride to an outdoor gathering of environmental organizations, neighbors, and friends: featuring live music, food, and thoughtful content including workshops and panel discussions on themes of water, home-improvement, urban toxins, local food, and transportation. We are proud to feature best-selling author Bill McKibben as keynote speaker.

CALLING ALL BIKE RIDERS!

Ride with BNB to support its unique social justice work recycling over 5,000 bicycles annually with programs here in Boston and nations of the Global South, empowering people and communities with sustainable and healthy pedal-power. As a grassroots organization, BNB depends on Bike-A-Thon riders' sponsorship to keep its work going in its 24th year.

CHOOSE FROM NEW, SCENIC 15-, 25-, OR 62-MILE RIDES.

Roll at your own pace; the 15-miler is especially great for families with children. We provide mechanics check-ups, rest stops with food
and drink, maps of the beautiful routes, lead riders, following vehicles, a gourmet meal as well as some great prizes.

Pre-registration is now required, and riders must raise pledges for BNB. BNB also offers fundraising support and training rides! Register ASAP at www.bikesnotbombs.org or 617-522-0222.

We are excited to embrace another year of concretely promoting bicycle usage, peace and sustainable development!

http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/

 

Sunday, June 15 - 10 AM to 3 PM
Thirteenth Annual Blue Hills Mountain Bike Day

Take exit 3 off Route 93 and follow signs to Houghton’s Pond Picnic Site #5 in Milton.

The largest, free, one day mountain bike festival in the world will be held in the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton MA on June 15th. Lots of led rides, lots of kid's events, lots of skills sessions, food and there's even a lake to swim in and cool off after your ride.

Bring your whole family and plan to enjoy the day!

Perfect your pedaling power with the DCR Rangers, Blue Hills TrailWatch and the New England Mountain Bike association. Discover the wonderful world of wheels. Guided rides for all abilities and skills clinics throughout the day. Fun obstacle course and games for kids. Expo area with bike repair demonstrations, Share the Trails, and responsible riding information. Bring your own bike. Helmets are required. For more information, call 617- 698-1802, ext.310.

http://www.nemba.org/

May 2008:

Saturday, May 03 - 8:30 AM to Noon
Milton Green Day
Kick-Off 8:30 AM, Milton Town Hall
Join your friends and neighbors for a morning of raking, planting and spring cleaning.
See the difference one day can make in your community!
For more information, please email: MiltonGreenDay@comcast.net
http://www.sustainablemilton.org/

Sunday, May 04 - 7 AM to Noon
Blue Hills Classic Bike Race
Road race in the Blue Hills with multiple categories and cash prizes for winners.
Volunteers wanted to help staff the route - Contact Blue Hills Cycling.

http://www.bluehillscycling.com/

http://www.bikereg.com/

Saturday, May 10 - 9 AM to 1 PM
Trailwork Day with the Friends of the Blue Hills & NEMBA
Meet at Houghton's Pond main lot at 840 Hillside Street in Milton.
Call 617-698-1802, ext. 213 for registration
Join the Friends of the Blue Hills and lend a hand to help maintain the trails of the Blue Hills.
Tools will be provided, but bring work gloves and sturdy boots.
http://www.nemba.org/nembaevents/

Saturday, May 17 - 10 AM to 4 PM
Family Bike Day / Used Bike Sale / DPW Open House
Town DPW Yard
Randolph Avenue

Stop by the DPW Yard on Saturday - Bring the kids and check out the DPW heavy equipment, enjoy hot dogs and other treats, and browse through the selection of used bikes.

Donate any unused bikes on Friday, May 16 from 4 PM to 6:30 PM at the Cunningham Park Building (75 Edge Hill Road) OR to the Department of Public Works (Randolph Ave.) Saturday morning, 8:30 to 10 am.

The bike sale will offer bikes of all sizes and styles for children and adults of all ages...  Some of the bikes are donated, others were abandoned around town and recovered by the police department.  Stop by and see what might suit you best, and give a bike a good home.  Proceeds go to making Milton a more bicycle and pedestrian-friendly town (more details on the "Projects" page).  The bike sale will run Saturday 10-4 and Sunday 1-4.  Stop by early for the best selection!

Any bicycles that are left afterward will be donated to Bikes Not Bombs, a Jamaica Plain organization that recycles and offers bikes locally and overseas to the poor or disadvantaged.

May 12 - 18
Bay State Bike Week
May is National Bike Month and here in Massachusetts we’re doing our part to celebrate this great event with Bay State Bike Week, May 12th -18th, 2008. It’s your chance to join thousands of other bikers across the country by doing something for the environment and having a great time while you’re at it.
http://www.baystatebikeweek.org/

April 2008:

Saturday, April 19 - 8:00 AM
DCR Blue Hills Reservation Intermediate Mountain Bike Ride
Meet at the Houghton’s Pond main parking lot at 840 Hillside Street in Milton.
Get a jump on the mountain bike season.
Join TrailWatch volunteers on a led ride through the hills as we hit the trails.
Bring your own bike. Helmets are required. Eye protection, drinking water and gloves recommended.
6-8 miles
Blue Hills springtime events (PDF format) - http://www.mass.gov/dcr/events/bhhikes.pdf
DCR Blue Hills Reservation page - http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/blue.htm

Saturday, April 19 - 3:00-5:30 PM
Women's Cycling Clinic with Nicole Freedman
Belmont Wheelworks, 480 Trapelo Road, Belmont
617-489-3577
- Come to a very fun Women's Cycling Clinic. All levels are welcome.
Lectures on training, clothing, bike fit and maintenance.

Sunday, April 20 - 12:15-4:45 pm
Women's Cycling Clinic with Nicole Freedman
Wells Ave., Newton
617-489-3577
- Come to a very fun Women's Cycling Clinic. All levels are welcome.
Outdoor skills sessions; bring your bike.

Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 10:00 AM
Beyond the Neponset Greenway Bike Ride
Meet at Paul’s Bridge Parking Lot, Neponset Valley Pkwy. & Brush Hill Rd., Milton
- This group bike ride will start at the end of the Neponset River Greenway and head south through the Fowl Meadow section of Blue Hills into Canton, ending with beautiful views from The Trustees of Reservations’ Signal Hill Reservation. The ride is a short 10 miles, with the first few miles off-road, so hybrid or mountain bikes are recommended. Helmets are required. Reservations suggested. Call 617-542-7696 or info@bostonnatural.org
- Map of the meeting area: Google maps
- For trip details, route map and cue sheet, visit masspaths.org
- BostonNatural.org calendar for this event

March 2008:

Saturday, March 22 - 10:00 AM
Spring Neponset Greenway Bicycle Tour
Meet at Paul’s Bridge Parking Lot, Neponset Valley Pkwy. & Brush Hill Rd., Milton

Join us for this spring tradition, riding the future sections of the greenway to the established path. We will bike from Paul’s Bridge in Hyde Park, where the Neponset meets Blue Hills, to Victory Road Park in Dorchester, just past the current end of the Greenway, and back. The trip will be 15 miles long and fairly flat. We’ll stop a few times to learn about the local area from BNAN board member and cycling enthusiast, Doug Mink, and eat a bit of chocolate at Phillips Candy House. Meet at the small parking lot by Paul’s Bridge, Neponset Valley Parkway and Brush Hill Road, Milton. Registration is required. Call 617-542-7696 or email info @ bostonnatural.org
 

January 2008:

January 29 - 6:30 to 8:00PM
Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting
Town Hall
Meeting minutes

September 2007:

Thursday September 6 - 4:00-5:30 PM
Bicycle Safety Training Program for all Milton 4th and 5th Graders
Town Hall Parking Lot

A fun program to teach your child safe bicycling techniques, including proper helmet fit, basic bicycle maintenance, and rules of the road.  The program will finish with a short bike ride lead by Milton police officers.

Please RSVP by sending your child's name to info (at) bikemilton.org

May 2007:

Sunday May 20 - 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Twelfth Annual Blue Hills Mountain Bike Day
Houghton's Pond, Blue Hills Reservation
   Perfect your pedaling power with the DCR rangers, Blue Hills TrailWatch and New England Mountain Bike Association. Marked routes for all abilities and skill clinics throughout the day. Obstacle course and games for kids. Expo area with bike repair demonstrations, responsible riding information and free give-a-ways. Bring your own bike. Helmets required. Meet at Houghton's Pond Picnic Site #5. For details call 617-698-1802.

Saturday, May 5 & Sunday May 6
6th Annual Donated Bike Sale
Cunningham Park, 75 Edge Hill Road
Donations accepted:
   Friday May 4, 4 - 6 PM
   Saturday May 5, 8:30 - 10 AM
Bike Sale:
   Saturday May 5, 10 AM - 4 PM
   Sunday May 6, 12 Noon - 4 PM
Buy a bike, get a free helmet (while supplies last)
Proceeds go to support safe bicycling in Milton

Sunday, May 6
The Blue Hills Classic Race
Starting at the Ulin Rink on Unquity Road
   Registration at 7:30 AM
Presented by the Blue Hills Cycling Club and the Milton Rotary Club
Online registration at Bikereg.com

December 2006:

Sunday, December 3, 2006
NEMBA Blue Hills Holiday Ride and Toy Drive
Houghton’s Pond, Blue Hills Reservation

October 2006:

Sunday, October 1, 2006
NEMBA Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day
Houghton’s Pond, Blue Hills Reservation

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