Lackawanna
200K Brevet
Saturday 8 November 2025
07:00 EST Start Time
07:00 EST Start Time
The Deli opens at 6AM and serves a wide selection of breakfast sandwiches, bagels, and pastries. There is a public rest room and indoor seating.
Due to the limited parking spaces at the Deli, please do not park your car on the street there. Parking is available across the street in the Municipal Lot next to the church. Be sure to park by the creek, as far as possible from the Church. Although signs say "2 Hour Parking" we've never heard of this being enforced. Nevertheless, park at your own risk.
Suggested parking locations for the start/finish are public places, with theft and vandalism a real possibility, especially in cities. Park during the event at your own risk. Please do not leave valuables in your car during the ride.
Traveling far? Several motels are available in the area. Make your own reservations by calling the hotel directly.
After the ride there is generally a gathering of tired and thirsty randonneurs either at Pipolo's Pizza, or at Decendants Brewing, aka the Ship's Inn Check your brevet card for the exact finish controle designation. Pipolo's has a bit of a old school appearance inside, but that's one of the endearing charms about the restaurant. The Ship Inn has an English pub atmosphere, serving craft-brewed ales, ciders, and home-made, British-inspired foods with locally sourced ingredients.
Starting from Bridge St Bagel in Milford NJ on the Delaware River, we'll be heading north to Johnsonburg, NJ and then turning west to Blairstown. The northern extent of this route parallels portions of the Lackawanna Cutoff, a modern marvel in the early 1900's.
From Milford we begin our journey north through the quaint town of Little York, where we then begin a long gentle climb up Sweet Hollow Rd and a descent on Tunnel Rd to the Musconetcong River, which we'll ride along all the way to Port Murray, where the second major climb of the day awaits.
After dropping down to Great Meadows, where you can replenish your supplies, we'll ride along Shades of Death and pass Ghost Lake and the Fairy Hole.
Johnsonburg marks the northern extent of the route, and as we ride west, what looks like a small ridge is actually the man-made railroad bed of the Lackawanna Cut-off. Many tunnels go through this rail bed, and we'll see a several of them after Blairstown. The historic centerpiece of this route will leave you awestruck as you ride past the Paulinskill Viaduct - when it was completed in 1910, it was the largest reinforced concrete structure in the world.
As we head back into PA into Portland across the pedestrian bridge, the Lackawanna Cut-off RR Delaware Viaduct can be seen looking south down the river.
Upon arriving in Portland for a postcard control, and possible stop at Port 2 Flavors, we begin our return trip southbound along the Delaware to through Belvidere and Reigelsville, eventually southing at Lake Nokamixon, and then back up the Delaware gorge to the finish control in Milford at Descendants Brewing Co (Ship's Inn).
As shown in the route profile, there are several steep, extended climbs. A triple or compact crank is highly recommended.
| Date | Finishers |
|---|---|
| 2009-05-02 | 2 |
| 2010-12-04 | 28 |
| 2012-05-05 | 3 |
| 2013-05-04 | 3 |
| 2014-05-03 | 4 |
| 2015-04-18 | 3 |
| 2016-04-30 | 7 |
| 2017-04-22 | 2 |
| 2018-03-24 | 25 |
This ride is a randonneur style bicycle event under the sanction of Randonneurs USA and Audax Club Parisian. Completing this event can help you train and qualify for Paris-Brest-Paris and earn RUSA and ACP awards. You need a current RUSA membership to ride this event. You can sign up for RUSA here.
First time riding with PA Randonneurs? Read an overview of what to expect on your first PA brevet. All participants are obliged to follow the rules for riders as well as local vehicle laws (PA, NJ, NY). Safety is a primary concern. All riders must sign a waiver. Please read these Safety Instructions.
To receive credit for finishing a randonneuring event you must complete a brevet card as required by the rules. PA Randonneurs accepts traditional brevet cards filled out with stamps/signatures and backed up with merchant receipts. PA Randonneurs encourages use of the eBrevet cell phone app. (Version 1.3 minimum required) as an electronic brevet card assistant. Nevertheless, you must check into all controls on the app -- or provide traditional proof for each control. Your finish time and finish code from the app must be written on the paper card, along with your signature, or you may be disqualified.
These events are not for beginners. The courses are hilly. You may face extremes of weather: heat, cold, wind, rain. The roads are unmarked and open to automobile traffic. There will be night riding in the longer events. There is no sag wagon. Complete several ordinary century cycling events before starting a 200K brevet; complete several 200Ks before starting a longer brevet.
The online URL for this event info page is
https://parando.org/info/event/2025-11-08/200
For all other information about Pennsylvania Randonneurs, visit our web site https://parando.org/