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Registration Open For Full Moon Ride In Hopewell Township
The fourth annual ride is set for Saturday, Sept. 9, 9:30 p.m.
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ — Mercer County residents are encouraged to take a moonlit ride in Mercer Meadows next month. The Lawrence Hopewell Trail’s Full Moon Bike Ride will take place on Saturday, Sept. 9, beginning at 9:30 p.m. Adults and youngsters aged 12 and up are invited to participate in the ride, which begins and ends at the parking lot at Rosedale Lake in Mercer Meadows in Hopewell Township.
Registration will open at 9 p.m., but pre-registration at www.lhtrail.org, is strongly recommended and will speed up the preliminaries, LHT Board Member and Full Moon Bike Ride Curator Jay Watson said. Registration is $10 per rider.
Bicyclists are encouraged to use headlights and decorate their bikes with glow sticks for the late-night ride. Ice cream vendors will be on hand at the ride start and end of the trail loop. Helmets are required.
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“This ride takes cyclists through Mercer Meadows via the Lawrence Hopewell Trail, which serves as the backbone of an extensive trail system in the park,” Watson said. “From the starting gate at Rosedale Lake, riders will head to the Maidenhead Trail, on to the Twin Pines Trail, then back to Rosedale Park, in a ride that takes most riders about 45 minutes to complete.”
It is the fourth year in a row the 1,600-acre park will play host to the moonlit ride, according to Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes.
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“The Mercer County Park Commission is dedicated to providing recreation opportunities and encouraging leisure time activities and preservation of open spaces, among other aims,” Mercer County Park Commission Executive Director Aaron T. Watson said. “The LHT Full Moon Ride has become one of the most popular community annual events. It brings our residents out to enjoy our parks in a completely different way.”
For any information about how the weather may impact the ride, visit www.lhtrail.org beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9. Information will be posted there regarding any cancellation, if necessary.
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