Cranberry Wilderness Bike Ride 

What is it?

Don’t miss this opportunity to bike around the naturally beautiful cranberry bogs, reservoirs and woodlands that this trail follows.  On July 20, the Bourne-Wareham Kiwanis Club in conjunction with the A. D. Makepeace Company will be hosting a Cranberry Wilderness Bike Ride in Wareham. Enjoy yourself during this relaxing self-guided ride while learning a bit about the cranberry industry.  Beverages, snacks and information available at all “Rest Stops” along the bike route. Two courses are offered, one short course (approximately 3 miles) and one longer course (approximately 6 miles). Proceeds from this event will benefit the Kiwanis Club of Bourne-Wareham. 

 

Why do it?

In addition to supporting the good works of the local Kiwanis club, you will be experiencing the unmatched beauty of Massachusett's natural resources during thie casual bike ride.  Multiple “rest stops” along the course will provide riders with a brief rest, a snack, beverages, cranberry facts and information from the different participating organizations. Our friends from Serious Cycles will be on hand to help offer riders advice and technical assistance if necessary!  All riders will receive a free comemorative drawstring bag that they can filled along the bike ride.  Once riders complete the tour, they are offered Yoga cool down by Yoga Light Studios and a pIcnic lunch by Makepeace Farms in Tihonet Village.

The Bike Safety Rodeo

The rodeo offered by Kiwanis, will be will focus on reducing the number of children injured in bicycle accidents who require treatment in our trauma centers and community hospitals.

The following statistics make the point:

• Approximately 700 cyclists are fatally injured in traffic collisions each year in the U.S.
• Approximately 15% of all bicyclist deaths occur to children age 15 or younger.
• Each year, nearly half a million children are treated for bicycle-related injuries in U.S. hospital emergency rooms or in other medical settings.
• One child in seven suffers a head injury in bicycle-related accidents.
• Head injuries cause over 60% of the injuries and deaths that occur in bicycle accidents.
• Ninety-one percent of bicyclists killed in 2008 were not wearing helmets.
• While bicycle helmets generally have been shown to reduce the risk of head injury by approximately 85%, only about 30% of all child cyclists use them.
• Many children and their parents are unaware of these statistics and the basic techniques for staying safe while riding a bike.  *(Statistics from NHTSA; Safe Kids, USA; US Consumer Product Safety Commission; www.helmets.org; American Academy)

 Register below to join us on this beautiful, educational and supportive bike tour!

  Proceeds to benefit the Kiwanis Club of Bourne-Wareham

Event Sponsors:

       YOGA LIGHT STUDIOS 

   

WAIVER:  By clicking "Register Now!" below you are agreeing to the following:

Waiver: I know that participating in the Cranberry Wilderness Bike Tour is a potentially hazardous activity. I should not enter unless I am medically and physically able. I agree to abide by any decision of the officials relative to my ability to safely complete the course. I assume all risks associated with participating in this event, including, but not limited to falls, contact with other participants, the effects of weather including heat, humidity or cold, traffic and conditions of the road; all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your accepting my entry, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release the Kiwanis Club of Bourne-Wareham, A.D. Makepeace Comapny and affliates, all other sponsors, directors, employees and volunteers of this event, even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver. I grant permission to all of the foregoing to use any photographs, motion pictures, recordings or other record of this event for any legitimate purpose. Children should be accompanied by an adult while participating in the Cranberry Wilderness Bike Tour. Please be aware that there are many bees and other insects on and around the bog areas.

The bike course surface may not be suitable for all bikes and includes sandy surfaces.

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