Pedal From Farm to Farm on May 11th!

Pump up your tires and get ready for the Second Annual FREE Portsmouth Farm-to-Farm Bike Ride on Saturday, May 11th!!!
Lovely Middle Road, lined with six family farms, will be CAR FREE so families, friends, and neighbors can enjoy the experience of riding together. On May 11th, from 10am until 1pm, Middle Road will be closed to car traffic for the Farm-to-Farm Bike Ride – a short and delightful 4 mile ride for people of all ages and biking or walking abilities. Please join us!!!

Parking will be available behind the School Administration Building at 29 Middle Road. Registration and start will be located behind Escobar’s Farmhouse Inn at 133 Middle Road. The ride runs for two miles down Middle Road, with a turn-around point at Benjamin Drive (about 897 Middle Rd). Along the way, riders and walkers will pass six Portsmouth family farms: Escobar farms, DeArruda Farm, Quonset View Farm, Portsmouth Nursery, BAW Farm, and DeCastro Farms. Bike Newport, RI staff and volunteers will be on hand at the start to assist with bike checks and helmet fittings, and along the route to offer assistance.



Food will be available for purchase near the registration area starting at 11am. Food vendors include:

Flat Waves Food Shack

Red’s Rhode Island

Rhody Roots

My Rolling cafe

In addition to the bike ride, Clean Ocean Access will be running a roadside cleanup for the duration of the event, so sign up to get your cleaning gear to help keep Middle Road beautiful for all to enjoy!

We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this event possible:

Teri Degnan Real Estate & Consulting, LTD, our GOLD Sponsor!

Bristol Marine,

Newport Family and Cosmetic Dentistry

Newport County YMCA

Aquidneck Island Planning

Countryside Children’s Center

Premier Landscaping

A few key partners will also be helping make this event a success:

velofix will be on site to help with any bike fixes you may need. Velofix Mobile Bike Shop is locally owned and operated and is simply the mobile version of the local bike shop!

Escobar’s Farmhouse Inn is graciously hosting our event and has donated a two-night stay for our raffle.

Rhody Fresh Milk will be available for FREE for everyone’s enjoyment.

Clements’ Marketplace will be serving coffee and pastries to participants during registration.

And come learn some Portsmouth agricultural history from the Portsmouth Historical Society!

Portable toilets will be available along the route at Quonset View Farm and Anne Benson Stables.

And last, but certainly not least, thank you to the Town of Town of Portsmouth Public Works and Portsmouth Police RI Police Department for your support and collaboration!

This ride is FREE! Questions? info@bikenewportri.org / (401) 619-4900