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Bike, hike, run, and adventure in a place that will ignite your passion for this beautiful planet!

Climate Ride provides its cyclists, hikers, and runners a unique opportunity to merge environmental passion, love of physical activity and challenge, and philanthropic commitment. We have multi-day events around the world and the unforgettable weekender called Green Fondo. You can learn about these fundraising events, including day-by-day and logistical information, by clicking on an event below. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Jan 11-17, 2025 or Jan 25-31, 2025
Cuba Ride (Western Cuba and Havana)
Bike Cuba. Explore the verdant farmlands of Viñales. Relax on white-sand beaches kissed by turquoise waters. Immerse yourself in the rich history of Havana, while discovering biospheres and national parks. Experience it all alongside the locals.
February 13-16, 2025
Montana Nordic Ski Camp
New! Join Climate Ride for its newest learning adventure: Nordic Ski Training Camp. Spend four days skiing in beautiful Whitefish Montana. Skate ski, classic ski, and even have an option to downhill ski on our last day. Each day we’ll focus on learning skills and techniques and then we’ll put them to the test on adventures that suit your ability and and level. In typical Climate Ride fashion, we’ll support you to ski faster or further than you have before. Après ski doesn’t get any better than on a Climate Ride event surrounded by engaged people making a huge difference for our planet.
March 9-14, 2025
Death Valley National Park Ride
Join us on a bike tour in beautiful isolation. This is a road cycling paradise with spectacular salt flats, desert oases, cathedrals of red rock, and views of towering mountains like Telescope Peak. With cool temperatures and sunny days, spring is the ideal time of year to camp, bike, and explore Death Valley National Park. With our expert support, you’ll have the time of your life.
May 16-18, 2025
Green Fondo NorCal Weekend
Join Green Fondo, the weekend cycling celebration. This event takes place near the San Francisco Bay Area where cyclists can overnight, enjoy food and drink, live music, and meet new friends. Pedal for the planet and be a part of creating a positive impact for the future. With three route options each day, there’s a sweet ride for seasoned to novice cyclists. Thanks to Annual Fund donors, the costs of Green Fondo are fully covered so that we can give 100% of donations to grants.
June 23-28, 2025
Idaho Gravel Ride
Explore Idaho’s most scenic backroads and champagne gravel, while immersing yourself in a wild landscape filled with hot springs, majestic rivers, and countless mountains.
July 16-21, 2025
Glacier Ride – Glacier to Banff
A charitable cycling event spanning two spectacular national parks and two countries, Glacier Ride explores some of the wildest lands in North America. With spectacular mountains, golden grasslands, and stunning wildflowers, every mile of this ride is a jaw-dropping celebration of our national parks. Our journey explores the ancient temperate forests on the Western slope of the Continental Divide, the picturesque beauty of Waterton, a UNESCO biosphere, a trip up the Kananaskis highway, and a visit to Banff National Park and Lake Louise.. Proceeds from Glacier Ride fund clean energy, conservation, and bicycling efforts in Glacier National Park.
July 27-31, 2025
Climate Hike – White Mountains
This charitable backpacking challenge explores the rugged and beautiful White Mountains via the iconic Appalachian Trail. We’ll hike through boreal forests, take in breathtaking vistas above the tree line, and eventually settle into a cozy Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) hut each night to recount our adventures under the stars. Each night, we’ll hear from one of AMC’s regional experts on topics such as the forest ecosystem, climate research in the national forest, and more. Your four days of hiking will be a fulfilling challenge and energize philanthropic action for public lands, conservation, and climate awareness.

This adventure is done in partnership with our friends at Appalachian Mountain Club – a Climate Ride Beneficiary Partner. AMC’s mission is to foster the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the outdoors.
The rise in outdoor recreation paired with the ongoing crisis of climate change highlights the importance of AMC’s conservation research and advocacy work across the region. Understanding how climate change is affecting our region keeps AMC’s team of scientists busy as they study the air, waters, forests, and fields throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Their findings provide science-supported action items, allowing AMC to lead by example.
August 2025
Wine Country Ride (1 day)
A one-day ride through the scenic backroads of Sonoma County with a great afterparty. Whether you race for time or ride to complete one of four route distances, the planet wins.
Sept 2-8, 2025
Netherlands to Bruges Ride
Embark on an unforgettable cycling adventure from Holland to Belgium, winding through charming towns, quaint villages, and scenic canals on top-notch cycling routes. As you pedal, you’ll discover firsthand what Dutch and Belgian children learn early on: that the ultimate way to explore is on two wheels.
September 18-22, 2025
GAP & C&O Canal Trail Ride
Explore America’s scenic rail trails, the GAP and C&O Trail, from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., on a breathtaking bike tour. Ride through small towns, enjoy peaceful paths, stunning rivers, vibrant fall colors, and finish with a grand arrival at the nation’s capital. Perfect for cyclists of all levels!
September 25-28, 2025
Vermont Gravel Ride – Northeast Kingdom
This bike tour traverses the most beautiful gravel roads in Vermont. We’ll pedal the state’s longest rail trail, ride beneath the tallest peak in the Green Mountains, and explore the many hills and hollers of the Northeast Kingdom. After riding each day, you can swim or canoe at Caspian Lake and refuel on delicious local cuisine.
October 6-12, 2025
Bhutan Ride & Hike – Exploring the Himalayan Kingdom
Welcome to the Kingdom of Bhutan. It is a country of vertiginous mountains steeped in traditional Buddhist culture that has made a tremendous effort to become one of the world’s only carbon-negative countries. You have a chance to bike and hike in this unique and unforgettable kingdom.
Design Your Own Event – Bike, Hike, Climb, Birthdays, Weddings
We realize that there are a lot of cool ways to fundraise for your favorite cause and make an impact on your local community or environmental advocacy group. We want to help! That’s why we’re offering the Independent Challenge program.
February 2026
Baja MultiSport
Mountain bike, hike, and snorkel in the dramatic seas and landscapes of Baja California Sur.
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Joshua Tree & Anza-Borrego Ride
We begin our experience with sweeping desert views, diverse ecosystems, and the fascinating history of Joshua Tree National Park and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Known for its towering boulder piles and the twisty, spiky trees that speckle its landscape, Joshua Tree sits where the high Mojave Desert meets the lower Colorado Desert. Then on to Anza-Borrego, where jagged spires, desert flora, and endangered bighorn sheep await. Expect majestic views, heart-pumping ascents and time out of the saddle to immerse ourselves in the landscape. This is an ideal winter ride for intermediate to experienced cyclists, and with an e-bike rental, we can make the climbs achievable for newer riders too. This is full six days of cycling with hotels at night.
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California North Coast Ride
A gorgeous charitable cycling adventure that begins in California’s historic Redwood Empire near Eureka, travels along the scenic coast, and ventures into the beautiful wine country of the Russian River Valley before crossing the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco.
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Burlington to Bar Harbor Ride
This bike tour traverses the most beautiful roads of New England. You’ll ride across three states — Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. This ride will feature quiet backroads that wind through mountain ranges, vast forests, rivers, lakes, and even Maine’s rugged coastline. We’ll stay at beautiful summer camps and inns with options to camp if people want to soak in some nature and taste local cuisine along our ride. On the final day, we’ll ride through Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island before shuttling back to Burlington, VT or Boston, MA. Shuttles back to Burlington or to Boston are included!
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Slovenia Ride
Ride from Ljubljana to the northern alps crossing the border with Austria and down into Lake Bled before tackling some epic climbs including Vrsic Pass in the Julian Alps.
Discover the pure beauty of Slovenia in this point to point bike ride. Stay in unique accommodations along the route & enjoy breathtaking views.
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North Rim Grand Canyon MTB
Take in unforgettable views of the Grand Canyon’s wild northern borders! On this tour we explore the remote Kaibab Plateau rising high above the magnificent Grand Canyon. We’ll ride through ponderosa and aspen forests on a fun 2-day section of the Arizona Trail leading up to our first view of the Canyon at its East Rim. We then traverse the plateau to finish the last days of the tour on the magnificent Rainbow Rim Trail.

This is mountain biking at its best with winding singletrack and stunning views into the Grand Canyon. The combination of high desert vistas, forest trails, and alpine meadows makes for an incredibly scenic route. Riders of varying abilities will enjoy the terrain that offers a choice of riding options from secluded forest roads to more challenging singletrack.
Returning in 2026
Japan Ride
Explore the temples and hot springs (onsen) of Kyushu, Japan’s undiscovered southern island on two wheels. Cycling from west to east across forested green hills, we’ll visit quiet villages to experience local food and fascinating Buddhist traditions.
Next Ride TBA
Morocco Ride
Ride a colorful tour from Marrakech into the High Atlas Mountains. Climb the Tizi n’Tichka pass, see the UNESCO world heritage site Ait Benhaddou, and ride across the Agafay desert.
October 2025
Climate Ride – Missoula
STEP 1 – Register and get stoked to ride with a bunch of wonderful people in your local community!
STEP 2 – Customize your fundraising page and learn more about the Missoula beneficiaries you’ll ride to support!
STEP 3 – Reach out to your network and raise funds for your beneficiaries!
STEP 4 – Ride on for the planet!
Returning in 2026
Far West Texas and Big Bend Ride
Join us for this unique 5-day road cycling event as we head to the far west of Texas. The trip meets in El Paso for a shuttle to the artsy town of Marfa, before adventuring out to visit Big Bend National Park, Big Bend State Park, ghost towns, and more while staying at historic hotels and sampling local eateries.

This event is double occupancy only. There are limited single supplements due to the accommodations in the Big Bend area. We encourage you to sign up with a friend or partner. If you do not, we may have to cancel your registration. If you have questions about this policy, please contact us. We also have an option to meet up in Marfa, where you can leave a car, instead of taking the shuttle from/to El Paso.
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About Climate Ride

Founded in 2008, Climate Ride is a nonprofit organization established to change lives through sports, like cycling and hiking, and to drive philanthropic impact for the sustainability movement. Started as a five-day bike ride from NYC to DC in 2008, Climate Ride has grown into an idea catalyst and leading supporter of the environmental and active transportation movement. We now have cycling and hiking events around the world helping to mobilize people to protect the planet.

It’s our passion to empower you to actively engage in environmental efforts by completing a multi-day outdoor endurance cycling and hiking event while fundraising through our grants program to support climate, conservation, and active transportation. We create opportunities for you to engage in a way that is uniquely positive, life-affirming, and transformational. We are so proud of Climate Ride participants who make an extraordinary contribution to a cause they care about. You are helping to provide much-needed financial support, raising awareness, and helping to build a national network of supporters.

The reward for this commitment is the experience of a lifetime through some of America’s most beautiful landscapes. While cycling or hiking, participants meet and network with leaders in sustainability, active transportation, and renewable energy while raising awareness of our cause.

Testimonials

Eli Akira Kaufman
Green Fondo Southern California

What could be better than riding with a group of pragmatic idealists who give a damn about the climate crisis while enjoying the planet they are committed to preserving? Climate Ride is the definition of pedaling with purpose!

GusTavo Guerra Vásquez
Green Fondo Southern California

Climate Ride is an incredible experience! Their dynamic activities let us support beneficiaries working to ameliorate our impact on Mother Nature while having a great time. The Climate Ride community is also working intersectionally on social justice issues through their Grants and Community Leader programs. You won’t be the same after your first Climate Ride event!

Bill Soeltz
Green Fondo New York

I just participated in my first Climate Ride in Western New York. It certainly will not be my last! The event was very well organized. It was a wonderful group of people that care about one of the great challenges we face today, climate change. Even more important, it was group of people trying to address this problem by personally taking action to make change happen to better our world.

Shannan Zister-Kasper
Glacier National Park Ride

Climate Ride exceeded all of our expectations for our family. Everything from the trip guides and pre-trip emails to the logistics of the ride was thoroughly planned. It checked all of our boxes- raising money and awareness for National Parks, promoted physical challenges with the bike rides and spent the day surrounded by incredible nature.

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