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PE 1666
Bike Touring

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Bike Touring is for those who want to learn how to travel self-supported by bike. This course will cover bike touring equipment use, camping skills, route planning and bike maintenance. Skills on the bike will include road riding safety and riding with a loaded bike. Classes will include rides of 5-15 miles and the course will culminate in a two-day bike tour with overnight camping. The weekend tour may include up to 30 miles per day. 

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Fees Course fee: $275 for instruction/food. Students without a bike can rent one from Cornell Outdoor Education for $60 for the semester.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: ability to comfortably ride a bike 5-15 miles in a single ride.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies one PE requirement if taken as PE. First class is required, students must attend all classes to receive PE credit. 

Comments For important information about the course (dates, drop deadline, supplies list, etc.) please visit the Cornell Outdoor Education website. 

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 12698 PE 1666   LEC 001

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    • R
    • Sep 5 - Sep 19, 2024

    • Bode, C

    • S
    • Sep 14, 2024
    • TBA
    • Sep 21 - Sep 22, 2024

  • Course fee: $275. Prerequisite: ability to comfortably ride a bike. Bikes are available for $60 rental fee. The first class will meet briefly on campus in Bartels Hall, room B01. Following classes will first meet at Bartels Hall and then travel to other areas around the Finger Lakes Region. Transportation is provided for classes off campus. There will be an overnight 09/21/24 - 09/22/24, leaving from Bartels Hall at 7am on 9/21/24.
    Drop Deadline: Monday, August 26, 2024. Students will be responsible for the course fee and assessed a $50 late drop fee if they do not drop by the deadline. For policies pertaining to Cornell Outdoor Education courses, including the Fee Waiver Application for a free or reduced course, please visit https://scl.cornell.edu/coe/pe-courses/enrollment-policies.