Map and Route

Rock to Rock begins at Common Ground (358 Springside Avenue - directions), at the base of West Rock Park, and finishes at College Woods at East Rock Park. Along the way, we stop at Beaver Pond Park and Edgewood Park. Optional rides (in red on the map below) lead to the West Rock Summit and East Rock Summit.

We plotted our 8-mile route with riders of all ages and abilities in mind. It's flat, safe, and fun -- and makes use of tons of our city's best cycling resources.

If you are riding with young children, and think the full route isn't within reach, feel free to join us at Common Ground, and travel to Edgewood Park or Beaver Pond Park. We will offer a shuttle from the corner of West Rock and Whalley Avenues to Common Ground at 8:30, for families that want to park at Edgewood so they have transportation after riding from Common Ground to Edgewood. The ride from Beaver Pond back to Common Ground is relatively short and simple, for riders who want to leave the group at that point.

2010 Lead Sponsors!
Top Rock:
The City of New Haven
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Rock Star:
360 State
Yale-New Haven Hospital
The Devil's Gear
Center for Orthopaedics
Rockin':
Yale University
A1 Toyota
Citizens Bank
West Rock Ridge Park Association
Rock Fans:
NewAlliance Bank
O,R&L
McDougal Center at Yale
Parker's Tangent
YouRenew
CASEUS Cheese Truck
Elm City Kettle Corn
Jack's Concessions

Rock to Rock proceeds support Common Ground, Solar Youth, New Haven Parks Department, Friends of East Rock Park, Friends of Beaver Pond Park, The Urban Resources Initiative, Elm City Cycling, Friends of Edgewood Park, Sierra Club's Inner City Outings, and New Haven/Leon Sister City Project.

Become a sponsor! Your support:

1. Helps thousands of city kids experience nature -- through camps, field trips, and after-school programs.
2. Keeps the city's parks clean and beautiful -- by planting trees, dealing with litter, and removing invasive plants.
3. Provides hundreds of community events -- nature hikes, farm festivals, volunteer days, trail runs.
4. Makes sure New Haven is a vibrant, healthy, safe city -- by preserving greenspaces, encouraging outdoor recreation, and making good use of our parks.

Thanks to our 2009 sponsors!

The City of New Haven, Devil's Gear Bike Shop, Yale Office of New Haven and State Affairs, Elm City Parks Conservancy, Kenny's Custom Interiors, Friends of Edgewood Park, Urban Resources Initiative, Elm City Cycling, Connecticut Rock Gym, West Rock Ridge Park Association, McDougal Center at Yale, Westville Village Renaissance Alliance, Romeo & Cesare, Nica's Market, L'Orcio, Bruegger's, Parker's Tangent, Musical Folk, Amity Bicycles, Regional Water Authority, E-Bomb's Custom Screen Printing, BEEEP, Inc., Chabaso Bakery, Ashley's Ice Cream, Nate's Naturals, Shaw's, Stop n' Shop, BJ's, Shindler Creative, New Haven Bicycle Collective, New Haven Bioregional Group, and many others!