County guideLearning to ride in
Learning to ride in
Bergen County
All 70 towns in Bergen County, the closer beginner range for each, and the rides nearest the county.
Where Bergen County riders train
Two beginner ranges
Most new riders start with a beginner course on a closed practice range. Of Bergen County's 70 towns, 37 are closer to the Riverdale range and 33 to West Orange, measured in a straight line. Both run the same beginner course, so pick whichever dates suit you.
Riverdale: 107 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Riverdale, NJ 07457
West Orange: 1315 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052
What the beginner course is like
- Classroom time plus hours on a closed range, not in traffic
- Training motorcycles are provided, so you don't need to own one
- Bring your own DOT helmet and sturdy riding clothes, and check with the course before day one
- No learner's permit needed before the basic course
- Graduates of the state basic course may qualify to have the MVC road test waived
Every town
70 towns in Bergen County
Distances are straight-line miles to the closer range, not driving distance. Linked towns have their own page.
- AllendaleRiverdale range · about 9 mi
- AlpineRiverdale range · about 20 mi
- BergenfieldWest Orange range · about 16 mi
- BogotaWest Orange range · about 13 mi
- CarlstadtWest Orange range · about 11 mi
- Cliffside ParkWest Orange range · about 14 mi
- ClosterRiverdale range · about 18 mi
- CresskillRiverdale range · about 18 mi
- DemarestRiverdale range · about 18 mi
- DumontRiverdale range · about 17 mi
- East RutherfordWest Orange range · about 9 mi
- EdgewaterWest Orange range · about 15 mi
- Elmwood ParkWest Orange range · about 11 mi
- EmersonRiverdale range · about 15 mi
- EnglewoodWest Orange range · about 17 mi
- Englewood CliffsWest Orange range · about 18 mi
- Fair LawnRiverdale range · about 10 mi
- FairviewWest Orange range · about 14 mi
- Fort LeeWest Orange range · about 16 mi
- Franklin LakesRiverdale range · about 5 mi
- GarfieldWest Orange range · about 10 mi
- Glen RockRiverdale range · about 10 mi
- HackensackWest Orange range · about 13 mi
- Harrington ParkRiverdale range · about 17 mi
- Hasbrouck HeightsWest Orange range · about 11 mi
- HaworthRiverdale range · about 16 mi
- HillsdaleRiverdale range · about 14 mi
- Ho-Ho-KusRiverdale range · about 11 mi
- LeoniaWest Orange range · about 15 mi
- Little FerryWest Orange range · about 12 mi
- LodiWest Orange range · about 11 mi
- LyndhurstWest Orange range · about 8 mi
- MahwahRiverdale range · about 9 mi
- MaywoodWest Orange range · about 13 mi
- Midland ParkRiverdale range · about 8 mi
- MontvaleRiverdale range · about 14 mi
- MoonachieWest Orange range · about 11 mi
- New MilfordRiverdale range · about 15 mi
- North ArlingtonWest Orange range · about 7 mi
- NorthvaleRiverdale range · about 19 mi
- NorwoodRiverdale range · about 18 mi
- OaklandRiverdale range · about 4 mi
- Old TappanRiverdale range · about 17 mi
- OradellRiverdale range · about 14 mi
- Palisades ParkWest Orange range · about 14 mi
- ParamusRiverdale range · about 13 mi
- Park RidgeRiverdale range · about 14 mi
- RamseyRiverdale range · about 9 mi
- RidgefieldWest Orange range · about 13 mi
- Ridgefield ParkWest Orange range · about 13 mi
- RidgewoodRiverdale range · about 10 mi
- River EdgeRiverdale range · about 15 mi
- River ValeRiverdale range · about 16 mi
- Rochelle ParkWest Orange range · about 12 mi
- RockleighRiverdale range · about 19 mi
- RutherfordWest Orange range · about 8 mi
- Saddle BrookWest Orange range · about 12 mi
- Saddle RiverRiverdale range · about 11 mi
- South HackensackWest Orange range · about 12 mi
- TeaneckWest Orange range · about 15 mi
- TenaflyWest Orange range · about 18 mi
- TeterboroWest Orange range · about 11 mi
- Upper Saddle RiverRiverdale range · about 12 mi
- WaldwickRiverdale range · about 9 mi
- WallingtonWest Orange range · about 9 mi
- Washington townshipRiverdale range · about 12 mi
- WestwoodRiverdale range · about 14 mi
- Wood-RidgeWest Orange range · about 10 mi
- Woodcliff LakeRiverdale range · about 13 mi
- WyckoffRiverdale range · about 7 mi
Rides nearest Bergen County
- Skyline DriveOakland to Ringwood through the Ramapo Mountains
- Route 511 by the reservoirsWanaque and Monksville reservoirs, Passaic County
- Warwick TurnpikeThrough Hewitt State Forest, West Milford
Interested in getting started?
Beginner classes run on a closed practice range, and you can sign up for one today.