DeWint House - Bergen History Ride #1

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Dinosaur Playground > GW Bridge > E Clinton > Ridge Rd > Highwood Ave > Knoll Rd > Hillside > Anderson > Hardenburgh > Columbus > Schraalenburgh > Broadway > Old Tappan Rd > De Wint House picnic. Tappan Rd > Knickerbocker > Riveredge Rd > Tenafly Rd > Hudson Ave > Lydecker > Walnut > GW Bridge > Riverside Dr > Dinosaur Palyground.

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2 out of 5
Distance: 
43.50
Difficulty: 
62
Vertical Gain: 
1900
Carol Waaser
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B
C
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A pleasant and relaxed ride to DeWint House, where General George Washington had his headquarters a couple of times during the Revolutionary War. It's also where Major Andre was hanged as a spy. There's a museum and the original house which is furnished as it would have been in Washington's time. Picnic tables on the back lawn by a gurgling stream, so stop at the deli in Tappan to pick up lunch. (Don't forget your musette bag to carry lunch a half mile.) Plan to spend a little time at the site.

cw 6/2019

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