Climb Every Hill
Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Tue, 12/27/2022 - 15:20Central Park > Yonkers > Dobbs Ferry > Tarrytown > Briarcliff Manor > Croton-On-Hudson > Cortlandt Manor > North Highland > Hopewell Junction > Poughkeepsie
Central Park > Yonkers > Dobbs Ferry > Tarrytown > Briarcliff Manor > Croton-On-Hudson > Cortlandt Manor > North Highland > Hopewell Junction > Poughkeepsie
Hudson Greenway just south of the GW Bridge (start)> Hudson River Greenway (north)> 182nd St overpass> 181st St> Cabrini north> 190th St> Overlook Terrace> 187th St> Dyckman St> Payson St> Riverside Dr> Broadway, north> Bennett Av> 187th St> Overlook Terrace> Fort Washington Avenue> Fort Tryon Park> Fort Washington Av> 190th St/Overlook Terrace> 187th St> Broadway> Nagle> Fort George Hill bike path> Fort George Av> Amsterdam Av> 182nd St> Broadway> 181st St> Riverside Dr> Hudson River Greenway (south) > south of GW Bridge (end)
Note of December 2022: The Hudson River Greenway north of 181st St to Dyckman St is closed due to reconstruction; it needs it! Recommended re-route is 182nd St overpass> 181st St> Cabrini north> 190th St> Overlook Terrace> 187th St>Broadway, north> Bennett Av>. You will be doing the first half of the descent from Ft Washington Ave on Overlook to 187th to Broadway going north, then taking a left onto Bennett. You will now be back on the route. I did not update the GPS file or the cue sheet.
Mt Everett School parking lot, Berkshire School Road, Sheffield, Ma (start)> Rt 7 south> Silver St> Cooper Hill Rd> Taconic Rd> Hammertown Rd> Rt 41 south> Salisbury> Salmon Kill Rd> Farnam Rd> Lakeville> Belgo Rd> Rt 62> Rt 63> Rt 22 north> Copake Depot> Rt 344 (climb Bash Bish)> Mt Washington, Ma> South Egremont> Sheffield Egremont Rd> Mt Everett School parking lot, Berkshire School Road, Sheffield, Ma (end)
You don't have to be an A or upper level B rider to do this iconic Berkshire ride. Take the shorter (55 miles), somewhat easier version of this gorgeous route. Yes, there's one really steep climb, but it's short and there's no crime in walking that last part - you'll still get the street cred for conquering Bash Bish.
Great Barrington, in front of Mason Library, Main St, start> Rt 41> West Stockbridge> Swamp Rd> Balance Rock Rd> Lanesborough> Mt Greylock
One way. You can return by descending north, down to North Adams, then back south.
Be careful on Rt 7; heavy traffic and narrow shoulder.
Great views.
HS 4/15/15
Mt Everett School parking lot, Berkshire School Road, Sheffield, Ma (start)> Rt 7 north> Sheffield Egremont Rt> Rt 71> Rt 22 north> Austerlitz/ Rt 5> Rt 24> Rt 9> Rt 203> Rt 7> Rt 21> Rt 217> Rt 23> Rt 11> Copake Lake> West Copake> Copake> Copake Falls> Rt 344 (Bash Bish ascent)> Mt Washington, Ma> Rt 41 south> Berkshire School Rd> Mt Everett School parking lot, Berkshire School Road, Sheffield, Ma (end)
The Bash Bish ascent is quite steep. Without proper gearing you will either suffer or walk.
Thanks John Semel for converting this route to RWGPS!
HS 5/19/2015
Poughkeepsie RR Station (start)> Highland Bridge> Hudson Valley Rail Trail> 299> Wallkill Valley Rail Trail> 44/55> CR 7> Tillson Lake Rd> Awosting Portal, Minnewaska SP> Mohonk Preserve> Lenape Lane> R2R Trail> 299> Hudson Valley Rail Trail> Poughkeepsie RR Station (end)
Poughkeepsie RR Station (start) > east & west sides of the Hudson options> Saugerties > Devil's Kitchen/Clove Platte Rd or Rt 23A ascent options > Tannersville (lunch) > West Shokan > Mohonk/Mohonk bypass options > New Paltz > Poughkeepsie RR Station (finish)
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7246216 east of Hudson access, Devil's Kitchen, Mohonk
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7247919 west of Hudson access, 23A, Mohonk
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/8557939 west of Hudson access, Devil's Kitchen, Mohonk
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7247856 west of Hudson access, 23A, Mohonk bypass
There are 5 route variations of this route. 4 of these are labled following waypoints, above. the labeled RWGPS link is the original route: east of Hudson access, Rt 23A ascent, Mohonk on return.