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Poughkeepsie Hippie Loop

Way Points: 

Poughkeepsie Metro North railroad station (start)> Mid Hudson Bridge> Hudson Valley Rail Trail> 299> Springtown Rd> Mtn Rest Rd> 213 west> Leggett Rd> Peak Rd> 213 west> 28A west> Reservoir Rd> Mtn Rd/Shokan Rd> Pitcairn Rd> Boyce Rd> Ohayo Mtn Rd> Meads Mtn Rd> McDaniel Rd> Glasco Tpk> Chestnut Hll Rd> W Hurley Rd> Dike Rd> 28A west>  Dug Hill Rd> Hurley Mtn Rd> Binnewater Rd> Elting Rd> Springtown Rd> River Rd> 213 east> Dashville Rd> Martin Sweedish Rd> Plutarch Rd> N Elting Corners Rd> Lilly Lake Rd> Hudson Valley Rail Trail> Haviland Rd> Mid Hudson Bridge> Poughkeepsie Metro North railroad station (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Ron Gentile
Signature Route : 
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
6800
Difficulty: 
159
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

This A-STS route was created by Ron Gentile and submitted by Nick Gigliotti.

It covers a lot of ground. Great views as it crosses the Ashokan Resevoir, climbing soon after.

 

HS 2/23/2021

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The Hills of Northern Manhattan

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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)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
660
Difficulty: 
15
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

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.

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Long Island Gold Coast Trifecta

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Roslyn LIRR -> Bryant Ave -> Shore Rd -> Matinecock Pt -> Prybil Beach -> Bayville Rd -> Centre Island Rd -> West Shore Rd -> Theodore Roosevelt Park -> Sagamore Hill -> Moore's Hill Rd -> Planting Fields Rd -> Wheatley Rd -> Harbor Hill Rd -> Roslyn LIRR

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Jonathan Stern, Ron Grossberg, Ron Wechsler
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
3095
Difficulty: 
88
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

If you think Long Island is strip malls and nightmare traffic, this is your chance to discover the gilded age glory of the Gold Coast. And if you think Long Island is flat, put on your big boy pants and consider 3095 feet of climbing in 57 miles, including one humdinger with a 12% average grade.

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The Knot

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NYC (start) > River Road > Sparkill > Kings Highway > Clausland Mt Rd > Tweed > Bradley Hill Rd > Clausland > Greenbush > Bradley Hill Rd > Tweed > Clausland > Nyack (lunch) > Old Mountain Rd/Christian Herald/Mountain View > Schuyler Rd > Bradley Hill Road > Tweed > 9W> (River Rd option) > NYC (finish)

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7350698 The Knot with Ash

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Timothy McCarthy
Signature Route : 
This is a Signature Route
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
5100
Difficulty: 
113
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

You can tie "The Knot" many ways. To deserve the name "The Knot" a ride must come at the crossroads of Tweed Blvd and Clausland Mountain Rd from every direction. This route does not technically achieve this but it takes in the added climbs of Old Mountain/Christian Herald/Mountain View and Schuyler Rd. There's plenty of climbing here.

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The Knot (75th Anniversary)

Way Points: 

NYC (start) > River Rd > 9W > Sparkill > Kings Highway > Clausland Mt Rd > Tweed > Bradley Hill Rd > South Blvd > Greenbush > Bradley Hill Rd > Tweed > South Blvd > Nyack (lunch) > Old Mountain Rd/Christian Herald/Mountain View > Schuyler Rd > Bradley Hill Road > Tweed > 9W > River Rd > NYC (finish)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Timothy McCarthy
Signature Route : 
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
6,000
Difficulty: 
A
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

You can tie "The Knot" many ways. To deserve the name "The Knot" a ride must come at the crossroads of Tweed Blvd and Clausland Mountain Rd from every direction. This route does not technically achieve this (who wants perfection?). However, it takes in the added climbs of Old Mountain/Christian Herald/Mountain View and Schuyler Rd. Plenty of climbing here.

Thank you Timothy McCarthy for this most imaginative and challenging out and back ride at our door step.

HS 3/22/15

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Minnewaska via Awosting Portal, Gunk Ridge to Mohonk, via Poughkeepsie: Gravel or Mtn bike

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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)

 

 
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
4100
Difficulty: 
107
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5
Credit for this route goes to John Z. 
June 28, 2022: NB: Erosion on the Awosting Portal is deepening, making climbing a bit more difficult, but the descent in places is now in the technical realm.
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