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The Reverse Hunter Loop (clockwise)

Submitted by HSchiffman on Tue, 08/06/2013 - 10:14
Way Points: 

Poughkeepsie RR Station (start)> high bridge rail trail> Rt 299> New Paltz> Rt 6> Mohonk climb> (remain on Rt 6)> Rt 209 north> Acorn Hill Rd> Rt 28A west> Rt 28 west >  Winne Rd> Mt Tremper-Phoenicia Rd> Phoenicia> Rt 214 north> Rt 23A east> Tannersville> (remain on Rt 23A)> Rt 32A south> Rt 34> Market St, Saugerties> Rt 32 S> Rt 213> Plutarch Rd> New Paltz Rd> Rt 299> New Paltz Rd> Hudson Valley Rail Trail> Poughkeepsie RR Station (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Craig Breed & Anita Christofferson
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
The Catskills
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
6800
Difficulty: 
180
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

A reverse directional route of the most recent PH Loop, 2013, crossing the Hudson both ways at Poughkeepsie.

This is derivative of the original work of Ron Roth and Terry Leaves. Actually it is a mirror image of their ride.

Fluid/food stops listed on cue sheet.

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Denville Dairy w/Lunch at Sunset

Submitted by HSchiffman on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 17:12
Way Points: 

Denville NJ Transit RR Station (start)> Lincoln Park> Denville  NJ Transit RR Station (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Mitch Rubenstein
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Mid New Jersey South
New Jersey/Rockland County
Level(s): 
B
Vertical Gain: 
3200
Difficulty: 
83
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

Check NJ Transit time table for current train times both directions.

Very hilly!

Updated cue sheet.

HS 3/31/15

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The Knot (75th Anniversary)

Submitted by TMcCarthy on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 10:08
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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 : 
Region Name(s): 
New Jersey/Rockland County
Training locations
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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Dead Presidents

Submitted by TMcCarthy on Tue, 06/28/2011 - 15:26
Way Points: 

Hudson Terrace > Chestnut > Speer > Depeyster > Hillside > Eisenhower > Truman > Jackson > Madison > Adams > Hoover > 9W> Hudson Terrace

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Timothy McCarthy
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New Jersey/Rockland County
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
2500
Difficulty: 
55
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

A scenic, hill climbing excursion (7 climbs) in New Jersey a stone's throw from the George Washington Bridge. A very nice change from doing repeats of the Alpine climb on River Road. Dead Presidents has at its object riding every President-named road in the area off Hillside Avenue (i.e., Eisenhower, Truman, Jackson, etc.). This leads to much looping around. Do this ride with a casual pace, stick together and pay no attention to who gets to the top first. Instead, admire the architecture of the big, booming houses.

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Garrison/Arden Valley/Greenwood Lake/Goshen/Beacon

Submitted by HSchiffman on Fri, 01/28/2011 - 06:57
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Garrison RR Station (start)> Bear Mtn Bridge> 7 Lakes Drive> Arden Valley Rd> Benjamin Meadows> 17A> Greenwood Lake> Gibson Hill/CR 82> Sugar Loaf> Clark> Fort Hill> Goshen> Sara Wells Trail > Washingtonville > Newburgh > Beacon (finish)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Fred Steinberg
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Orange County
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
6500
Difficulty: 
146
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

Metro North both ways on Hudson Line. Check time table. Metro North bike pass needed. Hilly route out to Goshen.

The most difficult route is on RWGPS and its cue sheet. Other options on author's cue sheet, which has been updated. But no bailouts.

Check Metro North schedule for latest train times.

HS 3/26/15

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Dover, NJ to Beacon or Peekskill

Submitted by HSchiffman on Fri, 01/28/2011 - 06:34
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Dover, NJ Transit RR Station> Andover> Delaware Water Gap> Port Jervis> High Point, NJ> Pine Island> Warwick> either Peekskill via 17A and 7 Lakes Drive, or Beacon via Goshen

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7332825 Peekskill finish

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Terry Leaves
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Mid New Jersey South
New Jersey/Rockland County
Orange County
Putnam Dutchess and Columbia Counties
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
7800
Difficulty: 
199
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

There is no bailout option in the first 67 miles. 128 miles to Peekskill, 121 miles to Beacon.

"The route contains some steep rollers in the first 20 miles. It's easy to overcook it early on in the ride. Definitely a route I'd recommend with some sort of GPS available as it's around terrain that most of our club doesn't know.

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Little Tor/Arden Valley/Perkins/Dennytown/Brewster

Submitted by HSchiffman on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 22:55
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NJ Side of GW Bridge (start) > 9W> Western Hwy> Strawtown Rd> S Mtn Rd> Little Tor> Central Hwy> 106> 17 north> Southfield> Arden Valley Rd> 7 Lakes Drive> Perkins> Bear Mtn Bridge> 9D> Snake Hill Rd> Philpse Brook Rd> South Highland Rd> Dennytown Rd > 301 east> Putnam Co Rail Trail> Southeast/Brewster MN RR Station (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Hudson Highlands
New Jersey/Rockland County
Orange County
Putnam Dutchess and Columbia Counties
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
7100
Difficulty: 
168
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

Short hardpack sections on Philpse Brook Rd> South Highland Rd.

Bail out in Garrison.

Lunch stop in Southfield at Valero service station. 

Trailways rail trail from Carmel to Brewster.

Check Metro North time table for return.

HS 3/26/15

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Tour des Catskills

Submitted by BCantrell on Sun, 01/09/2011 - 17:26
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Poughhkeepsie (start)> Rt 299 west> Rt 44/55 west> Rt 55A> Sugarloaf Rd> Red Hill Rd> Rt 47 north> Rt 28 east> Rt 28A east> Rt 213 south> Springtown Rd> Rt 299 east> Poughkeepsie (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
John Z
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Putnam Dutchess and Columbia Counties
The Catskills
The Gunks
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
7800
Difficulty: 
206
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

Ride With GPS route travels Hudson Valley Rail Trail rather than 9W and eastern Rt 299.

7800 vertical feets gain.

You are not going anywhere without a Metro North rail pass unless you have a car.

A public drinking water pipe is on Sugarloaf, on the left, less than 0.1 mile past the turn for Red Hill.

Plan on a long day on wheels...

HS 3/21/15

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Slide Mtn/ Roundout/ Sampson/ Peekamoose

Submitted by BCantrell on Sun, 01/09/2011 - 17:25
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Start: Phoenicia > Rt 28 west> Rt 47/ Frost Valley Rd south> Grahamsville> Rt 55> Rt 55A> Rt 46/ Yagerville Rd>Rt 42 north> Rt 28> Rt 212> Rt 40> Phoenicia (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Fred Steinberg
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
The Catskills
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
5000
Difficulty: 
125
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

Either stay in Phoenicia or car top to and from it.

Big country with few cross roads.

These are mountain passes, not summit ascents.

Food/fluid options in Grahamsville and West Ashoken.

 

HS 3/21/15

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Red Hill Loop 76

Submitted by BCantrell on Sun, 01/09/2011 - 17:23
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Big Indian, NY, Rt 28 & 47 (start)> 47> 19> 55> 55A> Yagerville Rd> Greenville Rd> Sundown Rd> Sugarloaf Rd> Red Hill Rd> Denning Rd/19> 47> Big Indian (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
John Z
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
The Catskills
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
6200
Difficulty: 
138
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

6200' of vertical Not accessible via public transportation. Park car just 0.1 mile west of intersection of Rts 28 & 47 in designated parking lot. 

Original cue sheet incorrectly says Yagerville Rd to end, but actually a left on Greenville Rd.

A public drinking water pipe is on Sugarloaf, on the left, less than 0.1 mile past the turn for Red Hill.

2 deli stops possible on route.

Sugarloaf/ Red Hill ascent, 1600', is the greatest vertical climb in our region.

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