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

Submitted by HSchiffman on Mon, 09/16/2013 - 22:37
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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): 
Gravel Grinding
The Gunks
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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A-Classic 2011 Ride #2 Park Ridge

Submitted by CWaaser on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 15:57
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Boat House Central Park (Start)>GWB>Knickerbocker Road>Lake Tappan>Montvale>Rivervale>Walnut>GWB>Boat House Central Park (Finish)

Status: 
Author: 
A-Classic Team
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
A SIG Cue Sheets
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
2230 feet
Difficulty: 
74
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

Note: in the "Author's Original" cue sheet from 2011, the lunch stop is listed as "Eleni's Pancake House" which now is closed. In the new cue sheet we have listed the Ridge Diner as the recommended lunch stop. 

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River Road (Henry Hudson Drive)

Submitted by HSchiffman on Sun, 11/01/2015 - 19:25
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West side of the GW Bridge (start)> sidewalk, east side of Hudson Terrace/Rt 505, south> bike path, east side of Hudson Terrace/Rt 505, south> River Road/Henry Hudson Drive > Alpine Police Station, Palisades Interstate Park (restrooms, water, turn around point)> River Road/Henry Hudson Drive> bike path, sidewalk, east side of Hudson Terrace/Rt 505, north> sidewalk, east side of Hudson Terrace/Rt 505, north> west side of the GW Bridge (end)

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Traditional
Signature Route : 
This is a Signature Route
Region Name(s): 
New Jersey/Rockland County
Level(s): 
A
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1400
Difficulty: 
31
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

The proper name for this road is Henry Hudson Drive, but we in the NYCC and the rest of the NYC cycling world call it River Road.

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Poughkeepsie/Minnewaska SP (Castle Point)/Poughkeepsie

Submitted by HSchiffman on Wed, 06/17/2015 - 22:44
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Poughkeepsie railroad station (start)> the High Bridge over the Hudson> the Hudson Valley Rail Trail> New Paltz Rd> Rt 299> New Paltz> Rt 299> Rt 44/55> Minnewaska carriage roads> Awosting Falls> Lake Awosting Carriage Way> Castle Point Carriage Road> Rt 44/55> Rt 299> New Paltz> Rt 299> New Paltz Rd> the Hudson Valley Rail Trail> the High Bridge over the Hudson> Poughkeepsie railroad station (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
The Gunks
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
3500
Difficulty: 
88
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

"It’s do-able as a C route, as long as the write-up is clear about the degree of difficulty.  It’s a bit more vertical than would normally be in a C route,  The leaders would also have to be very precise about pacing – doing a true 14 on flat terrain but not letting people blow themselves out early on the climb – it’s essentially a 14 mile climb with very little let-up.  C riders would need low gears to do th

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Whippoorwill, Roaring Brook, Hardscrabble

Submitted by HSchiffman on Thu, 11/25/2010 - 23:04
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The Boathouse, Central Park (start) > Webster/Bronx River Rd > White Plains > Route 22 > Whippoorwill Rd > Roaring Brook Rd > Hard Scrabble Rd > Pleasantville (lunch) > Route 448 > Route 9/Warburton (Tarrytown, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings, Yonkers) > Grant's Tomb (finish)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
This is a Signature Route
Region Name(s): 
Westchester/CT
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
4300
Difficulty: 
116
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

This ride offers two classic hill climbs and a sit down lunch on an out and back from Manhattan. You can bail in Pleasantville, Tarrytown, Dobbs Ferry, after lunch if the weather changes.

HS 4/9/15

updated 1/4/2020 CW

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3-Day Harriman - Storm King

Submitted by CWaaser on Mon, 11/18/2019 - 17:07
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Day 1 short: Ridgewood Station > Saddle River > Airmont > Sloatsburg > Seven Lakes Dr > Kanawauke Rd > Orange Tpk > Monroe (38 mi)

Day 1 long: Grant's Tomb > GW Bridge > Demarest > Saddle River > Airmont > Sloatsburg > Seven Lakes Dr > Kanawauke Rd > Orange Tpk > Monroe (60 mi)

Day 2 short: Monroe > Dunderburg Rd > Smith Clove Rd > Mineral Springs Rd > Cornwall > Storm King Arts Center > Otter Kill Rd > Clove Rd > NY-208 > Monroe (30 mi)

Day 2 long: Monroe > US-6E > NY-293 > NY-218 (Storm King Mt.) > Cornwall > Storm King Arts Center > Otter Kill Rd > Clove Rd > NY-208 > Monroe (36 mi)

Day 3: Monroe > Orange Tpk > Kanawauke Rd > Willow Grove Rd > Call Hollow Rd > Mt Ivy > S Mountain Rd > Ridge Rd > W Nyack > Western Hwy > Rail Trail > 9W > GW Bridge (59 mi)

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Carol Waaser
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Multi-Day Tours
Level(s): 
A
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
8500-9900
Difficulty: 
98-114
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

This is a 3-day self-contained tour, staying at a motel in Monroe and doing a loop ride on Day 2 to the Storm King Arts Center. The cycling is lovely, with the exception of one unavoidable busy stretch on Day 1, and the cultural expedition is fun & enlightening. Storm King Arts Center is a 500 acre outdoor museum featuring sculptures and landscape art. https://stormking.org/ There's a cafe on the grounds for lunch and a rack to lock the bikes.

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