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3-Day Harriman - Storm King

Submitted by CWaaser on Mon, 11/18/2019 - 17:07
Way Points: 

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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The Hills of Northern Manhattan

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Fri, 06/12/2020 - 11:14
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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 : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Training locations
Urban Adventure
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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Minnewaska via Awosting Portal, Gunk Ridge to Mohonk, via Poughkeepsie: Gravel or Mtn bike

Submitted by HSchiffman on Mon, 09/16/2013 - 22:37
Way Points: 

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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Bike Overnight - Brewster-Cold Spring

Submitted by CWaaser on Sun, 10/07/2018 - 17:34
Way Points: 

Day 1: Trailway to Brewster. Day 2: Putnam Lake > Ball Pond Rd > CT-37 > Haviland Hollow Rd > NY-164 > NY-311 > NY-52 > lunch in Carmel > Ninham Mountain State Park (CR-41) > Fahnstock State Park (NY-301) > Cold Spring

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Carol Waaser
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Multi-Day Tours
Putnam Dutchess and Columbia Counties
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
5100
Difficulty: 
77
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

If you want to start doing self-contained touring but want to start small, here's the perfect bike overnight. Day 1 is quite easy, using the South & North County and Putnam Trailways to just above Brewster (Sears Corner). It's 55 miles and 2200 vertical feet. Day 2 is more challenging (but shorter - about 42 miles and 2900 vertical feet) with more climbing and several steeper sections, but it goes past beautiful lakes and through state forests. Just make sure you have low gears. Since you're just doing one overnight at a motel, you won't need to pack a lot.

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