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Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 12:48
Way Points: 

Grant's Tomb>GWB>Booth>Morrow>Next Day>Speer>Churchill>Leroy-Buckingham>Walnut

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Richard Rosenthal
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New Jersey/Rockland County
New York City
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
2900
Difficulty: 
65
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

Many in the club conflate quantity of miles with quality. This route is short but sweat (sic)—only 36 miles; but don’t be misled by its short distance: it is exceedingly challenging unless you’re an easy climber. 

Up Booth, up Morrow, up Next Day, up Speer, up Churchill, up Leroy-Buckingham, up Walnut, with grades of 10,12, 14, 16, even 18% in spots.  …With the uphills coming pretty much one right after another. And the surprise is you're never far from home, never more than 6.5 miles from the bridge.

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River Road (Henry Hudson Drive)

Submitted by HSchiffman on Sun, 11/01/2015 - 19:25
Way Points: 

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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Climbathon

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Mon, 06/15/2020 - 15:39
Way Points: 

River Road>Alpine>Sneden's Landing>Bradley/Tweed>Piermont>Tallman>Eisenhower

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Richard Rosenthal
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New Jersey/Rockland County
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
3935 feet
Difficulty: 
100
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

Richard Rosenthal’s Climbathon ride is now deeply embedded in the culture of the NYCC.  Richard has been leading this ride since conjuring it up in 1992, and countless members have discovered these roads through Richard’s ride and informative commentary.  The name of the route is apt.  Richard includes a feast of the toughest climbs between the GWB and Piermont, starting with Alpine, the beautiful digression to the river in Sneden’s Landing, Bradley/Tweed to Piermont, Tallman, and to cap things off, a visit to “The Presidents” highlighted by the climb of Eisenhower up to the

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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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