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Putnam Pleasure

Submitted by EJaffe on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 15:58
Way Points: 

Peekskill ending:

Peekskill RR Station (start) > Rt 6 > Albany Post Rd > Canopus Hollow > Peekskill Hollow > Rt 301 > White Pond > Rt 55 > Rt 216 > E Hook Cross > Hosner Mtn > Farmers Mills > Rt 301 > Peekskill Hollow > Oregon Rd > Peekskill RR Station (finish)

(GPS link further below)

Southeast ending: 

Peekskill Metro North station (start)> Sprout Brook Rd> Canopus Hollow Rd> Peekskill Hollow Rd> Nimham Rd> 301> Gipsy Trail> Leestown Rd> Hosner Mtn Rd> Rushmore Rd> Shenandoah Rd> lunch> Townsend Rd> Hosner Mtn Rd> 52> 216> 55> Grape Hollow Rd> Mtn Top Rd> 52> White Pond Rd> Farmers Mills Rd> Horsepound Rd> 52> 311> 164> Farm to Market Rd> Southeast Metro North station (end)

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7256418 route with southeast ending

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
John Z
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Putnam Dutchess and Columbia Counties
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
5300
Difficulty: 
137
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

Route with 2 endings on the different RWGPS routes. The main link is the Peekskill ending, the Southeast ending is listed just under waypoints, above.

Orchard lunch stop. Did I say beautiful roads and lots of hills? Well, not hilly by John's standards but hilly enough for mere mortals. "Who could ask for anything more?"

HS 3/21/15

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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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Beacon access Black Rock Preserve via Mtn Rd

Submitted by HSchiffman on Wed, 04/22/2015 - 20:04
Way Points: 

Beacon Railroad Station, start> 9D, Beacon Newburgh Bridge> Water St> 9W> Shore Rd> Rt 218> Mtn Rd> Reservoir Rd, Black Rock Preserve, end

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Hudson Highlands
Mountain Biking
Orange County
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
1200
Difficulty: 
23
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5
There is no way to access Black Rock Preserve on a bike without an ascent. Mtn Rd goes right for your jugulars, but it is paved. The culvert tunnel under Rt 9W at the top of Mtn Rd is the rabbit hole into this wonderland.
 
A bike permit is required for Black Rock Preserve.
 
 
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Salisbury Mills access Black Rock Preserve via Hulse Rd

Submitted by HSchiffman on Wed, 04/22/2015 - 19:25
Way Points: 

Salisbury Mills-Cornwall Railroad Station, start> Rt 94> Jackson Ave> Orrs Mills Rd> Rt 32 south> Quaker Ave> Rt 9W south> Peck's Rd> Hulse Rd> Black Rock Preserve, end

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
John Z
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Hudson Highlands
Mountain Biking
Orange County
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
1300
Difficulty: 
20
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

Oh my, this is one of the toughest ascents in our region, and it is only an access road!

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Anthony's Nose from South Mtn Pass, mtn bike

Submitted by HSchiffman on Sun, 05/08/2016 - 22:36
Way Points: 

South Mtn Pass> top of Anthony's Nose

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Hudson Highlands
Mountain Biking
Putnam Dutchess and Columbia Counties
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
500
Difficulty: 
x
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

This route is not a full destination ride as by itself it is less than 4 miles. You could hike it, but would probably just access the summit via the Appalachian Trail from 9d. This is an old carriage road, severely eroded, but a satisfying challenge on mtn bike. 

Directions only are given for one way, but as it is an out and back, you will have no problem reversing the route to the start.

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School Mountain Road, Cold Spring to East Mtn Rd

Submitted by HSchiffman on Tue, 05/10/2016 - 17:15
Way Points: 

Main Street, Cold Spring (start)> 301> 9d north> Campbell Rd> School Mountain Rd> East Mtn Rd (end)

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Hudson Highlands
Mountain Biking
Putnam Dutchess and Columbia Counties
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
1300
Difficulty: 
x
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

Here we have a 750' climb on a severely eroded road/trail for mountain bike. A leaf strewn coverage could give you the illusion that the surface is rideable, while it might not be so. Falling directly on rocks beneath leaves will break the illusion with more clarity than you might want. Care must be taken. More than likely you will be walking some sections. Walking is mountain biking too!

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