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Trenton/Washington Crossing/Trenton

Submitted by HSchiffman on Sun, 06/01/2014 - 14:29
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Trenton Transit Center (NJ Transit/Amtrak, take train from NYC Penn Station) (start)> Calhoun St Bridge> Delaware Canal towpath> Washington Crossing Bridge> Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath> Trenton Transit Center (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Gravel Grinding
Mid New Jersey South
Level(s): 
C
Vertical Gain: 
200
Difficulty: 
22
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

Trains from NYC Penn Station run hourly, riding time 90 minutes each way. 2 bikes can be carried on either end of the double decker train cars, flipping seats up. You can secure your bikes with thin rope, sitting on seats across the aisle.

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Jockey Hollow, Black River, The Great Swamp

Submitted by HSchiffman on Sun, 01/23/2011 - 11:45
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Short Hills NJ Transit RR Station (start)> Highland Av> Parsonage Hill Rd> Passaic Ave> Fairmount Ave> Meyersville Rd> New Vernon Rd > Long Hill Rd> Village Rd > Glen Alpine Rd > Tempe Wick Rd> Tour Rd> Tempe Wick Rd> Rt 510 / Old Rt 24 > Oakdale Rd> Pleasant Hill Rd> Dover--Chester Rd> Rt 510 / E Main St> Tempe Wick Rd > Glen Alpine> Woodland> Passaic Ave> Parsonage Hill Rd> Short Hills NJ Transit RR Station (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Mitchell Rubenstein
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New Jersey/Rockland County
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
4500
Difficulty: 
120
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

NYC Penn Station - Short Hills, NJ.  train times as of 1/2011 and bike shops listed on original cue sheet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jockey_Hollow

HS 3/25/15

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Ft. Totten w/ Lunch @ Dosa Hutt

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Wed, 05/13/2020 - 22:38
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Dumbo (start)>Forest Park>Kew Garden Hills>Kissena Park>Fort Totten>Crocheron Park>Kissena Corridor Park>Queens Botanical Garden>Flushing Meadows Corona Park>Citi Field>Msgr McGolrick Park>McCarren Park>Williamsburg Bridge (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Ron Grossberg
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1300 feet
Difficulty: 
52
Difficulty Rating: 
2 out of 5

Wind thru parks and bike paths in Brooklyn & Queens to historic Ft. Totten.

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Six Covered Bridges 100

Submitted by BCantrell on Tue, 12/28/2010 - 02:16
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New Brunswick RR Station (start)> S Middlebush Rd> Canal Rd> 518> Washington Crossing Rd> Aquetong Rd> Carverville Rd> Tohickon Hill Rd> 32> 604> 579> 514> 567> Raritan RR Station (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
John Z
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Mid New Jersey South
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
5000
Difficulty: 
147
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

This route does not end in New Brunswick; it ends in Raritan, NJ -- Driving to New Brunswick is not feasible because it is not an out and back. You must take NJ Transit:  Train Schedules | NJ TRANSIT | New Jersey Transit Corporation | New Jersey

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Newtown Creek Twilight Ride

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Fri, 06/19/2020 - 19:43
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1st Av @ 59th St (start)> Queensboro Bridge> Slillman Av> 27th St> Borden Av> 49th Av> Jackson Av> Pulaski Bridge> McGuinness Av> Manhattan Av> Greenpoint Av> Review Av> Kosciuszko Bridge> 56th Rd> 49th St> 48th St> 47th St> Grand Av> Williamsburg Bridge> Allen St> 1st Av> 59th & 1st Av (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hannah Borgeson
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
C
Vertical Gain: 
600
Difficulty: 
23
Difficulty Rating: 
2 out of 5
Route begins and ends at 1st Avenue & 59th Street.
 
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