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Counterclockwise Perimeter Circuit of Manhattan Island

Submitted by HSchiffman on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 21:36
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https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13457966West Side Greenway/Hudson River bike path> Battery Park or State St> East Side Greenway> 1st Ave> East River Esplanade> 111th St overpass > 1st Ave> 119th St> Madison Ave> 135th St overpass> Harlem River Dr Greenway> 142nd St overpass> 142nd St> 141st St>St Nicholas Ave> St Nicholas Place> Harlem River Drive bike path> 10th Avenue> 218th St> Inwood Park> Dyckman Fields> West Side Greenway

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
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Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
C
Vertical Gain: 
N/A
Difficulty: 
N/A
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

Note

1 - The East River Park is closed between Montgomery Street and the exit/entry at Houston Street. We will come up with the best detour as soon as it can be scouted out. 

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Gethsemane Cemetery Historic Ride

Submitted by BCantrell on Sat, 01/01/2011 - 11:36
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Claremont Playground (start) > GW Bridge > Husdon Terrace > Booth > Tenafly > Queen Anne Rd > State St > Moonachie > Little Ferry (Cemetery & Lunch) > Union St > Fairleigh Dickenson bike path > Tryon Ave > Hudson Ave > Walnut > RSD > Grant's Tomb (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Carol Waaser
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New Jersey/Rockland County
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1520
Difficulty: 
51
Difficulty Rating: 
2 out of 5

Historic mid-19th Century African-American burial ground with markers and plaques that tell the history. Call ahead to arrange for the cemetery to be open and an historian to meet you there (201-336-7267). Lunch at Palermo's Cafe & Bakery immediately after your history lesson. There's a coffee/pit stop in West Englewood at mile 11, but the town closes down on Saturdays and Jewish holidays. In that case, detour down to Palisade Ave. and stop at the Field House in Milton Votee Park. Then you can stay on Palisade all the way to the right turn onto E. Main St.

cw 5/1/15

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Princeton to Hew Hope Loop

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Fri, 05/07/2021 - 17:06
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Princeton Junction > Princeton > Washington Crossing > New Hope > Princeton University

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Fred Leffel
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Region Name(s): 
Mid New Jersey South
Level(s): 
A
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
2404
Difficulty: 
76
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

Gorgeous ride through farmlands and rolling countryside. Starts at the Princeton Junction train station, continuing  through the wealthy outskirts of Princeton itself, to the Delaware River and  Washington’s Crossing State Park, site of the famous Revolutionary War crossing and the surprise attack against the British, to New Hope for lunch, and back along a different route.

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New Jersey Waterfront to Staten Island (mostly paths)

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Thu, 12/24/2020 - 15:31
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Dinosaur Park > GW Bridge > Ft. Lee > Cliffside Park > JFK Blvd > Waterfront thru Weehawken > Hoboken > Waterfront > Liberty State Park > Black Tom Island > Waterfront > local streets & park > Bayonne Bridge > Staten Island Ferry

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Carol Waaser, Linda Wintner, Jim Finder
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Region Name(s): 
New Jersey/Rockland County
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1157
Difficulty: 
50
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

This urban adventure goes down the Jersey side of the Hudson and offers spectacular views of Manhattan. You'll start by going thru a couple of very pleasant neighborhoods, with a pit stop at a cafe/boutique (don't buy anything more than you can carry!). Once you get onto JFK Boulevard, stop a couple of times for photos. Then look for all the history along the route: the site of Burr & Hamilton's duel, with a statue depicting it; several moving 9/11 monuments; WWII monuments; Black Tom Island.

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