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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
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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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Trenton/ New Hope - Lambertville / Trenton

Submitted by HSchiffman on Fri, 06/06/2014 - 10:56
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Trenton Transit Center (NJ Transit/Amtrak, take train from NYC Penn Station) (start)> Calhoun St Bridge> Delaware Canal towpath> New Hope, PA> Lambertville, NJ > 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): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
400
Difficulty: 
72
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

Delaware Canal towpath in PA to New Hope, back on Delaware Raritan Canal towpath in NJ. Gravel surfaces great for hybrids and mtn bikes, suitable for road bikes, but I think you would want to have at least 20 mm tires.

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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
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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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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
Signature Route : 
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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Closter History Ride

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Sat, 04/03/2021 - 12:42
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Dinosaur Playground > GW Bridge > E Clinton > Knoll Rd > Anderson > Hardenburgh > Columbus Rd > Closter (historical sites plus lunch) > Closter Dock > Piermont Rd (more historical sites) > Ruckman (cemetery) > Piermont Rd > Closter Dock > Everett (cemetery) > Piermont Rd > Churchill > GW Bridge > Riverside Dr.

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Carol Waaser
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New Jersey/Rockland County
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1700
Difficulty: 
55
Difficulty Rating: 
2 out of 5

This route explores historic Closter, taking in 8 historic markers (most with their historic buildings still visible) plus two small but very old cemeteries. In order to approach each marker on the right side of the road, there's some to-ing & fro-ing and a U-turn, but you will get to know all those historic places you normally fly by.

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