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Queens, Brooklyn & Interesting Historical Sites

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Thu, 07/21/2022 - 13:22
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Neighborhoods, Parks, Historic Sites:  QUEENS:  Queensborough Bridge -> Sunnyside Gardens -> Woodside -> Jackson Heights -> Corona -> Forest Hills -> Kew Gardens Hills -> Jamaica Hills -> Jamaica -> Addisleigh Park -> St. Albans -> OHEL CHABAD LUBAVITCH -> Laurelton -> CHILDHOOD HOMES BERNIE & RUTH MADOFF -> Rosedale -> Brookville Blvd Park -> Brookville -> Springfield Park -> Baisley Pond Park -> South Ozone Park -> Ozone Park -> Lindenwood -> BROOKLYN - New Lots -> Brownsville -> Somers Park -> Crown Heights -> Prospect Heights -> Clinton Hill -> Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Julie Blackburn
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1092
Difficulty: 
15
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

On this ride we ride through many Queens and Brooklyn neighborhoods to explore the nether reaches of Queens to Laurelton which borders Nassau County. 

For those who are interested, the paper cue sheet lists all the different neighborhoods we ride through.  And for those who use turn by turn audio directions on your iphone, the audio will recite the neighborhood in addition to the turn instructions.

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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
Signature Route : 
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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Cuomo Bridge Loop, 9W Outbound, S. County Railtrail Back

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Fri, 09/04/2020 - 20:39
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Grant's Tomb>GWB>Piermont>Mario Cuomo Bridge Bike Path>Tarrytown>Tarrytown Lakes Park>N/S Country Railtrail>VCP>Greenway Bike Path

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Bob Schmon
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New Jersey/Rockland County
Westchester/CT
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
2665
Difficulty: 
78
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

This is a beautiful loop made possible by the opening of the Cuomo Bridge bike path, and for those who like mixing it up and riding both roads and rail trails.

The loop takes 9W north to Nyack, then crosses the Mario Cuomo Bridge bike path to Tarrytown, ascends up to the Tarrytown Lakes Park, then returns south on the N/S County Rail Trail  to Van Cortlandt Park continuing to the Hudson Bridge crossing and the Greenway bike path south to wherever you want to finish.

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River Road (Henry Hudson Drive)

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