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[Berkshire Weekend] Self-Contained to the Berkshires

Submitted by CWaaser on Wed, 01/23/2019 - 17:08

Way Points:

Option 1.) Day 1: Pleasantville > N County Rail Trail > Putnam Rail Trail > Brewster > Wingdale. Day 2: Wingdale > Sharon > Millerton > Salisbury > Sheffield > Great Barrington

Option 2.) Day 1: Bronx > S & N County Rail Trails > Putnam Rail Trail > Brewster. Day 2: Brewster > Pawling > Wingdale > Dover Plains > Wassaic > Rail Trail > Millerton > Salisbury > Sheffield > Great Barrington

Option 3.) Day 1: Bronx > back roads to Bedford > back roads thru Salem > Brewster. Day 2: Brewster > Sherman > Kent > Sharon > Salisbury > Sheffield > Great Barrington

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Submitted

Author:

Carol Waaser

Signature Route :

Region Name(s):

Multi-Day Tours

The Berkshires

Level(s):

A

B

C

Vertical Gain:

2500-7000

Difficulty:

60-98

Difficulty Rating:

3 out of 5

Memorial Day Weekend in the Bershires is a club favorite, but why not take an extra day off and make it a real adventure. Leave on Thursday and go half-way, staying in a motel or B & B overnight. Then ride the rest of the way on Friday and meet up with everyone else in Sheffield or Great Barrington. I've put together several options so that any level of rider can do this.

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Bike Overnight - Brewster-Cold Spring

Submitted by CWaaser on Sun, 10/07/2018 - 17:34

Way Points:

Day 1: Trailway to Brewster. Day 2: Putnam Lake > Ball Pond Rd > CT-37 > Haviland Hollow Rd > NY-164 > NY-311 > NY-52 > lunch in Carmel > Ninham Mountain State Park (CR-41) > Fahnstock State Park (NY-301) > Cold Spring

Status:

Submitted

Author:

Carol Waaser

Signature Route :

Region Name(s):

Multi-Day Tours

Putnam Dutchess and Columbia Counties

Level(s):

B

C

Vertical Gain:

5100

Difficulty:

77

Difficulty Rating:

3 out of 5

If you want to start doing self-contained touring but want to start small, here's the perfect bike overnight. Day 1 is quite easy, using the South & North County and Putnam Trailways to just above Brewster (Sears Corner). It's 55 miles and 2200 vertical feet. Day 2 is more challenging (but shorter - about 42 miles and 2900 vertical feet) with more climbing and several steeper sections, but it goes past beautiful lakes and through state forests. Just make sure you have low gears. Since you're just doing one overnight at a motel, you won't need to pack a lot.

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3-Day Harriman - Storm King

Submitted by CWaaser on Mon, 11/18/2019 - 17:07

Way Points:

Day 1 short: Ridgewood Station > Saddle River > Airmont > Sloatsburg > Seven Lakes Dr > Kanawauke Rd > Orange Tpk > Monroe (38 mi)

Day 1 long: Grant's Tomb > GW Bridge > Demarest > Saddle River > Airmont > Sloatsburg > Seven Lakes Dr > Kanawauke Rd > Orange Tpk > Monroe (60 mi)

Day 2 short: Monroe > Dunderburg Rd > Smith Clove Rd > Mineral Springs Rd > Cornwall > Storm King Arts Center > Otter Kill Rd > Clove Rd > NY-208 > Monroe (30 mi)

Day 2 long: Monroe > US-6E > NY-293 > NY-218 (Storm King Mt.) > Cornwall > Storm King Arts Center > Otter Kill Rd > Clove Rd > NY-208 > Monroe (36 mi)

Day 3: Monroe > Orange Tpk > Kanawauke Rd > Willow Grove Rd > Call Hollow Rd > Mt Ivy > S Mountain Rd > Ridge Rd > W Nyack > Western Hwy > Rail Trail > 9W > GW Bridge (59 mi)

Status:

Submitted

Author:

Carol Waaser

Signature Route :

Region Name(s):

Multi-Day Tours

Level(s):

A

B

C

Vertical Gain:

8500-9900

Difficulty:

98-114

Difficulty Rating:

3 out of 5

This is a 3-day self-contained tour, staying at a motel in Monroe and doing a loop ride on Day 2 to the Storm King Arts Center. The cycling is lovely, with the exception of one unavoidable busy stretch on Day 1, and the cultural expedition is fun & enlightening. Storm King Arts Center is a 500 acre outdoor museum featuring sculptures and landscape art. https://stormking.org/ There's a cafe on the grounds for lunch and a rack to lock the bikes.

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