Perkins

Training locations

Level(s):

A

B

C

Vertical Gain:

1936

Difficulty:

39

Difficulty Rating:

4 out of 5

This route is the shortest on access to the top of Bear Mtn, aka Perkins, via Metro North.

Manitou is a stop on most outbound trains from GCT on weekends, please check that it is on the train you are planning on using. You can only exit the train in the last 2 cars of the train at Manitou. And there is no platform so you need to carry your bike down steps, a rather awkward maneuver. If this does not work for you, you can take the train one stop further to Garrison and go south on 9D, cycling the extra distance.

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Cold Spring - Bear Mountain - NYC

Submitted by CWaaser on Sun, 08/10/2014 - 11:48

Way Points:

Cold Spring (start)> 9D> Bear Mountain Bridge> 7 Lakes Dr> Perkins> 9W> Haverstraw shoreline> 9W> Old Haverstraw Rd> Kings Hwy> Old Mill> Strawtown> W Nyack> Western Hwy> Old Tappan> Washington> Blanch> Colster Dock> County Rd> Dean> E Hudson> Lydecker> Walnut> Summit> Hudson Ter> NY side of GW Bridge (end)

Status:

Approved

Author:

Carol Waaser

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Level(s):

A

B

C

Vertical Gain:

4000

Difficulty:

102

Difficulty Rating:

3 out of 5

Take the train to Cold Spring and climb Bear Mountain while the day is still cool. Then ride back to Manhattan on a lovely route that uses 9W only when absolutely necessary. Deli stops in Tompkins Cove and West Nyack (with an ice cream shoppe for those who care to indulge). Bring plenty of fluids and snack food. Water and restrooms at the Bear Mtn Carousel (vending machines take $1 bills).

This ride can be done by strong C riders, but endurance is required - there are no bailouts.

HS 4/6/15

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Little Tor/ Blanchard/ Perkins/ Cold Spring

Submitted by BAshmore on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 23:16

Way Points:

NJ side of GW Bridge (start)> Hudson Terrace> 9W> Western Hwy> S Mtn Rd> Little Tor> 202> lunch at David's Bagels, Mt Ivy> Camp Hill Rd> Calls Hollow Rd> Blanchard Rd> 106> 7 Lakes Dr> Perkins (Bear Mtn)> Bear Mtn Bridge> 9D> Cold Spring RR Station (end)

Status:

Approved

Author:

Hank Schiffman

Signature Route :

Region Name(s):

Putnam Dutchess and Columbia Counties

Level(s):

A

B

Vertical Gain:

4500

Difficulty:

111

Difficulty Rating:

4 out of 5

Metro North Bike Path required for return. Check time table for current train schedule.

Climb up Gate Hill via Blanchard less steep than Route 98/Willow Grove Rd.

HS 3/28/15

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Greenwood Lake: NYC to Cold Spring

Submitted by HSchiffman on Wed, 04/29/2015 - 06:11

Way Points:

NJ side of GW Bridge, start> E Clinton> Grant> Brookside> Oradell> Franklin Tpk> Skyline Drive> Greenwood Lake Tpk> E Shore Rd> 17A> 106> Kanawauke Circle> 7 Lakes Dr north> Perkins> Bear Mtn Bridge> Cold Spring, end

Status:

Approved

Author:

Fred Steinberg

Signature Route :

Region Name(s):

Level(s):

A

B

Vertical Gain:

5700

Difficulty:

144

Difficulty Rating:

3 out of 5

2 dining options on Greewood Lake.

Original cue sheet titled for return to NYC. Follow option to Garrison/Cold Spring from Kanawauke Circle.

Hills: Skyline Drive, Hogback and Perkins

HS 4/29/15

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Harriman Hills #1:Mott Farm/Tioretti Brook/Bear Mt/Peekskill

Submitted by HSchiffman on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 17:59

Way Points:

NJ Side of GW Bridge, start> 9w> Stony Point deli, lunch> Mott Farm Rd> Cedar Pond> Gate Hill> Tioretti Brk> Arden Valley> Rt17> Long Mtn /Rt6> 7 Lakes Dr> Perkins> Anthony’s Nose> Peekskill, end

Status:

Approved

Author:

Fred Steinberg

Signature Route :

Region Name(s):

Level(s):

A

Vertical Gain:

5500

Difficulty:

131

Difficulty Rating:

4 out of 5

Options to bypass AV descent and Long Mtn and Perkins climbs, but why?

Metro North rail pass needed for return from Peekskill.

Water available at the carousel at Bear Mtn, before and on the same side as the Bear Mtn Inn, on the left just past the Bear Mtn traffic circle below the hairpin.

HS 4/3/15

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both sides of the Hudson: 9W, 9D, 9A, 9

Submitted by BCantrell on Tue, 12/28/2010 - 02:28

Way Points:

The Boathouse Central Park(start) > 9W> Nyack > Stony Point > Bear Mt. > Anthony’s Nose > Peekskill > Washington > Furnace Dock > 129 > Croton Dam > Spring Valley Rd > Old Briarcliff Rd > Old Sleepy Hollow Rd > Nephren > Tarrytown > Grant's Tomb(finish)

Status:

Approved

Author:

Fred Steinberg

Signature Route :

Region Name(s):

Westchester/CT

Level(s):

A

B

Vertical Gain:

72

Difficulty:

170

Difficulty Rating:

4 out of 5

68 mile option to Ossining RR Station and 74 miles to Tarrytown RR Station on original cue sheet.

Possibly, one long B ride, especially if you omit Perkins.

The Ride With GPS route and cue sheet bypasses some of the most egregious sections of this route that have developed since its creation: Rt 9W from Piermont to Nyack, and Rt 9 from the Peekskill causeway to Main St.

HS 4/5/15

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NYC S Mtn Gate Hill Perkins 9w Storm King Beacon

Submitted by BAshmore on Fri, 12/31/2010 - 12:47

Way Points:

NJ side of GW Bridge (start)> Western Hwy> 23> S Mtn Rd. 45> Gate Hill> 7 Lakes Dr> Perkins> 9w> 218> Shore Rd> Beacon (end)

Status:

Approved

Author:

Robert Shay

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