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Cold Spring - Bear Mountain - NYC

Submitted by CWaaser on Sun, 08/10/2014 - 11:48
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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
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Hudson Highlands
New Jersey/Rockland County
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
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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): 
New Jersey/Rockland County
Orange County
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
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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): 
New Jersey/Rockland County
Orange County
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
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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): 
Hudson Highlands
New Jersey/Rockland County
Orange County
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
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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): 
New Jersey/Rockland County
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
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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
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Hudson Highlands
New Jersey/Rockland County
Orange County
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
6000
Difficulty: 
138
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

This 78 mile ride lets you motor down 9w, Western Hwy, and Strawtown for 30 miles before taking you up into hills including Gate Hill, Tiorati Brook, Perkins, and Storm King. Bail option after Perkins for approx. 60 miles

Perhaps the limits of a strong, determined B rider.

9W north of the Bear Mtn Circle to 218 is not the friendliest place for a bicycle. Keep way right. The shoulder is diminutive at best at times.

HS 4/1/15

 

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