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Queens Waterfront

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Thu, 04/30/2020 - 15:32
Way Points: 

59th St Bridge > Queensbridge > Astoria > Jackson Heights > Flushing Bay Greenway > Whitestone > Little Neck Bay > Alley Pond Park > Kew Gardens Hills > Flushing Meadows Corona Park > Woodside > 59th St Bridge

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Julie Blackburn
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1110
Difficulty: 
50
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

We are exploring all the Queens waterfront we can find on this ride, and many different neighborhoods, all identified on your cue sheet.  We start with Queensbridge, Rainey, & Socrates Sculpture Park, and Hallet’s Cove. After we leave Astoria we cruise through Jackson Heights and catch the Flushing Bay Promenade with a wonderful view of Flushing Bay and LaGuardia Airport.  Our ride to Beechhurst is through picturesque neighborhoods to Little Bay Park greenway with a spectacular view of the waterfront beneath the Throgs Neck Bridge.

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City Island

Submitted by CWaaser on Sun, 09/04/2016 - 19:32
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Hudson Greenway > Dyckman > Broadway Bridge > W. 228 St > Tibbett Ave > Manhattan College Pkwy > Van Cortlandt Park bike path > W. Gun Hill Rd > DeKalb > E 208 St > Bainbridge > Hull Ave > Mosholu Greenway > Astor Ave > Pelham Greenway > City Island bike path > side streets to Johnny's Wharf - Lunch. Return on a variation of side streets, greenways & bike paths to Broadway Bridge > W 218 St > Seaman > Dyckman > Hudson Greenway

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Julie Blackburn
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1800
Difficulty: 
61
Difficulty Rating: 
2 out of 5

Ride starts and ends at the Statue of Eleanor Roosevelt at Riverside Drive & W. 72nd St. Although it uses several greenways and bike paths, it is not a flat ride and there are a couple of short, steep hills. But don't let that intimidate you. It's a lovely route through parts of New York City you don't normally ride through. Lunch is at Johnny's Wharf at the end of City Island. Ice cream can be had on the way out of town at Lickety-Split.

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Bronx Ramble

Submitted by CWaaser on Sun, 01/20/2019 - 16:08
Way Points: 

Manhattan Upper East Side > Randall’s Island > South Bronx > Soundview Park > Shorehaven > Pugsley Creek Park > Throg’s Neck > SUNY Maritime Campus > Pelham Bay Park > City Island > High Bridge.

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Ron Grossberg
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1100
Difficulty: 
54
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

This is an interesting ramble through the Bronx from the Central Park Boathouse via Randall’s Island connector to City Island with return to Manhattan via the High Bridge. The route takes advantage of many greenways through Soundview, Pugsley and Pelham Bay Parks. The loop around the SUNY Maritime Campus beneath the Throg’s Neck Bridge is spectacular.

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Bay House via Forest Park

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 13:00
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Williamsburg Bridge > Ridgewood > Forest Park > Kew Gardens > Cunningham Park > Alley Pond Park > Queens Village > Cambria Heights > Rosedale/JFK > Cedarhurst > Lawrence > Far Rockaway > Boardwalk to Ferry

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Julie Blackburn, Ron Grossberg
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
735
Difficulty: 
46
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

This urban ride is so much fun!  It takes us through the parks, greenways, and scenic residential streets of Brooklyn and Queens to Rosedale, which is on the border of Queens and Nassau County.  Bay House, our lunch spot, is right under the flight path into JFK.  Planes flying into JFK are coming in for a landing and flying so low it is said that you can see the pilots’ name tags through cockpit windows.  Finally, a chance to check things out from the other side of that airplane window.  There is a sign on the waterfront dock

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Westchester South & North County Trailways

Submitted by HSchiffman on Thu, 11/25/2010 - 22:59
Way Points: 

Van Cortlandt Park (start) > Old Putnam Trail> South County Trailways > Elmsford > North County Trailways > Putnam Trailways> Brewster (end)

Brewster (start)> Putnam Trailways> North County Trailways> Elmsford > South County Trailways> Old Putnam Trail> Van Cortlandt Park end)

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7308984 southbound RWGPS link

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hannah Borgeson/Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Putnam Dutchess and Columbia Counties
Westchester/CT
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1800
Difficulty: 
67
Difficulty Rating: 
2 out of 5

RWGPS link is northbound route. It is 1800' gain

RWGPS link in Waypoints, futher above, is southbound route. It is 1400' gain.

I have updated the cue sheet that Hannah had originally submitted. So much has been changed on this route that it deserved to be rewritten, from access to added length. Thank you Hannah for getting this on the Ride Library.

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West Side Greenway @ Dyckman- VC Park/Old Put connector

Submitted by HSchiffman on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 10:01
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Hudson River Bike Path> Dyckman Fields> Henry Hudson Bridge> Independence Ave> Henry Hudson Pky service road east> Manhattan College Pkwy> Van Cortlandt Park> Old Putnam bike path

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Getting out of NYC
New York City
Level(s): 
C
Vertical Gain: 
200
Difficulty: 
5
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

From the Hudson River bike path heading north, cross Dyckman Steet and enter Dyckman Fields Park.

You will need to roll your bike in the track as you walk up the steps or shoulder your bike over the rail road overpass. 

Signs on the Henry Hudson Bridge say no bike riding permitted. Does that mean on the roadway or bike path...?

Manhattan College Parkway is a wonderful hill.

The Old Putnam/County Trailways in Van Cortlandt Park is soon to be paved... still holding your breath?

HS 5/5/2019

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