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Loop from-to Pelham Parkway (#2 train station to Port Chester Metro North)

Way Points: 

Pelham Parkway #2 subway station (start)> Pelham Pkwy North> Bronx River Bike Path> Bronx Blvd> Baldwin-MacQuesten Pkwy> Pondfield Rd> Bronx River Pkwy Bike Path> Pkwy-Crane Rd> Fox Meadow Rd-Walworth> Bronx River Bike Path> White Plains RR Station> N Broadway> Valhalla RR – rest stop> Broadway> Reservoir-Old Orchard St> Park Ln> Lake St E-Purchase St> King-Locust> Bedford Rd> John St> Richmond Hill Rd> N Porchuck Rd> Old Mill Rd> Lake Av> 1/Putnam Av> Port Chester RR

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Neile Weissman
Signature Route : 
Level(s): 
C
Vertical Gain: 
2100
Difficulty: 
61
Difficulty Rating: 
2 out of 5

Subway to Metro North access. Railroad bailout stations and rest/food suggestions noted. 2010 Social Climbers ride.

cw 4/6/15

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Trenton/Lumberville-Bull's Island/Trenton

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Trenton Transit Center (NJ Transit/Amtrak, take train from NYC Penn Station) (start)> Calhoun St Bridge> Delaware Canal towpath> Lumberville, PA> Bulls Bridge> Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath> Trenton Transit Center (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
570
Difficulty: 
52
Difficulty Rating: 
2 out of 5

Extension of Trenton/New Hope-Lambertville/Trenton route. Ridden hard, this is a very good workout for all levels as gravel surfaces offer resistance, and there are few interuptions. Winds can blow up and down the river valley. In fair weather winds tend to be on your tail on the return.

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Trenton/ New Hope - Lambertville / Trenton

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Trenton Transit Center (NJ Transit/Amtrak, take train from NYC Penn Station) (start)> Calhoun St Bridge> Delaware Canal towpath> New Hope, PA> Lambertville, NJ > Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath> Trenton Transit Center (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
400
Difficulty: 
72
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

Delaware Canal towpath in PA to New Hope, back on Delaware Raritan Canal towpath in NJ. Gravel surfaces great for hybrids and mtn bikes, suitable for road bikes, but I think you would want to have at least 20 mm tires.

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Trenton/Washington Crossing/Trenton

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Trenton Transit Center (NJ Transit/Amtrak, take train from NYC Penn Station) (start)> Calhoun St Bridge> Delaware Canal towpath> Washington Crossing Bridge> Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath> Trenton Transit Center (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Level(s): 
C
Vertical Gain: 
200
Difficulty: 
22
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

Trains from NYC Penn Station run hourly, riding time 90 minutes each way. 2 bikes can be carried on either end of the double decker train cars, flipping seats up. You can secure your bikes with thin rope, sitting on seats across the aisle.

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Westchester South & North County Trailways

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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 : 
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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Dumplings at Christina's - Queens

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Queensbridge Park -> QBB Greenway -> 43rd Ave -> Queens Blvd Bike Path -> 57th Ave -> Ped OPass -> 80th St -> Forest Park -> 82nd Ave -> Hoover Ave -> 164th St -> 73rd Ave -> Vanderbilt Pkway -> Alley Pond Park -> Union Tpke -> Brooklyn Queens Greeway -> Underhill Ave ->  Kissena Corridor Greenway -> Booth Memorial Ave -> Flushing Meadows Corona Park -> Unisphere -> 111th St -> 55th Ave -> Queens Blvd Bike Path -> 43rd St ->  Kosciuzsko Bridge Bike Path -> Driggs Ave - Manhattan Ave -> Pulaski Bridge - Vernon Blvd -> QBB.

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Claire Mordas, Linda Wintner
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Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1084
Difficulty: 
45
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

Just as Eskimos have several dozen words for snow, New Yorkers, who live in a crazy quilt of ethnic enclaves, have almost as many words for dumplings: Dim sum; gyoza; kibbeh; wonton; varenyky, pierogi, shumai—hey, ravioli are dumplings, as are gnocchi.  And investigating the cultural variety of dumplings by bicycle is easy.

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