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Trenton/Washington Crossing/Trenton

Way Points: 

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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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/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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NYC Shoreways to Long Beach

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Brooklyn Bridge>Prospect Park>Ocean Parkway>Neptune Ave.>Bedford Ave.>Ave. U>Flatbush Ave>Marin Parkway Bridge>Rockaway Point Blvd.>Breezy Point>Ft. Tilden>Jacob Riis Beach>Rockaway Beach Blvd.>Shore Front Pkwy>Edgemere>Seagirt Blvd.>Atlantic Beach Bridge>Bay Blvd.>Ocean View Drive>Boardwalk>Lido Blvd.>local streets>Lido Blvd.>Gino's Pizza>LIRR Long Beach.

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Susan Rodetis
Signature Route : 
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
580
Difficulty: 
61
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

Scenic ride through diverse 'hoods, including Prospect Park, Ft. Tilden and the Rockaways, over neat bike paths, with beaches and shorelines along the Atlantic Ocean.  There will also be some sobering parts, such as Breezy Point, the Flight 587 Memorial, Long Beach Boardwalk (newly reopened one year after Sandy), and Point Lookout. Mostly paved or wooden boardwalk (though with just a teensy bit of rough roads plus some stretches with a bit of wind-blown sand).  Finish at local fave Gino's of Long Beach (pizza) across from the LIRR station.

 

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