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NYC - Mt. Kisco, out and back

Submitted by HSchiffman on Thu, 11/25/2010 - 20:49
Way Points: 

The Boathouse, Central Park (start) > Goulden > Scarsdale Rd > White Plains > bike path > Kensico > Whippoorwill > Armonk > Mt. Kisco > reverse back to Manhattan, Grant's Tomb (finish)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Stan Oldak
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Westchester/CT
Level(s): 
B
Vertical Gain: 
4100
Difficulty: 
121
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

Lots of turns; not an A route.

RWGPS and its cue sheet re-routed from the Grand Concourse to the more bike-friendly Broadway Bridge/ Sedgwick/ Goulden on the way out.

At mile 18.4 a good rest stop: Duncan Doughtnuts.

At mile 25.1 (Kensico Dam) a good rest stop.

Lunch stop across from Mt Kisco train station (several choices).

Metro North bailouts at Mt. Kisco, Valhalla, White Plains, and Scarsdale. Subway bailout at mile 69 (#4) or at mile 71.1 (#1).

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Kensico Dam, by bike path

Submitted by HSchiffman on Thu, 11/25/2010 - 20:28
Way Points: 

The Boathouse, Central Park (start) > Goulden> Cortlandt Park > Bronx River Rd > bike path > White Plains > bike path > Kensico Dam > White Plains > Scarsdale Rd > Bronx River Rd > Mosholu Pkwy/Sedgwick > Broadway Bridge > Grant's Tomb (finish)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Stan Oldak
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Westchester/CT
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
2200
Difficulty: 
77
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

Great route to Kensico Dam. Lunch at Kensico Dam Plaza. Optional route onto Bronx River Parkway if it happens to be closed to cars at time of ride (Sundays May - Oct). Optional bailouts on Metro North White Plains and stations south, bring a Metro North Bike Path if in doubt of full length of ride. If you take Metro North to or from White Plains you can cut this ride in half, easily a C ride.

RWGPS route and cue sheet re-routed off Grand Concourse to the more bike friendly Goulden.

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NYC/Trailways/Kingsland Point Park/ Sleepy Hollow/NYC

Submitted by HSchiffman on Sat, 10/20/2012 - 22:26
Way Points: 

The Boathouse, Central Park> RSD> Fort Tryon Park> Seaman Av> Broadway Bridge> Broadway> McLean Av> Alan Shepard Place> South County Trailways> Elm Rd exit, Ardsley> Sleepy Hollow Rd> 448> Palmer> Kingsland Point Park> 9 south> Warburton> Broadway Bridge> Seaman Av> Bennett Av> RSD> Grant's Tomb (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Derek Chu
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Westchester/CT
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
2800
Difficulty: 
91
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

Note that the South County Trailway now is complete in the Redmond Park/Cook/Mile Square section and does not require a detour. 

You can also access the S Co Trailway via the Old Put in VC Park. Currently, it is unpaved but slated to be resurrected as a paved trail.

HS 4/14/15

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Westchester South & North County Trailways

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