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2016 Group 4 Ride #6 Kingsland Point Park

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Grand Concourse > Bainbridge/Jerome Ave > McLean > Tibbetts > S. County/N. County Trailway > Sleepy Hollow Rd > Bedford Rd > Beekman > Pocantico > Pierson/Bellwood > Palmer > Kingsland Park picnic > side roads thru Tarrytown > Broadway > Warburton > Hawthorne > Valentine > Broadway > Tibbett Ave > Marble Hill > Broadway Bridge > Seaman > Dykman > Hudson Greenway > Eleanor 

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Carol Waaser
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Region Name(s): 
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
2100
Difficulty: 
76
Difficulty Rating: 
2 out of 5

Ride starts at Poe Park on the Grand Concourse at E. Kingsbridge Rd. Take the D or #4 train to Kingsbridge Rd. and skip the junk miles.  Restrooms are at far end of administration building (access from outside).

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Poughkeepsie/Minnewaska SP (Castle Point)/Poughkeepsie

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Poughkeepsie railroad station (start)> the High Bridge over the Hudson> the Hudson Valley Rail Trail> New Paltz Rd> Rt 299> New Paltz> Rt 299> Rt 44/55> Minnewaska carriage roads> Awosting Falls> Lake Awosting Carriage Way> Castle Point Carriage Road> Rt 44/55> Rt 299> New Paltz> Rt 299> New Paltz Rd> the Hudson Valley Rail Trail> the High Bridge over the Hudson> Poughkeepsie railroad station (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
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Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
3500
Difficulty: 
88
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

"It’s do-able as a C route, as long as the write-up is clear about the degree of difficulty.  It’s a bit more vertical than would normally be in a C route,  The leaders would also have to be very precise about pacing – doing a true 14 on flat terrain but not letting people blow themselves out early on the climb – it’s essentially a 14 mile climb with very little let-up.  C riders would need low gears to do th

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NY/NJ RAMBLE: Skyline/Grnwd Lake/Goshen/Campbell Hall

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NJ side of GW Bridge, start> 9W> Closter Dock Rd> Anderson> Oradell> Ridgewood> Linwood> N Maple> Franklin Tpk> Skyline Dr> Greenwood Lake> Rt 5> Heritage Rail Trail> Goshen> Sarah Wells Trail> Campbell Hall, end

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Susan Rodetis
Signature Route : 
Level(s): 
B
Vertical Gain: 
3800
Difficulty: 
112
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

See Author's cue sheet and second document for rest stops and points of interest.

NJ Transit back to Hoboken/NYC Penn Station from Campbell Hall. Trains run infrequently. Check train schedule: 

http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainTo

HS 4/29/15

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Ashokan Reservoir (without the Gunks) - Ashokan Rail Trail option

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Poughkeepsie >  High Bridge > Hudson Valley Rail Trail > New Paltz > Springtown Rd > Rt 213W> Cottekill Rd> Tongore Rd> Hurley Mtn Rd> Ashokan Rd > Reservoir Rec Path > NY-28 > Ashokan Rail Trail> NY-28> Basin Rd>  Dug Hill Rd > Hurley > Dewitt Mills Rd > NY-32 >  Rt 213 East> Cow Hough Rd> Van Nostrand Rd> Hawleys Corners Rd> Lilly Lake Rd> S Riverside Rd>  Hudson Valley RT at Tony Williams Park> Mid-Hudson Bridge, original cue sheet/High Bridge, RWGPS > Poughkeepsie

 

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Philip Jeffery
Signature Route : 
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
3800
Difficulty: 
113
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

The Ashokan is New York City's second biggest reservoir. This shady route crosses the reservoir and provides panoramic views from both sides. If the visability is clear, views of the Catskills are striking as they ring the reservoir on 3 sides.

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