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2016 Group 4 Ride #6 Kingsland Point Park

Submitted by CWaaser on Sat, 05/28/2016 - 13:00
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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
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
C SIG Cue Sheets
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

Submitted by HSchiffman on Wed, 06/17/2015 - 22:44
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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
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
The Gunks
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

Submitted by HSchiffman on Wed, 04/29/2015 - 07:33
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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 : 
Region Name(s): 
Administrative
New Jersey/Rockland County
Orange County
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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2022 G1 #3 Bronxville

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Sun, 06/26/2022 - 14:34
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Dinosaur Playground > Hudson Greenway > 158 St bike lane > Edgecombe Ave > High Bridge > side roads > Tremont Ave > Sedgwick Ave > Goulden > Gun Hill Rd > Jerome Ave > Sterling Ave > Kimball Ave > Boulder Trail > Pondfield > Lunch in Bronxville > Palmer > S County Trailway > Old Put Trail > B'way > Tibbett Ave > B'way Bridge > Seaman > Bennett > Ft Washington > Riverside Dr > Dinosaur Playground

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Carol Waaser
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
C SIG Cue Sheets
New York City
Westchester/CT
Level(s): 
C
Vertical Gain: 
1445
Difficulty: 
45
Difficulty Rating: 
2 out of 5

This was the 3rd ride for Group 1. It includes some urban riding thru the Bronx, but much of it is on lower traffic side roads. Bronxville has several lunch options. Group 1 picked up lunch at The Taco Project and had a picnic at the public Bronxville Tennis Courts. There are benches but no tables. After lunch there's one climb up Palmer - it's in 3 sections - but then you're on the South County Trailway for a sweet, gentle downhill glide.

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