Beach

Brooklyn Bridge to Breezy Point, Point Lookout, Long Beach via Shoreways

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Beach
Way Points: 

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.

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http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7828885
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Susan Rodetis
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Region Name(s): 
Long Island
New York City
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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Long Beach/Point Lookout

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Beach
Way Points: 

Brooklyn Bridge > Cross Bay Blvd/Joseph Addabbo Memorial Bridge > Atlantic Beach Bridge > Boardwalk > Lido Blvd > Point Lookout > E. Park > Beech St. > Atlantic Beach Bridge > Seagirt Blvd > Beach Channel Dr > Marine Pkwy Bridge > Flatbush Ave bike path > Shore Pkwy bike path > Bedford Ave > Ocean Ave > Prospect Park > Brooklyn Bridge.

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7844074
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Adrienne Browning
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Region Name(s): 
New York City
Level(s): 
B
Vertical Gain: 
745
Difficulty: 
74
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

Go over the Brooklyn Bridge, wind your way through Brooklyn, and cross a number of bridges to reach Long Beach and ultimately Point Lookout.

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Tours des Barrens

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Fixed gear
Way Points: 

Highlands, NJ, start> Pine Barrens> Highlands, NJ, end

See cue sheet as not in the normal NYCC riding sphere...

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7644389
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
John Z
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Region Name(s): 
Mid New Jersey South
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
3100
Difficulty: 
135
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

Can you believe a near totally flat 100-mile ride? Here it is, with the added adventure of a ferry ride to Conners/Highland, New Jersey. Once in New Jersey, the ride covers a fast loop through the northern Pine Barrens. This ride will be very fast with only a brief stop around its midpoint. The route is fast and flat, the only negative being shore traffic. Possible on a fixed gear bike as well as an upper level B ride, but only the exceptional need apply.

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Nissequogue and Port Jefferson

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Beach
Way Points: 

NYC (start) > Queens Boulevard > Union Turnpike > LIE Service Road > Queens (finish)

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7275604
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Spencer Koromilas
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Region Name(s): 
Long Island
Level(s): 
B
Vertical Gain: 
3350
Difficulty: 
101
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

Two optional excursions off the main route - the beach and a lighthouse - marked in blue on the GPS map.  The PDF cue sheet from RWGPS is more accurate and has mileage, but look at the original to get a sense of the flow of the ride.  Route starts at Queens Blvd. & Union Tpk. (formerly the Statue of Civic Virtue).

Return by L. I. R. R. train

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Long Island Ocean Breeze

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Start, the Boathouse, Central Park> 5th Av> Brooklyn Bridge Bike Path> Myrtle Av> Grand St> Jamaica Av> Merrick Blvd> Lakeview Av> Bellmore Av> Old Westbury Rd> Northern Blvd> Port Washington Blvd> Sands Point Rd> Shore Rd> Port Washington railroad station, end

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http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7798410
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Robert Shay
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Region Name(s): 
Long Island
Level(s): 
B
Vertical Gain: 
1640
Difficulty: 
76
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

This ride starts at the Boathouse and takes the Brooklyn Bridge out of NYC. The ride cruises the south shore of Long Island by the ocean along Merrick Blvd and parallel to Sunrise Highway (Montauk Century route) until turning inland at Bellmore. It then heads over to the north shore through Roslyn and out to the tip of Sands Point via Shore Road to the Port Washington train station for a one-way trip to NYC. Metro North/LIRR bike pass and one way train fare is required.  RWGPS route uses more bike lanes in Manhattan & Brooklyn than author's original cues.

cw 5/7/15

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Caumsett and Cold Spring Harbor

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Way Points: 

Statue of Civic Virtue >164th St. > 73rd Ave. > Vanderbilt Pwy. > Commonwealth > LIE service road > Wheatley Road > Cold Spring > Caumsett State Park > loop thru Huntington > return via same roads >Queens (finish)

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7797038
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Spencer Koromilas
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Region Name(s): 
Long Island
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
3400
Difficulty: 
112
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

Route sheet has no distances. Start at old Statue of Civic Virtue site; return via E, F, M, R train to Manhattan. Excel cue sheet by Matthew Simmons, 6/2008

cw 5/7/15

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