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Little Tor/Arden Valley/Perkins/Dennytown/Brewster

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Perkins
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NJ Side of GW Bridge (start) > 9W> Western Hwy> Strawtown Rd> S Mtn Rd> Little Tor> Central Hwy> 106> 17 north> Southfield> Arden Valley Rd> 7 Lakes Drive> Perkins> Bear Mtn Bridge> 9D> Snake Hill Rd> Philpse Brook Rd> South Highland Rd> Dennytown Rd > 301 east> Putnam Co Rail Trail> Southeast/Brewster MN RR Station (end)

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7297218
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
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Region Name(s): 
Hudson Highlands
New Jersey/Rockland County
Orange County
Putnam Dutchess and Columbia Counties
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
7100
Difficulty: 
168
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

Short hardpack sections on Philpse Brook Rd> South Highland Rd.

Bail out in Garrison.

Lunch stop in Southfield at Valero service station. 

Trailways rail trail from Carmel to Brewster.

Check Metro North time table for return.

HS 3/26/15

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Tour des Catskills

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Poughhkeepsie (start)> Rt 299 west> Rt 44/55 west> Rt 55A> Sugarloaf Rd> Red Hill Rd> Rt 47 north> Rt 28 east> Rt 28A east> Rt 213 south> Springtown Rd> Rt 299 east> Poughkeepsie (end)

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7250476
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
John Z
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
The Catskills
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
7800
Difficulty: 
206
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

Ride With GPS route travels Hudson Valley Rail Trail rather than 9W and eastern Rt 299.

7800 vertical feets gain.

You are not going anywhere without a Metro North rail pass unless you have a car.

A public drinking water pipe is on Sugarloaf, on the left, less than 0.1 mile past the turn for Red Hill.

Plan on a long day on wheels...

HS 3/21/15

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Slide Mtn/ Roundout/ Sampson/ Peekamoose

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Start: Phoenicia > Rt 28 west> Rt 47/ Frost Valley Rd south> Grahamsville> Rt 55> Rt 55A> Rt 46/ Yagerville Rd>Rt 42 north> Rt 28> Rt 212> Rt 40> Phoenicia (end)

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7251851
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Fred Steinberg
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
The Catskills
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
5000
Difficulty: 
125
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

Either stay in Phoenicia or car top to and from it.

Big country with few cross roads.

These are mountain passes, not summit ascents.

Food/fluid options in Grahamsville and West Ashoken.

 

HS 3/21/15

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Red Hill Loop 76

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Big Indian, NY, Rt 28 & 47 (start)> 47> 19> 55> 55A> Yagerville Rd> Greenville Rd> Sundown Rd> Sugarloaf Rd> Red Hill Rd> Denning Rd/19> 47> Big Indian (end)

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7249136
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
John Z
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
The Catskills
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
6200
Difficulty: 
138
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

6200' of vertical Not accessible via public transportation. Park car just 0.1 mile west of intersection of Rts 28 & 47 in designated parking lot. 

Original cue sheet incorrectly says Yagerville Rd to end, but actually a left on Greenville Rd.

A public drinking water pipe is on Sugarloaf, on the left, less than 0.1 mile past the turn for Red Hill.

2 deli stops possible on route.

Sugarloaf/ Red Hill ascent, 1600', is the greatest vertical climb in our region.

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Poughkeepsie-Hunter Loop /w options: east & west side access, 23A or Devil's Kitchen ascent, Mohonk & bypass

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Poughkeepsie RR Station (start) > east & west sides of the Hudson options> Saugerties > Devil's Kitchen/Clove Platte Rd or Rt 23A ascent options > Tannersville (lunch) > West Shokan > Mohonk/Mohonk bypass options > New Paltz > Poughkeepsie RR Station (finish)

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7246216 east of Hudson access, Devil's Kitchen, Mohonk

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7247919 west of Hudson access, 23A, Mohonk

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/8557939 west of Hudson access, Devil's Kitchen, Mohonk

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7247856 west of Hudson access, 23A, Mohonk bypass

 

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7247786
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Ron Roth
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
The Catskills
The Gunks
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
7500
Difficulty: 
185
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

There are 5 route variations of this route. 4 of these are labled following waypoints, above. the labeled RWGPS link is the original route: east of Hudson access, Rt 23A ascent, Mohonk on return. 

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Peekamoose

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Way Points: 

Poughkeepsie (start) > Mohonk > Peekamoose > Greenville/Yagerville Rds> Minnewaska> New Paltz > Poughkeepsie (finish)

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7250609
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Peter Walker
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
The Catskills
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
6800
Difficulty: 
165
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

A rather direct route to Peekamoose out over Mohonk and return via Greenville and Yagerville Rds.

The third download is the Poughkeepsie - Peekamoose - Poughkeepsie 100, a slight variation by John Z. 

HS 3/21/15

 

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Big Indian/ Slide Mtn/ Moore Hill/ Sugarloaf/ Red Hill/ Slide/ Big Indian

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Big Indian, NY (start)> 47 south> 19 south> 55 east> Moore Hill, up> Glade Hill, down> Sugarloaf> Red Hill> 19 south> 47 north> Big Indian (end)

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7248971
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
John Z
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
The Catskills
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
6000
Difficulty: 
123
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

Vigorous climbfest: only the most fit need apply. 6000' vertical gain.

Not accessible by rail. Access is by car, via Rt 28 west 31 miles from Exit 19 of the NY State Thruway/ I-87. Big Indian is the intersection of Rt 28 and Rts 47 to the south and Rt 92. Parking is just west of the intersection on the south (left) side of Rt 28. It is about a 2 and a half hour drive from NYC. 

A public drinking water pipe is on Sugarloaf, on the left, less than 0.1 mile past the turn for Red Hill. 

HS 3/20/15

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The Hills of Hunterdon County

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Lebanon, NJ, Hunterdon County (borders PA)

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7640020
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Peter O'Reilly
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Mid New Jersey South
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
6300
Difficulty: 
116
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

Located near the NJ/PA border, this is a ride through the back roads of equestrian country. It is a very challenging 52 mile ride consisting of 14 climbs totaling 6,600 vertical feet. The hills are quite steep, so please be prepared to have adequate low gearing. A 39x25 or lower gear is recommended. Please refer to the cue sheet and map, hill profiles included, for more details. Most turns are either 1st left/right or at the end of the road.

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The Knot

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NYC (start) > River Road > Sparkill > Kings Highway > Clausland Mt Rd > Tweed > Bradley Hill Rd > Clausland > Greenbush > Bradley Hill Rd > Tweed > Clausland > Nyack (lunch) > Old Mountain Rd/Christian Herald/Mountain View > Schuyler Rd > Bradley Hill Road > Tweed > 9W> (River Rd option) > NYC (finish)

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7350698 The Knot with Ash

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7259455
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Timothy McCarthy
Signature Route : 
This is a Signature Route
Region Name(s): 
New Jersey/Rockland County
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
5100
Difficulty: 
113
Difficulty Rating: 
4 out of 5

You can tie "The Knot" many ways. To deserve the name "The Knot" a ride must come at the crossroads of Tweed Blvd and Clausland Mountain Rd from every direction. This route does not technically achieve this but it takes in the added climbs of Old Mountain/Christian Herald/Mountain View and Schuyler Rd. There's plenty of climbing here.

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Harriman SP: Hill after Hill from Garrison

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Garrison Metro North station (start)> 9D south> 7 Lakes Drive> Perkins Memorial Drive> 7 Lakes Drive> 106 east> Lake Welch Drive> Tiorati Brook Rd> 7 Lakes Drive> 106 west> 17A> Brammertown Rd> Arden Valley Rd> Tiorati Circle> Rt 6 west> 293> 218> Mtn Rd> 9W> Beacon Metro North Station (end)

 

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7156560
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Hudson Highlands
New Jersey/Rockland County
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
7600
Difficulty: 
161
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

NYCC A 21/23 ride of July 12, 2008.

I hope you like to climb and descend.

Mind the turn off Lake Welch Rd to Tiorati Brook Rd. You can easily fly by it. If you do, you will find yourself on the Palisades Parkway.

The ride stops at Tiorati Circle 3 times where there is water. Return options to Garrison or Beacon. 

HS 7/5/16

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