Climbing

Mt Greylock from Great Barrington

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Great Barrington, in front of Mason Library, Main St, start> Rt 41> West Stockbridge> Swamp Rd> Balance Rock Rd> Lanesborough> Mt Greylock

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7427327
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Ron Grossberg
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
The Berkshires
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
3900
Difficulty: 
78
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

One way. You can return by descending north, down to North Adams, then back south.

Be careful on Rt 7; heavy traffic and narrow shoulder.

Great views.

HS 4/15/15

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Whippoorwill, Roaring Brook, Hardscrabble

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The Boathouse, Central Park (start) > Webster/Bronx River Rd > White Plains > Route 22 > Whippoorwill Rd > Roaring Brook Rd > Hard Scrabble Rd > Pleasantville (lunch) > Route 448 > Route 9/Warburton (Tarrytown, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings, Yonkers) > Grant's Tomb (finish)

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7441053
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
This is a Signature Route
Region Name(s): 
Westchester/CT
Level(s): 
A
B
Vertical Gain: 
4300
Difficulty: 
116
Difficulty Rating: 
3 out of 5

This ride offers two classic hill climbs and a sit down lunch on an out and back from Manhattan. You can bail in Pleasantville, Tarrytown, Dobbs Ferry, after lunch if the weather changes.

HS 4/9/15

updated 1/4/2020 CW

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Holiday on Ice (Beacon/ Mohonk/ Cragsmoor/ Beacon)

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Beacon (start) > Gardiner > Mohonk/Clove Valley Road (but not via shorter option)> Kerhonksen > Ellenville > Cragsmoor (Old Stone Church view option)> Walkill > Oregon Trail> Beacon (finish)

 

Shorter, Mohonk bypass variation: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7179880

South Gully variation: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7179970

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7166333
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Fred Steinberg
Signature Route : 
This is a Signature Route
Region Name(s): 
The Gunks
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
7000'
Difficulty: 
162
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

The "triple rhubarb." Mohonk, Clove Valley-Minnewaska, and Craigsmoor out of Ellenville, with the heinie kicker Oregon Trail, as Zorba would say, the whole castastrophe. But a meal fit for a king. We wouldn't have it any other way. 

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Garrison - Ellenville - Beacon - Cold Spring

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Garrison RR Station (start) > 9D > Bear Mtn Bridge > 9W > Rt 32 > Rt 20 > 17K > 52 > Berme Rd > 44/55 > 32 > 9W > Beacon Newburgh Bridge > 9D > Cold Spring RR Station (finish)

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7272100
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
John Z
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Hudson Highlands
Orange County
Putnam Dutchess and Columbia Counties
The Gunks
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
8000'
Difficulty: 
181
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

8000' ascent. No Bailouts other than Beacon at mile 95.

3 major climbs: 9W to Cornwall, 52 to Craigsmoor & Minnewaska. An excellent ride for strong riders.

HS 3/22/15

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3 Mtns in CT & MA: Skiff Mtn, Sharon Mtn & Mt Everett

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Dover Plains RR Station > Bog Hollow Rd > Skiff Mtn Rd > Rt 4 > E St/Sharon Mtn Rd > White Hollow Rd > Salmon Kill Rd > Salisbury > Rt 41 > Mt Washington Rd > Bash Bish Falls Rd > Copake Falls > Harlem Valley Rail Trail > Millerton > Harlem Valley Rail Trail > Rt 343 > Amenia > Rt 22 > Wassaic RR Station

Ride With GPS Link: 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7501855
Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Putnam Dutchess and Columbia Counties
The Berkshires
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
5300
Difficulty: 
138
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

This ride is frontloaded as far as climbing goes; most of the vertical is done in the first third of the ride. 
Dover Plains, NY to East Street, CT -20 miles, rolling then climb/ descent
East Street, CT to Salisbury, CT - 16 miles, climb/ descent then rolling
Salisbury, CT to Copake Falls, NY - 25 miles, rolling then climb/ descent
Copake Falls, NY to Millerton, NY - 13 miles, mostly flat
Millerton, NY to Wassaic RR Station - 11 miles, flat

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