Brewster Railroad Station, start> Rt 6> Putnam Rail Trail> Carmel> Dykeman Rd> Nichols St> Ninham State Park, end
Access to Ninham State Park for mtn biking from Brewster Railroad Station.
Take a map with you as trails are unmarked.
HS 4/19/15
Cortlandt Railroad Station, start> Rt 9A north> Montrose Station Rd> Blue Mtn Reservation, end
A surprisingly easy access to a most challenging mtn biking venue. But there are trails for all levels.
Metro North Hudson Line Cortlandt Station
HS 4/19/15
Sloatsburg Railroad Station, start> Eagle Valley Rd> Sterling Mine Rd> Mill Pond Rd> orange singletrack> red dot in white singletrack> white singletrack> yellow singletrack> blue singletrack > Shepard Pond, Ringwood State Park, end
This has been revised as all access to Ringwood directly from NY State is now deemed illegal due to private property concerns.
The single track is quite rideable, but you will either need to keep an eye open for changing trail markings or follow your prompts on your GPS device. But understand that the places the trail marking change on the map are approximate.
Water is in restrooms at Skylands Manor area on map.
Beacon, start> Beacon Newburgh Bridge bike path> Rt 207> Stewart Park> Shawangunk, Walden, and Wallkill 0.1 Rail Trail> Wallkill Valley Rail Trail > Hudson Valley Rail Trail> Beacon Newburgh Bridge bike path> Dutchess Rail Trail> Beacon, end
4 rail trails.
Some gravel surfaces.
HS 4/17/15
The Boathouse, Central Park (start)> St Nicholas Av> 9W> Western Hwy> Strawtown Rd> S Mtn Rd> Rt 45> Camp Hill Rd> Rt 106> Rt 17A> Benjamin Meadows> Mombasha Rd> Monroe> the Orange Heritage Trailways> Goshen> Sarah Wells Trail> (Purgatory/Pischke Rds option on RidewithGPS)> Rt 208> Rt 94> Orrs Mills Rd> Jackson> Rt 207>(Rt 32 north> Vails Gate> Blooming Grove> River Rd>) Grand St> Beacon Metro North railroad station (end)
Discover the Orange Heritage Trailway—a 9.5 mile paved bike path that gently descends through pastoral farmland to Goshen, and then return to Beacon by way of Sarah Wells Trail—one of the region’s most scenic cycling roads and very lightly trafficked.
Poughkeepsie RR Station (start)> Highland Bridge> Hudson Valley Rail Trail> 299> Wallkill Valley Rail Trail> 44/55> CR 7> Tillson Lake Rd> Awosting Portal, Minnewaska SP> Mohonk Preserve> Lenape Lane> 299> Hudson Valley Rail Trail> Poughkeepsie RR Station (end)
Credit for this route goes to John Z.