Oyster Bay ride

Oyster Bay bicycle ride

The ride heads west from Huntington (a very trendy and fun village) along hilly routes mostly with good shoulders and out the neck across from the town of Oyster Bay. You'll ride through the sweet little village of Cold Spring Harbor just before arriving back in Huntington. There is a large free parking lot in… Continue reading Oyster Bay ride

Walkway over the Hudson

Walkway Over the Hudson bicycle ride

The Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park opened in 2009, providing a bridge for pedestrians, hikers, joggers, bicyclists, and people with disabilities. The former Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge stands 212 feet above the river's surface and is 6,768 feet (1.28 miles) long, making it the longest elevated pedestrian bridge in the world. This new park… Continue reading Walkway over the Hudson

Newburgh Bear Mountain ride

Newburgh-Highlands bicycle ride

A cycling loop on both sides of the Hudson, starting at the Newburgh Beacon Bridge bicycle lane, south on the east side of the Hudson to Bear Mountain Bridge near Fort Montgomery. Route at RideWithGPSView and print cue sheet View and print map & cue sheetGPX fileTCX Course

New York Bike Route 17

NY Bicycle Route 17

NY State Bicycle Route 17 is a signed, on-road bicycle route that extends 442 miles from State Bicycle Route 9 in the Village of Wappingers Falls to State Bicycle Route 517 in the Village of Westfield on the shores of Lake Erie. This route also connects with State Bicycle Routes 11, 14, and 19, and… Continue reading New York Bike Route 17

Malone – Owls Head Ride

Malone bicycle ride

The Malone - Owls Head Loop starts in Malone NY  and takes a long steep climb to Owl's Head, then levels off to the town of Mountain View, From Mountain View the ride continues to Route 30 and back into Malone. Route at RideWithGPSView and print cue sheet View and print map and cue sheetGPX… Continue reading Malone – Owls Head Ride

Adirondack Park Ride from Saranac Lake

Saranac Lake ride

This Adirondack Park ride north of Saranac Lake offers great mountain views but no serious climbs on state highways with wide shoulders and quiet back roads. Route at RideWithGPSView and print cue sheet View and print map and cue sheetGPX fileTCX Course

William H. Miner Ride from Chazy NY

Chazy-altona bicycle ride

This ride starts at the Chazy, NY Central Rural School.  William H. Miner patented a shock-absorbing device for railway cars known as the Miner Tandem Draft Rigging. He built this school which was the first central school established in the United States. The William H. Miner Agriculture Research Institute and his old homestead are on… Continue reading William H. Miner Ride from Chazy NY

Watertown – Alexandria Bay Loop

Watertown to Alexandria bicycle ride

A 3/4 century ride in the northwest corner of New York State that takes you to Alexandria Bay on the St. Lawrence River. Start at Thompson Park in Watertown, NY. Route at RideWithGPSView and print cue sheet View and print map and cue sheetGPX fileTCX Course

Watertown – Carthage – Evans Mills Ride

Watertown-Carthage bicycle ride

Great relatively flat roads for much of this ride with good wide shoulders after the initial climb out of Watertown in the northwest corner of New York State Route at RideWithGPSView and print cue sheet View and print map and cue sheetGPX fileTCX Course

Plattsburg – Ausable Chasm ride

Plattsburgh riding south

This ride along the western side of Lake Champlain follows some of the Champlain Bikeway and touches on the foothills of the Adirondacks. Route at RideWithGPSView and print cue sheet View and print map and cue sheetGPX fileTCX Course