| Mileage |
Turn |
|
Pt-
Pt* |
Tot |
|
Meet at railroad tracks at foot of Main St., Cold Spring. |
|
0.0 |
|
Head uphill on Main St. |
| 0.3 |
0.3 |
R |
at light onto Rt. 9D South. |
| 3.7 |
4.0 |
R |
onto Upper Station Rd. Riders who are averse to hill climbing can
skip this turn and stay on Rt. 9D. |
| 0.4 |
4.4 |
L |
Sharp left turn at bottom of hill onto county Rt. 12. |
| 0.6 |
5.0 |
R |
at stop light onto Rt. 9D South. |
| 4.6 |
9.6 |
R |
Cross Bear Mountain Bridge. Sidewalks are closed but there is an
ample shoulder on the main roadway. Watch for some pretty nasty expansion
joints. |
| 0.5 |
10.1 |
BR |
One-quarter way around traffic circle onto Rt. 9W North to West
Point. |
| 1.8 |
11.9 |
BR |
Old State Rd.; sign for Grace Baptist Church. |
| 1.2 |
13.1 |
GF |
at yield sign onto Rt. 218/Main St., Highland Falls. |
| 0.8 |
13.9 |
BR |
at fork towards West Point (218 goes left). |
| 0.6 |
14.5 |
GF |
Enter Thayer Gate of West Point. Post 9/11 security has been
tightened at West Point; be prepared to show ID and state your business. After
gate, follow unmarked main road to second checkpoint, then back onto Thayer
Rd., which forks right, downward and under a grey stone building.
Note:
The alternative is to take 9W N
combined with 218 North as you leave town. About 3-4 miles
along 9W/218 you BR on 218N which splits off 9W. This will
bring you past the Washington gate where you can continue following
your route. |
| 1.1 |
15.6 |
R |
onto Washington Rd.; goes counter-clockwise around the school's
parade ground and athletic fields. |
| 0.2 |
15.8 |
|
Rest rooms on opposite side of athletic fields. |
| 1.3 |
17.1 |
GF |
Stay on Washington past Lee Rd. to Washington Gate. Previous
versions of this cue sheet had a right turn onto Lee to exit via the Lee Gate,
but post 9/11 that gate is festooned with barbed wire. While not impassable, it
is not particularly pleasant way to leave. |
| 0.7 |
17.8 |
R |
onto Route 218 (Storm King Highway). Post 9/11 this highway is
closed to motor vehicles, so you have it all to yourself, and it's a beautiful
ride. |
| 2.8 |
20.0 |
GF |
Scenic view as road winds along Storm King Mtn. |
| 4.3 |
22.1 |
GF |
Hudson Rd. (Do not BR on Rt. 218.) |
|
|
|
(More delis along this stretch: can stop to eat at park at Ring's
Pond on left.) |
| 1.1 |
23.2 |
BR |
on Quaker Ave. (passing a strip mall on your left). |
| 0.1 |
24.1 |
R |
at light at bottom of hill onto state Rt. 32. Do not be misled by
county Rt. 32, which comes up earlier on your right along Hudson or Quaker
Streets. |
| 1.7 |
25.8 |
R |
onto Rt. 94; busy highway. |
| 1.8 |
27.6 |
GF |
(where 94 curves left) onto Bloomin Rove Tpke. |
| 0.6 |
28.2 |
BL |
at stop sign and cross over 9W; becomes Water St./River
St./ Martin Luther King St. |
| 3.4 |
31.6 |
R |
onto Grand Ave. Look for bike route signs; entry to Newburgh-Beacon
Bridge bike ramp will be on your left. Post 9/11 there are occasional gate
closings from bomb threats to bridge; if the gate is closed you can scale it,
or call the telephone number on a sign at the gate to ask when the gate will be
open. |
| 0.3 |
31.9 |
L |
onto bike path, as you are passing under Interstate 84. Water
available at toll plaza on other side of bridge. |
| 2.0 |
33.9 |
R |
onto route 9D South. |
| 6.5 |
40.4 |
GF |
Pass through tunnel under Breakneck Ridge. |
| 1.4 |
41.8 |
BR |
onto county Rt. 17 towards Cold Spring (9D bears left up a hill.)
May be marked River Rd., then Fair St. |
| 0.4 |
42.2 |
L |
onto Northern Ave. |
| 0.1 |
42.3 |
R |
onto Church St. |
| 0.2 |
42.5 |
R |
onto Main St. |
| 0.2 |
42.7 |
|
End at railroad tracks at foot of Main St. |
