Salt Point to Poughkeepsie train station
West-bound

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DC Rt 43 = Dutchess County Route 43

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Salt Point, NY -- intersection of Salt Point Turnpike - Rt 115 with Hibernia Rd

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East

0.7

Hibernia Rd (East)

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R

1.2

Scout Rd (South)

1.9

 

Straight

3.1

Creek Rd

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T

R

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Rt 44 West [HH - wide traffic lane with reasonable shoulder in this section, as of August 2004]

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food

  Pleasant Valley, NY -- for more food options, go west on Rt 44

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EE

L

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South Av (DC Rt 47)

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R

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Plass Rd (becomes Sleight Plass Rd)

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T

R

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Overlook Rd (DC Rt 46)

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T

R

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Degarmo Rd (DC Rt 43)

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L

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Old Degarmo Rd (small sign saying "Private" as of August 2004)

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Variation

  to avoid steep short climb and a possibly private road, but take on lots more traffic: continue Straight on Degarmo Rd 0.2Mi, T-L Rt 44 West 0.1Mi [HH], L on Overrocker Rd 0.2Mi to rejoin main route.

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R

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Overlook Rd

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L

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Overocker Rd

12.6

T

L

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unsigned- Burnett Rd (South)

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cross

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cross Rt 55 on cross-walk

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 Straight - sidewalk

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continue South on sidewalk

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T

R

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Manchester Rd (West)

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T

L

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Fairmont Ave

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T

L

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Collegeview Ave (East)

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Variation

  to avoid riding through Vassar College:  R on Collegeview Ave, L on Raymond Ave (Rt 376) [HH], R on College Ave to rejoin main route.  If not comfortable with the vehicle traffic, there is the alternative of using the sidewalks.

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R

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campus road -- enter Vassar College campus.
   

private

 

  This route through Vassar College campus goes on a private road and sidewalk.  For many years, Vassar College has normally permitted the general public to visit the campus and use the roads and sidewalks.  Please obey any signs and instructions from the staff, and ride in a way that respects the students and other users.  To avoid riding these private segments, see the Variation above.

 

 

site

 

Vassar College -- www.vassar.edu

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campus road

13.2

 

L

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campus road

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R - sidewalk

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turn at first cross-walk, marked by white paint on road surface

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EE

cross

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cross Raymond Ave (exit from Vassar College campus through opening in fence)

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Straight

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College Ave (West)

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cross Cherry St, becomes West College Ave

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T

R

0.2

Circular Rd

14.6

T

L

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Hooker Ave [HH]

14.6

 

Variation

 

to eliminate some turns, but with more traffic and miss some historic houses:  T-R on Hooker Ave [HH] 0.4Mi, EE-BL onto Montgomery St (West) to rejoin main route

14.6

 

quick R

0.3

Adriance Ave (West)

14.9

 

R

0.1

Loockerman Ave

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T

R

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South Hamilton (North)

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L

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Holmes St (first L)

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T

R

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Academy St (North) (historic houses) [HH - reasonably wide, unless there are parked cars, as of August 2002]

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L

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Barclay St (second L)

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T

R

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Garfield Place (historic houses -- for more, turn L)

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T

L

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Montgomery St [HH - reasonably wide, unless there are parked cars, as of August 2002]

15.9

EE

R

0.2

Lincoln Ave, becomes Jefferson St (North) [HH]

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EE

 

 

cross Church St / Rt 44 / Rt 55 -- becomes Jefferson St Ext

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L

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Union St

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R

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Clover St (North)

16.4

EE

L

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Main St [HH]

16.5

 

R

 

Poughkeepsie train station

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