Rhinebeck to Tivoli -- Cue Sheet

Rhinebeck to Tivoli

Miles	Mark	Turn	This Leg	Description
Start				Rhinebeck, NY -- intersection of Rt 9 and Rt 308 at the traffic light at the center of town.
0.0	EE	South	0.4	Rt 9 South [HH]
0.0		Variation A		To shorten the route: Start by going West on unsigned West Market St 1.3Mi, turn R on Ryan Rd to rejoin main route.
0.4		R	2.4	Mill Rd
2.8		R	2.1	Morton Rd (Dutchess Co Rt 85)
4.9		L	0.1	Butler St, then immediate L on James St (South)
4.9		Variation B		Simpler, but miss seeing River: continue straight on Morton Rd, becomes Kelly St. Then straight across onto Charles St, which becomes Rhinecliff Rd (Rt 308 East)
5.0		sharp R	0.3	Grinnell St
5.0		view		view across the River to the Kingston lighthouse and mouth of the Rondout Creek
5.3		R	0.1	Shatzell St
5.4		site		Rhinecliff, NY
5.4		L	1.0	Charles St, becomes Rhinecliff Rd (Rt 308 East)
5.5		train		Rhinecliff railroad station (Amtrak)
5.5		Variation		to visit the water of the Hudson River with a view of the Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge along the way: L on Hutton St, bridge across railroad tracks with view, then curve L and down hill.
6.4		L	0.8	Ryan Rd
7.2	T	L	2.7	River Rd (Dutchess Co Rt 103)
9.9	EE	cross	2.9	cross Rt 199, continue on River Rd (Dutchess Co Rt 103)
9.9		Variation C		For a fine view of the river and the Catskill mountains: turn L onto Rt 199 West [HH] and cross the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, and return. See Condition Reports.
10.7		site		Poets Walk -- for the best view of the Hudson on this route, walk 0.5 Mi to the first gazebo.
11.9				(cross Barrytown Rd / Station Hill Rd)
12.8		BL	1.2	River Rd (North) (pass by Kelley Rd)
13.1		site		Bard College (on both L and R)
14.0	T	L	1.5	Rt 9G North [HH - narrow shoulder, as of August 2002]
14.0		Variation D		to avoid Rt 9G, but at the cost of a hill climb: go Straight across Rt 9G [HH] onto Whaleback Rd 1.5Mi, L on Budds Corners Rd 0.8Mi, R on Guski Rd 1.7Mi, T-L on Kerleys Corners / DC Rt 78 for 1.2Mi, straight across Rt 9G [HH] onto Broadway to rejoin main route.
15.5		L	1.7	Kidd Rd (starts West, then turns North, becomes Montgomery St)
17.2		food		Tivoli, NY
17.2		L	0.3	Broadway (Dutchess Co Rt 78) (West)
17.5		R	0.8	Woods Rd (North)
18.3		R	0.6	Sengstack Rd
18.9	T	L	0.8	Stony Brook Rd (pass by North Rd)
19.7	HH	cross	1.5	Lasher Rd / Dutchess Co Rt 80 - West (formerly Swamp River Rd)
19.7		Variation E		to avoid a dirt road: turn R on Rt 9G South [HH] 1.1Mi, turn L on Kerleys Corner Rd (Dutchess Co Rt 78) 1.2Mi up hill, R on Guski Rd to rejoin main route.
21.2		R - dirt	0.9	Freeborn Rd (sign at north end says "road closed", as of June 2004 -- see Variation E).
21.2		Variation F		to avoid both dirt road and a hill climb: continue Straight on DC Rt 80, becomes Columbia County Rt 4, R on Rt 9 South [HH - reasonable shoulder as of June 2003], R on Pitcher Lane, T - L on Budds Corners Rd / DC Rt 79 to rejoin main route. [last checked June 2003]
22.1	T	R	0.3	Kerleys Corner Rd (Dutchess Co Rt 78)
22.4		L	1.7	Guski Rd (up hill)
24.1	T	L	2.6	Budds Corners Rd (Dutchess Co Rt 79)
24.9				cross Whaleback Rd / Rockefeller Rd, becomes Linden Rd
26.7		food		Red Hook, NY
26.7	T	R	0.1	West Market St (Rt 199 West) [HH]
26.8		L	0.2	Phillips St
27.0	T	R	0.2	Garden St
27.2	T	L	0.8	Benner Rd (South)
28.0		BL	0.5	Rokeby Rd
28.5		R	1.3	Middle Rd (South)
29.8	HH	cross	0.2	cross Rt 9G, continue on Middle Rd
30.0	T	L	0.4	unsigned- Hook Rd
30.4	T	R	1.5	unsigned- Old Post Rd (South)
31.9	T	L	0.7	Mt Rutsen Rd, becomes Montgomery St
32.6	T	L	0.2	unsigned- Rt 9 North [HH - wide shoulder in good condition as of June 2004]
32.8		R	0.0	Mulberry St / Fairgrounds
32.8		site		Dutchess County Fairgrounds
32.8		R	0.6	Mulberry St
33.4		R	0.3	E Market St - Rt 308
33.7	EE	Finish		Rhinebeck, NY -- intersection with Rt 9 -- Food

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