Farms and Hills of SE Columbia County
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This Leg |
Description  |
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Note |
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"CC Rt 8" = "Columbia County Route 8" | |
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intersection of Route 82 with CC Rt 10 / Taghkanic - Churchtown Rd in West Taghkanic | |
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0.0 |
North |
0.0 |
CC Rt 10 / Taghkanic - Churchtown Rd | |
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0.0 |
L |
3.8 |
Taghkanic - Churchtown Rd (North) (do not go R on CC Rt 10 or Post Hill Rd) | |
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3.8 |
Straight |
1.1 |
CC Rt 27 North | |
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4.9 |
R |
1.6 |
CC Rt 27B | |
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5.9 |
Variation |
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for some interesting back roads: after 1.0Mi on CC Rt 27B, turn R on Catskill Rd 2.1Mi (some dirt), L on (unsigned) Snydertown Rd 0.6Mi, R on Bates Rd 1.2Mi (dirt), L on Decker Rd 0.6Mi, R - HH on Rt 23 East 0.3Mi, L on Barrington Rd to rejoin main route. (adds 2.1Mi to route) | |
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6.5 |
T |
R |
1.5 |
CC Rt 16 - East |
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6.5 |
Variation |
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to avoid dirt section: L on CC Rt 16 West 0.5Mi, T-L on Rt 23 West [HH] 1.4Mi, R on Rt 217 East [HH] to Philmont to rejoin main route. | |
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8.0 |
T |
R |
0.7 |
Rt 23 East [HH] (up a hill) |
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8.7 |
L - rough |
0.6 |
unsigned- Old Barrington Rd (starts near top of hill, quickly curves left, goes down, then up) | |
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9.3 |
R - dirt |
1.9 |
unsigned- Oak Hill Rd -- North (second right, near the top of hill) | |
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11.2 |
T |
R |
0.4 |
unsigned- Stevers Crossing Rd |
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11.6 |
L |
0.8 |
Summit St (North) | |
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12.4 |
food |
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Philmont, NY | |
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12.4 |
R |
1.7 |
Main St (Rt 217 East) | |
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14.1 |
L |
2.3 |
Schnackenberg Rd | |
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16.4 |
T |
R |
0.3 |
unsigned- Harlemville Rd -- East |
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16.7 |
HH |
cross |
0.8 |
unsigned- Harlemville Rd -- cross Taconic State Parkway |
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17.5 |
food |
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For food, turn R on CC Rt 21C and look for a farm / healthfood store on the right side -- Harlemville NY | |
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17.5 |
T |
L |
0.4 |
CC Rt 21 -- East |
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17.9 |
Straight |
4.0 |
CC Rt 21 -- East (Harlemville Rd turns R) climb long hill, then some downhill | |
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21.9 |
R |
4.3 |
Hunt Rd -- climb up some more, then a long descent | |
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26.2 |
T |
R |
0.3 |
Rt 22 South [HH] |
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26.5 |
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To avoid a tough hill (with a fine view and pleasant descent), see the directions for Variation C | ||
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26.5 |
food |
for food continue south on Rt 22 south 0.8Mi into Hillsdale at the traffic light intersection with Rt 23. Food options [as of October 2006] a short ways west on Rt 23, or short ways south on Rt 22, or at the light. | ||
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26.5 |
L |
0.6 |
Tribrook Rd | |
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26.9 |
XX |
open grate bridge over creek | ||
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27.1 |
T |
R |
0.3 |
Collins St |
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27.4 |
HH |
cross |
2.1 |
Yonderview Rd (cross Rt 23) |
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29.5 |
T |
L |
0.1 |
Rt 22 South [HH] |
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29.6 |
L |
2.9 |
North Mt Rd -- up hill | |
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30.4 |
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BR - North Mt Rd -- up more hill | |
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30.9 |
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BR - North Mt Rd -- views, then descent | |
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32.5 |
T |
L |
0.2 |
Main St (Copake Falls, NY) |
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32.7 |
food |
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Copake Falls, NY -- food is L on Rt 344 | |
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Variation |
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to visit beautiful Bash Bish Falls: Left on Rt 344 East to a parking lot on the right, then hike a ways to the falls. Or ride steep curvy uphill past the parking lot to a service road on right (over a mile from Copake Falls), and hike down to the falls. | |
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32.7 |
Straight |
0.3 |
Main St -- Rt 344 | |
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33.0 |
T |
L |
0.9 |
Rt 22 South [HH] |
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33.9 |
R |
0.7 |
CC Rt 7A | |
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34.6 |
food |
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Copake, NY | |
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34.6 |
R |
0.3 |
CC Rt 7A - East (careful, there are several Rt 7As) | |
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34.9 |
BL |
1.7 |
CC Rt 7A (careful, there are several Rt 7As) | |
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XX |
open grate bridge over creek | ||
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36.6 |
R |
1.0 |
CC Rt 7 | |
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37.6 |
L |
3.0 |
CC Rt 27 -- up hill | |
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40.6 |
L |
1.4 |
New Forge Rd | |
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40.6 |
Variation |
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To avoid dirt roads: BR on CC Rt 27 for 2.2 Mi, L on CC Rt 10 for 3.0 Mi, cross Taconic State Parkway [HH], continue S on CC Rt 10 for 0.7 Mi to Finish [not checked since 2002] | |
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42.0 |
R - dirt |
0.2 |
New Forge Spur Rd | |
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42.0 |
Variation E2 |
To avoid dirt road: continue straight on New Forge Rd 0.9Mi to its end, T-R on Rt 82 West [HH] to Finish. [last checked Aug 2008] | ||
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Variation |
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For a finish thru Lake Taghkanic State Park: continue Straight on New Forge Rd 0.9Mi, T-R on Rt 82 West [HH] 0.7Mi, L on Taghkanic State Park Rd 1.5Mi, L-XX on Taconic State Parkway South 0.1Mi (there is a third lane to help with this), R on CC Rt 15 for 2.0Mi, T-L Rt 82 West [HH] 0.3Mi to Finish. Adds 1.5 miles to route. | |
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42.2 |
BR - dirt |
2.0 |
unsigned- New Forge Rd II | |
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44.2 |
T |
R |
1.8 |
Rt 82 West [HH] |
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45.6 |
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(pass under Taconic State Parkway) | |
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46.0 |
Finish |
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intersection of Route 82 with CC Rt 10 / Taghkanic - Churchtown Rd in West Taghkanic |
Symbols | Map | Description Overall | Trip Reports | Major Variation C
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