Newburgh-Beacon Bridge to New Paltz

  
section of 
NYC to Albany one-way route
 

• where:  From the west end of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge north up the West side of the river, through Orange county and into Ulster county thru apple country to the college town of New Paltz.

Alternate for the this stage and the next to go to Poughkeepsie and then up the east side of the River to Rhinebeck -- see links below.

• 22 miles, hilly. 

• mapping:  digital maps + GPS resources . . .

Newburgh to New Paltz [bhva5a]: map on Google | map on Bikely | Google Earth KML | download GPX

variation: Newburgh to Poughkeepsie [bhva5c]:  map on Bikely | cue sheet Bikely | Google Earth KML | download GPX

• highlights:   Quiet roads along the river on the way to Marlboro, the view from Ridge Road over the whole valley, the riding through classic apple orchard country, and the possibility of side trips to vineyards.

• characteristics:  Lots of quiet roads, but some busy sections.  Some significant hills, and lots of smaller ups and downs.  

• warning:  Riding a bicycle on roads has dangers and risks that need to be taken seriously.  For more on those, see our page on risks.

• maps:  You should have detailed road maps of Orange and Ulster counties to do this route (see Maps). See also digital mapping + GPS resources above

Route Directions Cue Sheet | Map of route

see also

• CSV Cue Sheet-- Comma Separated Variable format is compatible with many spreadsheet programs.

• One-way North-bound from Newburgh-Beacon Bridge to Walkway over the Hudson + Poughkeepsie : [ Route directions cue sheet ] - [ CSV Cue Sheet ]

• Newburgh-Beacon / Mid-Hudson Bridge Loop route : [ Description ] - [ Route Directions Cue Sheet ] 

• Reports on Trips and Conditions

• NYC to Albany main page 

 
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