- Wandering Northwest Columbia -- 38 miles, moderate
hilliness. Miles of quiet farm country in the west, beautiful hilltop
views and long downhill cruising in the east, and several historic
sites. Start points: Ghent, Chatham, Kinderhook, Schodack,
Philmont.
2300 vertical feet, hill index
3.6 [ Description
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Also passing through this area are:
- Grand Tour of Columbia County -- 79 miles, hilly.
Sweeping views, old houses, farms and lots of quiet roads, a waterfall or
two -- and a long, beautiful downhill run. (Also a 58-mile
variation). Start points
Lake Taghkanic State Park, Livingston, Hudson, Kinderhook, Hillsdale, Copake Falls.
5000 vertical feet, hill
index 4.3. [ Description
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- Rip Van Winkle Bridge to Albany, loop on both
sides of the Hudson river -- 74 miles, moderate hills, from Catskill and
Hudson to the Dunn Memorial Bridge between Albany + Rennselaer. Lots of sweeping views across beautiful farm country, a variety of
angles on the Catskill mountains and the Hudson River, and the new and old
buildings of Albany. [
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