List of maps for New Paltz - Wallkill
Valley region
Map of Gentler Places for bicycling
around New Paltz
- Farms and Orchards around New Paltz -- 49 miles, gentle-to-moderate
hills (with shorter variations). Beautiful farms and
orchards, a covered bridge, sweeping views of the Wallkill valley and the Shawangunk
ridge. 2100 vertical feet, hill
index 2.6. Start points
New Paltz, Wallkill, Tillson / Rosendale. [
Description | Map ]
- New Paltz to Kingston Waterfront -- 44 miles. Moderate
hilliness.
Also a 31 mile variation. Variety of
interesting settings -- beautiful farm
country, three towns with shops and food, into the woods, and the
Rondout waterfront. 2400 vertical feet, hill
index 3.7. Start points
New Paltz, Kingston, Port Ewen, Rosendale. [
Description | Map |
GPS
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- New Paltz to Ashokan Reservoir -- 58 miles, big hills.
Several great descents and climbs with sweeping views over three major watersheds (Wallkill, Rondout,
Esopus), lots of quiet back roads and fun little downhills -- and the biggest cliffs, the largest lake,
and the highest summits in the Hudson
Valley. 5200 vertical feet, hill
index 6.9. Start points
New Paltz, Kerhonkson, Ashokan Reservoir, Stone Ridge. [
Description | Map
| Photos ]
- Lloyd - Highland Rail Trail -- about 5 miles on pavement with
return. Very gentle.
Pleasant off-road riding on a paved path -- additional unpaved section also
open. A good place to ride for families with children. 60 vertical
feet, hill index
0.9. Start point Lloyd (near Highland and Mid-Hudson Bridge). [
Photos ]
- New Paltz North : Trail + Roads -- 15
miles. Half on an unpaved "rail trail" mostly off-road, the
other half on roads.
Mostly flat, except for one hill (not that long or steep -- and avoidable). Start point
New Paltz. [ Description
| Map
]
- New Paltz South : Trail + Roads -- 17 miles. Mostly
flat, except for one hill on the rail trail and one on the roads. Half on an
unpaved "rail
trail" mostly off-road, the other half on quiet roads. Start points
New Paltz or Gardiner. [ Description
| Map
]
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- New Paltz South - Rail Trail -- minimizes
your interaction with motor vehicle
traffic. Other routes add lots more nice riding and views, but
if you don't have the skills and experience (or desire) for traffic
interaction, or if you want to limit the miles and hills, choose this
one.
- Wallkill - Horse Farm variation
of New Paltz South - Rail Trail --
goes all the way to the village of Wallkill, and adds some pretty
sights (also more miles and hills). But it has more traffic
interaction (0.4Mi on Bruyn Turnpike and 0.2Mi on Albany Post Rd
have narrow or no shoulders, but can get significant motor vehicle
traffic).
- Farms around New Paltz -- South
-- adds yet more interesting riding and views (and miles and hills)
-- but with substantially greater traffic interaction risk.
- East of the Wallkill variation of Farms
and Orchards around New Paltz -- adds some pretty orchard
country (with quieter roads, if the Brookside Variation is taken) --
but at the cost of a substantial hill climb on South St and Hull
Ave, and more miles.
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