Printed Guidebooks
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for Bicycling in the Hudson Valley
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25 Bicycle Tours in the Hudson Valley, by Howard Stone. |
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Backcountry Publications, Woodstock VT, 1996. |
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"scenic rides from Saratoga to Northern
Westchester County" |
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Ken's comment: Road routes, most in the range of 25-40 miles. |
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RIDE GUIDE Hudson Valley New Paltz to Staten Island, by Dan Goldfischer.
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White Meadow Press, Warren, NJ, 1996. |
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Ken's comment: Mostly road rides in the range of 25-50
miles. Also four off-road rides. Unique feature is the
sizable number of routes in and around Westchester county. You can
sample a couple of the routes from the book from the Clearwater
Revival bike directions page -- "Yorktown Heights to Croton
Point" and "Peekskill to Croton Point". |
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25 Mountain Bike Tours in the Hudson Valley, by Peter Kick. |
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Backcountry Publications, Woodstock VT, 1996. |
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Ken's comment: Many gentle
car-free roads and trails, and a few more challenging tours. |
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The Catskills: A Bicycling Guide, by Jay Wenk and Pierre Menetrier. |
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Purple Mountain Press, Fleischmanns NY,
1999. |
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Ken's comment: 27 road routes from 8
to 98 miles, with rudimentary maps. |
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| The Bicyclist's Guide to the
Southern Berkshires, by Steve Lyons. |
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Freewheel Publications, Lenox MA, 1993. |
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Ken's comment: 25 road routes
described with abundant local color -- in a region "just outside
the boundaries of the Hudson Valley". |
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Short Bike Rides in Western Massachusetts, by Howard Stone. |
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The Globe Pequot Press, Old Saybrook, CT,
1997. |
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"rides for the casual cyclist" |
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Ken's comment: Includes several road routes in the Hudson
river drainage, most in the 15-30 mile range. Makes greater use of
major high-traffic roads than most guidebooks or this Bike Hudson Valley
website. But major roads can
have two advantages for casual riders: less hills and simpler
navigation. |
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see also
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