The way points of this bicycle route:
at Bear Mountain circle, by the west end of the Bear Mt Bridge (bridge open to bicycles as of 2008)
to visit Bear Mountain State park (perhaps a food stop) or climb Perkins Memorial Drive to the top of Bear Mt -- turn Right at the traffic light.
Left turn onto dirt path to follow NY Bike Route 9 (as of 2008). The dirt surface is sometimes ridable on a road bike with 23 width tires, other times so eroded that it's not worth it, often requires some walking. The alternative of continuing on Rt 9W South has high-speed vehicle traffic, no ridable shoulder at some points, and climbs over a substantial hill.
on paved road now
food (as of 2006)
optional side trip east to the Stony Point lighthouse with a fine view
Grassy Point - beach on Hudson River with a fine view
tricky traffic pattern here
entrance for Rockland Lake State Park
climb long hill
long downhill
food - the Runcible Spoon
to connect to the next section of this route, search on Bikely for "Nyack to GWBridge" [bhvr2b]
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nice views of the Hudson River, but also lots of unavoidable high-speed vehicle traffic. For more details and for careful cue sheet directions, see "NYC to Bear Mountain Adventure": http://roberts-1.com/bikehudson/r/west/nyc_bm/map on the Bike Hudson Valley website.
routeID [bhvr3ar]. To connect with the next section of this loop, search on Bikely for "Nyack to GWBridge" [bhvr2b]. Start connects from [bhvw13b] or [bhvr4a].
This route last checked by us in 2009.
Tagged with: Recreational, High traffic, Unsafe, Scenic, Touring
