The way points of this bicycle route:
little gazebo on the shore of the Hudson river . . . Start by going a shorways (northwest) back to Main St.
Left - Main St / Greene county rt 61, going south (up long hill) - (to its end)
Left - River Rd / Greene county rt 61 (to its end)
Left - Mansion St / rt 385
Straight on Mansion St (down hill) - (rt 385 goes right) . . . [Variation: to avoid some hill climb + distance, but miss the Coxsackie waterfront + pavillion, instead turn Right on Washington Av / rt 385.]
bear Left - Reed St (to its end)
Left - River St
pavillion + waterfront walk (then continue around loop to its end)
Left - return to Mansion St
bear Right - Ely St (climb up hill) - (to its end)
Left - rt 385 South
Left - Water St . . . [food at intersection on left side]
pavillion and benches by the Hudson River. Lightouse out in the River to southeast. East across the river beyond island is the city of Hudson, but cannot see much of it from here.
Right - Third St
Left - rt 385 South
Straight across rt 23 near Rip Van Winkle bridge . . . [Variation: ride out onto the bridge for views of the River, or possibly even all the way across the Rip Van Winkle bridge and then a little south on rt 9G to access road up to historic Olana house + viewpoint.]
Right - Bridge St
quick Left - Liberty St
Right - Greene St (down steep hill)
Left - Main St (to its end)
can continue out to point on the Hudson River, then Turn Around and ride back.
Right - Dutchmen's Landing
gazebo of Dutchmen's landing
Right - Main St
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Press Start Tour - then use the navigation buttons below to move along the path.
section D: New Baltimore to Catskill.
It's one section of a loop around eastern Greene county. The full loop is around 75 miles and hilly (4400 vertical feet). It offers quiet farms and houses, the four pavilions by the shores of the Hudson River, changing views of the great wall of the Catskills.
For more details and careful cue sheet directions and connections to other sections of the loop, see "In the Shadow of the Catskills" at www.roberts-1.com/bikehudson/x/w -- on Bike Hudson Valley, routeID [bhvw3d].
This route last checked by us in 2009.
Tagged with: Recreational, Onroad, Unsafe, Scenic, Touring
