The way points of this bicycle route:
START at Stephentown School
RIGHT onto Route 43 east
CROSS Rt. 22 at traffic light--CAREFUL! TRAFFIC!
CROSS into Massachusetts on Rt. 43/Hancock Road
RIGHT onto Brodie Mountain Road
LEFT onto Highway 7 north--CAREFUL! HEAVY TRAFFIC!
REGROUP and REST STOP at Five Corners Store.-- Food, drink, and bathrooms.
STRAIGHT north on Highway 7 or BAILOUT #1 . . . Turn left on Rt. 43 and follow it back to Stephentown
LEFT onto Rt. 2/Taconic Trail--Begin climbing Petersburg Pass
REGROUP at parking lot at top of pass as you cross back into New York. Spectacular views!
REGROUP at east end of bridge before turning LEFT onto Co. Rt. 90/River Road
LEFT onto Jones Hollow Road/Co. Rt. 37
BEAR RIGHT at Stewart Road--Jones Hollow Road becomes Cold Spring Road
RIGHT on Green Hollow Road
CROSS Rt. 22 onto Plank Road--CAREFUL! TRAFFIC! . . . or BAILOUT #2 . . . Turn left on Rt. 22 and follow it back to Stephentown, then turn right on Rt. 43 to the school.
CROSS Main St on Plank Road/Co. Rt. 40--Begin climbing THE BERLIN WALL
RIGHT--Stay on Plank at Old Post Rd.
STRAIGHT--Stay on Plank Rd. at Dyken Pond Rd.
LEFT--Stay on Plank Road/Co. Rt. 40 at Columbia Hill Rd.
LEFT--Onto Swankey Road
BEAR RIGHT--Stay on Swankey at Avery Rd.
LEFT on county Rt. 43/Oak Hill Rd.
LEFT on county Rt. 43/Mosher Road
LEFT on Taborton Road/Co. Rt. 42
RIGHT on Teal Road
STRAIGHT onto center road--Momrow--at intersection of Teal, Roaser, and Momrow.
STRAIGHT--Stay on Momrow at Short Rd.
STRAIGHT--Stay on Momrow at Walk Rd.
STRAIGHT--Stay on Momrow at Bauer
LEFT on alps Mountain Rd.
RIGHT on Hoffman Rd.
Hoffman BECOMES Taborton Rd.
LEFT on NY Highway 43--CAREFUL! TRAFFIC!
RIGHT on South Road/Co. Rt. 23 . . . or BAILOUT #3 . . . Continue east on Rt. 43 to Stephentown.
STRAIGHT at Greenman Hill Road. South Road BECOMES Horse Haven Rd.
RIGHT--Stay on Horse Haven at Tiff Rd.
LEFT on East Nassau Rd/Co. Rt. 26
STRAIGHT--Stay on Garfield East Nassau Rd at Gentile Rd.
STRAIGHT--Stay on Rt. 26 at S. Stephentown Rd. AND Presbyterian Hill Rd.
STRAIGHT on rt. 26 at Staples Rd.
RIGHT on NY Rt. 43--CAREFUL! TRAFFIC!
RIGHT into school--5700 feet of climbing is over and YOU'RE DONE! CONGRATS!