The way points of this bicycle route:
Meet 10a, Manhattan side of the SI Ferry; 10:30 SI side for bike check and Rules of the Road.
L Bay
R Victory Blvd
L Louis @Hero Park. Rest stop.
R Howard Av
R Grymes Hill; L Duncan, through SJU Campus. Rest stop. NOTE: We'll be taking orders for lunch, which will be waiting for us at the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art.
R Howard Av
Stop, scenic overlook.
X Clove b/c Tioga; BR merge w/Little Clove
L Remwick (wrap around; L Milford Dr; R Ocean Terr
L Manor Rd, BL Manor Rd
X Rockland; BR b/c London R; S Terrace b/c Lighthouse Av
We order in for lunch; outdoor dining in a tranquil setting. $5 admission. 718-987--3500. Opens 1p.
L St George Rd says Dead End but we skirt around and pick up Nugent; R Aultman Av; L St Andrew; R Nadine ALTERNATE: S on Lighthouse; L Richmond.
L Richmond Rd (High Traffic, so ride single file)
L Geldner; QR St. Stephens ALTERNATE: S on Richmond
R Forest; BR Northern; R Prospect
L Todt Hill Rd; BR Flagg Pl
R Seaview (Four Corners). We'll ride on left side of sidewalk to L Plattsburg, then L Cromwell x Richmond (b/c Forest)
R Delemere Rd
R Chapin, L Oakdale b/c Duncan, R Rome, L Targee
L Baltic, X Richmond, onto Douglass Rd and Emerson Hill NOTE: Dangerous crossing; walk your bikes.
Douglass Rd wraps around to the summit, with a lovely descent. Bear right.
X SI Expressway onto Clove; R Howard. Brace for one last climb!
This is it. Enjoy the views, because the descent is breathtaking. R Louis, then BL; R Occident; L Marion (VERY VERY STEEP ALL THE WAY DOWN!!! )
R Cobra; R St. Paul (stay in left lane); L Beach; L Van Duzer (Again VERY VERY STEEP)
L Bay; QR Hannah; BL Front; R Victory, then L Bay Landing to Ferry! THE END.
Some of us will want a Victory beer (from a delicious microbrewery out of Pennsylvania) at the new Castle Clinton Beer Gardens. Beers: $6.
Welcome to Bikely, take a step by step tour of this path:
Press Start Tour - then use the navigation buttons below to move along the path.
Tagged with: Training, Steep, Difficult
