The way points of this bicycle route:
Starting point
Many of us start the Longest Day ride in the Comfort Inn hotel parking lot.
! - Use caution
If you're starting before sunrise make sure you have lights! This roadway is not lit
L - Greenville Tpke
You are currently in NY.
L - SS, Rt 23
You're now in NJ
R - Rt 653 (Clove Rd)
BR - Clove Rd
(not on Longest Day cue sheet)
L - SS, Rt 206
R - TL, Newton Ave
Newton Ave
L - SS, Morris Tpke
X - TL,
Not on the cue sheet
X - TL,
Not on the cue sheet
R - SS, Water St (Rt 206)
! - Stay right
Town square is a counter clockwise one way, like a round about or circle
Not on the cue sheet
L - Around the town square
R - Rt 206 South, Main St
BL - Main St
Not on the cue sheet
BR - Woodside Ave
! - Tunnel
not on route sheets
X - TL, Brookwood Rd
Not on the cue sheet
! - Prepare for the left lane turn!
L - Rt 183
Use left turn lane. This is a nasty crossing please be careful
! -Rt 206 underpass
Not on the cue sheet
! - traffic merges from the right
Not on the cue sheet
X - TL,
Not on the cue sheet
! - Use caution ahead
Very busy roadway and circle. Be careful!
Not on the cue sheet
! - Nasty interchange
This is an uphill climb, with the Rt 46 underpass and a kind of circle. Be careful!
Not on the cue sheet
! - busy interchange
Not on the cue sheet
! - Rt 80 underpass
Not on the cue sheet
! - busy interchange
Not on the cue sheet
S - Rt 206 South, no longer Rt 183
X - TL,
Watch out for the steel grate in the lane!
Not on the cue sheet
! - Railroad underpass
Restrooms/Gas Station, Bagels in mall
X - TL,
X - TL, Rt 24
Rt 513(?), Rt 24, Main St.
! - road narrows and is very rough
X - TL, Old Chester Rd
X - TL,
X - TL, Lamington Rd
Rt 523
! - roadway merges
Not on the cue sheet
BR - River Rd, Continue to TL
Roadway splits, sign says River Rd.
X - TL,E. River Rd
Merge back onto Rt 202/206 South
! - BL, Rt. 206 South
Right two lanes are the exit for Rt. 287. There are breaks in the traffic due to the previous TL. Use these to cross over traffic lanes.
! - Rt 287 underpass
Paved in 2008, watch grates under bridge..
X - TL, Hills Dr
Food, Restrooms
X - TL, Burnt Mills Rd
Food, Restrooms, Gas
! - Rt 78 underpass
Not on the cue sheet
! - TL, Corporate Drive
Not on the cue sheet
! - TL, Corporate Drive (?)
Not on the cue sheet
! - TL,Brown Rd
Not on the cue sheet
! - TL, Hoercst Celanese (?)
Not on the cue sheet
L - Foothill Rd
Look for sign on right just before left turn lane
L - Foothill Rd
Firestation on Corner
! - Rt 287 Overpass
Not on the cue sheet
! - Use caution crazy intersection
Stay on Foothill Rd.
! - Rt 22 overpass
R - TL, Finderne Ave
X - TL, Union Ave, Rt 28
Not on the cue sheet
X - TL, Main St
F, G, R
! - railroad overpass
Not on the cue sheet
! - Raritan River Bridge
Not on the cue sheet
X - TL, Dukes Pkwy
Not on the cue sheet
X - TL, Brooks Blvd
Not on the cue sheet
! - railroad underpass
Not on the cue sheet
X - TL,
Not on the cue sheet
X - TL, Camplain Rd
Not on the cue sheet
BL - TL, Towards Millstone
Staying on Rt 522. Becomes So. Main St.
! - railroad underpass
Not on the cue sheet
X - TL, Weston Causeway
Not on the cue sheet
L - Millstone River Rd
Remain on Millstone, staying on Rt. 533 - NOT BYPASS, aka Millstone River Rd
L - TL, Amwell Rd
Rt 514
R - Market St
R - SS, Elm St. / Canal Rd
! - SS, 4 way stop
200K starts on the left
QR - Canal Rd
! - Wooden bridge
Not on cue sheet
BR - Canal Rd. at "Y" intersection
! - Griggstown Causeway
Sometimes restrooms, parking if not flooded
Not on cue sheet
X - TL, Rt. 518, Georgetown Franklin Tpke
AKA Washington St, Continue by quarry on Rt 603
! - Washington slept here
Not on cue sheet
BL - Laurel Ave
Not on cue sheet
R - TL, Rt 27
F,R
L - TL Academy St.
X - TL, stay on Seminary Dr.
L - TL, College Rd
X - TL, Village Blvd
Not on cue sheet
BL - Stay on College Rd West
Take bridge over Rt. 1
! - Rt 1 overpass
L - TL, Scudders Mill Rd
Rt 614
! - railroad overpass
Not on cue sheet
R - TL, Schalks Crossing Rd
X - TL
Not on cue sheet
X - TL,
Not on cue sheet
X - TL, Plainsboro Rd
F, R, Rx
R - SS, Edgemere Ave
L - SS, Maple Ave
R - TL, Millstone Rd.
AKA Grovers Mills Rd. Says Princeton Jct.
! - This is the Grover Mills!
This is the Grover Mills from the original H.G.Wells, "War of the Worlds"
Not on cue sheet
L - SS, Cranbury Neck Rd
QR - Clarksville Rd
BR - Clarksville Rd
Not on cue sheet
L - TL, Princeton Hightstown Rd
R -TL, S. Mill Rd
! - Name change to Edinburg Dutch Neck Rd.
X - TL, Village Rd
X - TL, New Village Rd
! - Park on the right
Not on cue sheet
R - TL, Old Trenton Rd
Rt 526, Rt 535, caution busy traffic
L - Robbinsville Rd.
Rt 526
L - TL, Rt 33 East
QR - Rt 526 "Y", Main St
X - TL, Rt 33/130
G, R, F
R - Robbinsville Allentown Rd
! NJ Turpike Overpass
Not on cue sheet
! - Rt 195 overpass
Not on cue sheet
BL - On Robbinsville Allentown Rd
Not on cue sheet
R - Main St, Old York Rd
F, G, R
BL - Rt 28 (Old York Rd) "Y"
L - Extonville Rd
BL - Stay on Extonville Rd "Y"
If you see a fork in the road, take it!
Slightly confusing intersection, stay left (the road goes straight towards the left)
! - Short steep hill
A short steep hill is here, pavement is rough.
Not on cue sheet
X - SS, Ellisdale Rd
Cross Ellisdale Rd, Extonville Rd changes it's name to Orr Rd.
R - SS, Stewart Rd
L - SS, Arneytown Chesterfield Rd
Odd place for a SS!
! - Wooden bridge
Not on cue sheet
R - Paulson Rd
After the wooden bridge turn right on Paulson Rd. The faded sign is impossible to read.
L - SS, Chesterfield Jacobstown Rd
Rt. 528
R - Jacobstown Cookstown Rd
Rt. 665 South. This right is after the turn in the road
X - TL, Monmouth Rd (Rt 537)
R - SS, Cookstown New Egypt Rd
Rt 667
! - Ft Dix Military Reservation
Not on cue sheet
X - SS, Range Rd
unmarked
! - Caution, rough road
Not on cue sheet
R - Bayberry St.
Blinking light
L - SS, W. Lakeshore Dr.
BR - Broadway Rt 667
F, R, Rx
X - TL, Rt. 547
Food (7/11) and Restrooms (McDonalds) is available a few hundred feet Right.
Not on cue sheet
X - TL,
F, R, Rx
Not on cue sheet
! - Last Gas Station for a while
Not on cue sheet
L - Springfield Rd
Heavy traffic, use caution
L - SS, 4 Mile Rd
! - Bike lane starts here
Not on cue sheet
L - Upper Mill Rd
Just past the 1 mile marker
R! - Deep Hollow Rd
Turn right onto deep Hollow Rd. Rolling uphill ahead
! - SS, Cross Rt 70
Into Brendan Byrne State Forest
! - Ranger station
Ranger station - Restrooms available
L - SS, Shinns Rd
R - SS, Buzzard Hill Blvd.
unmarked
L - SS, Rt 72
R - Rt 563
BR - To stay on Rt 563
BR -to stay on Rt 563
R - SS, Rt 542 (Batso Bridgeport Rd)
QL - Rt 563, Green Bank Rd
F
! - Food
The little blue house on the right is a Deli
Not on the cue sheet
! - confusing intersection
Not on cue sheet
L - Cross Mullica River Bridge
Over the bridge, Green Bank Rd
! - steel grate bridge
Not on cue sheet
L - SS, Rt 563 So.
Towards Egg Harbor
! - DON'T used the bathrooms here!
The woods might be safer
! - Welcome to Egg Harbor (?)
Not on cue sheet
X - TL, White Horse Pike
Changes to Rt 50. F, G, R
! - Construction zone begins
Single lane, .5 miles
! - TL, Black Horse Pike overpass
Not on cue sheet
! - TL Merges with Rt 40 West
F, G,
! - railroad overpass
Not on cue sheet
! - bridge
Not on cue sheet
L - TL, Rt 50 (Mill St.)
F, G, R, Rx
! - Metal grate draw bridge
Tuckahoe River
X - TL, Rt 49
BR - Rt. 664, Tuckahoe-Pleasant Rd
Rt 664
! - RR tracks
R - SS, Rte 610, blinking red light
X - SS, Woodbine Ocean View Rd
unmarked, 4 way stop sign
! - RR Tracks
! - WaWa down the street on Main St.
Turn left here to reach the rea entrance of the WaWa on Rt 47.
Exit Left on Rt 47 to return to the route.
L - TL, Rt 47 S./Delsea Dr.
Left onto Rt 47, very busy.
G, F, R ahead
! - WaWa
WaWa on the left side of the road, very busy. I think there is another Convenience Store about a mile further down the road.
Not on the cue sheet
X - TL, Burleigh Ave
F, R, G
R - TL, S. Railroad Ave
! - No lighthouse yet
Just a few more miles
X - TL, Rt 9, Stay on Rt 626 S.
BL - Seashore Bridge Rd "Y"
! - canal overpass
I don't know who put this mountain here! ;-)
R - TL, Sunset Blvd (Co. Rt 606)
L - Light House Ave
BL - Light House Ave
L - Cape May Point State Park
! - Lighthouse on your right
Congratulations, you just finished the Longest Day ride. If it's after 8 PM, throw your stuff in the car and drive away very fast as you're now Mosquito bait!