The way points of this bicycle route:
Walkway over the Hudson [www.walkway.org] - (normally closed during all or part of night-time hours)
at east end of Walkway over the Hudson -- bear Right down asphalt path
Left onto Parker Av / rt 9G North - (public road with substantial motor traffic)
this point can also be reached from the Poughkeepsie train station, or from the Mid-Hudson Bridge - see www.roberts-1.com/bikehudson/r/r/mh_ww -- or search on Bikely for [bhvr6w]
(pass by Orchard Rd)
Left - Butler St (unsigned) - (turn comes in midst of downhill, sign for Bike Route A as of 2009)
quick Left - James St
sharp Right - (unsigned) Grinnell St (turn comes at top of hill, before the end of James St)
(view across Hudson River to mouth of Roundout Creek by Kingston)
(to visit a little park alongside the Hudson river, with a view of the bridge, turn Left on Hutton St)
(to visit Rhinebeck, with food options, continue straight west past Ryan Rd + River Rd, then return the same way)
Left - Ryan Rd (just before reaching rt 103 / River Rd)
Straight onto Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge [wide shoulder on roadway as of 2009] across Hudson River toward Kingston -- can continue on route "Kingston-Rhinecliff to Mid-Hudson west side" (search on Bikely for [bhvr6b])
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.
From Poughkeepsie north to Rhinecliff on the east side of the Hudson River -- half of a loop around the two bridges. Mostly avoids higher-traffic roads. Map points supplied by GPS device, then tweaked, but not tested for GPS navigation. routeID [bhvr6a]. Connects with other routes on www.roberts-1.com/bikehudson - (search Bikely for [bhvr6b]). This route last checked by us in 2009.
Tagged with: Recreational, Onroad, Unsafe, Touring
