The way points of this bicycle route:
Start on south sidewalk of Newburgh-Beacon Bridge going east across Hudson River from Newburgh toward Beacon
Right - route 9D South [high-speed high-traffic road]
Right - Beekman St (sign for railroad station) - (later becomes Wolcott Av)
Metro North train station to right
(to visit park beside Hudson River or parking lot + south-bound platform for Metro North train station, turn right on Red Flynn St)
(Dia:Beacon museum to right)
Right - Wolcott Av / route 9D South
(to visit city of Beacon renaissance, with food options: turn L on Chestnut for 0.4Mi, R on Main St 0.3Mi, L on Tioronda Av 0.3Mi, L on Wolcott Av / rt 9D to rejoin main route)
(continue on route 9D South, becomes Howland Av)
(view west across the Hudson River to Storm King Mountain)
continue Straight thru tunnel under Breakneck Ridge
Right - Fair St (turn comes just before climbing hill)
Left - Northern Av
Right - Church St
(for food options + Metro North train station in Cold Spring + to visit park on Hudson River, turn right on Main St and go down hill)
Straight across onto Furnace St
bear Right - Marion Av
Left - Benedict St (turn comes before end of Marion Av), to its end
Right - route 9D South
Right - Chestnut St, to its end
Right - route 9D South
(site: Boscobel Restoration)
(view from bridge west across Hudson River to West Point - US Military Academy)
(site: Dick's Castle)
(to visit Garrison Landing + Metro North train station, turn Right on Upper Station Rd / rt 14, then return on Lower Station Rd / rt 12 to rt 9D to rejoin main route)
(pass by rt 403 -- watch for castle on hill to left)
Right - rt 6 / rt 202 West across Hudson River on Bear Mountain Bridge [reasonable shoulder on roadway as of 2009]
finish at west end of Bear Mountain Bridge
can continue on Bear Mountain to Newburgh + Beacon route (search Bikely for [bhvr4b])
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from Beacon south thru Cold Spring to the Bear Mountain Bridge. routeID [bhvr4a]. Good view of Storm King Mountain across the Hudson River. For more detail see Bear Mt / Newburgh-Beacon Bridge loop on Bike Hudson Valley - www.roberts-1.com/bikehudson (Connects from and to other routes: Search on Bikely for [bhvr4b]). This route last checked by us in 2009.
Tagged with: Recreational, Onroad, Unsafe, Scenic, Touring
