You may want to check out the 5 Boro bike club. If you go on some of their rides,
you'll become more familiar with some of the paths in the area.
http://www.5bbc.org/rides.shtml
Saturday, June 16, 2012
SLAVES OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
10 AM,
Van Cortlandt Park (West 242nd St and Broadway), Bronx, 35 miles, rolling terrain with a few steep hills
Follow the scenic Hudson River up to Philipsburg Manor in North Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow, an 18th century grist mill powered by slave labor. Now a Museum, visitors will get an unvarnished appreciation of life on a colonial farm. Return route will use the car free (and paved) South County Trailway. Bring $12 museum admission; bring or buy lunch. Inclement weather may cancel ride, please check 5bbc.org at 8 AM for ride update and status.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM
9:30 AM,
Plaza Hotel, 5th Ave & 59th St, Manhattan, 30 miles, 10-12 mph pace
We'll ride through Central Park and up the center spine of Manhattan. We'll cross the Harlem river into the Bronx, follow Broadway through Yonkers and spend a little time on the Old Croton Aqueduct till we reach the Hudson River Museum. This is not just as museum. It's also a Mansion and a planeterium. So, bring your inquisitiveness, $6.00 (?) for admission, lunch or money to buy it, lock and MTA Bike permit (for Metro North) in case you have to bag-it. Some hills, road bikes OK (?). Maybe a bonus additional museum.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
BRONX RIVER PARKWAY AND CRANBERRY LAKE
9 AM, Jerome and Bainbridge Aves, Bronx (last stop on #4 subway,
Woodlawn), 42 scenic miles with a few steep hills
The Bronx River Parkway is closed to cars on Bicycle Sundays - imagine the Central Park loop, unwound in a straight line, with waterfalls and ponds alongside it, and without any joggers or tourists. We'll take that scenic, car-free route along with additional paved paths by the river on our way to Cranberry Lake, a forested nature preserve. During lunch break, riders can take an optional 40-minute walk around the lake. And after lunch, we'll ride over the panoramic Kensico Dam Road, which has just been re-opened after six years of construction. 44% car-free route! Bike paths used are paved and suitable for road bikes. If you ride with cleats, bring appropriate footwear to change into for the walk in the woods. Bring or buy lunch.