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Ride from Rhode Island to New Jersey
I have an opportunity to fly into Rhode Island and out of New Jersey a
week later, just before July 4th. I have been thinking of riding my bike from RI to NJ. Adventure Cycling has an Atlantic Coast Trail map that goes from Oxford, MA through Windsor Locks, CT, Rhinebeck, NY, Poughkeepsie, NY, Middletown, NY, Port Jervis, PA (NJ?), and then down the Delaware River to Lambertville, PA, my ultimate destination. Has anyone done this ride? I was wondering What kind of terrain this route goes through? Is it mostly rural or urban? Is it possible to camp out or is this is credit card trip? I'd appreciate any other thoughts you would have. Thanks, Ray |
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Ride from Rhode Island to New Jersey
I have an opportunity to fly into Rhode Island and out of New Jersey a
week later, just before July 4th. I have been thinking of riding my bike from RI to NJ. Adventure Cycling has an Atlantic Coast Trail map that goes from Oxford, MA through Windsor Locks, CT, Rhinebeck, NY, Poughkeepsie, NY, Middletown, NY, Port Jervis, PA (NJ?), and then down the Delaware River to Lambertville, PA, my ultimate destination. Has anyone done this ride? I haven't done this particular ride, but I did ride between Atlantic City to north of Boston in 1995. My trip report is http://www.mvermeulen.com/bicycle.coast then look for segment of June 30th to July 4th. The route I took was urban and a credit card trip. I would expect Adventure cycling to be a little more rural and on some smaller roads. --mev, Mike Vermeulen |
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Ride from Rhode Island to New Jersey
What part of Rhode Island will you be flying into?
I have a route that would take you down the Rhode Island coastline (Narragansett) into Connecticut, then ferry you across to Long Island. From there, we could figure out how to get you to Newark Airport. Let me know. TM "Ray Swartz" wrote in message om... I have an opportunity to fly into Rhode Island and out of New Jersey a week later, just before July 4th. I have been thinking of riding my bike from RI to NJ. Adventure Cycling has an Atlantic Coast Trail map that goes from Oxford, MA through Windsor Locks, CT, Rhinebeck, NY, Poughkeepsie, NY, Middletown, NY, Port Jervis, PA (NJ?), and then down the Delaware River to Lambertville, PA, my ultimate destination. Has anyone done this ride? I was wondering What kind of terrain this route goes through? Is it mostly rural or urban? Is it possible to camp out or is this is credit card trip? I'd appreciate any other thoughts you would have. Thanks, Ray |
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Ride from Rhode Island to New Jersey
I believe that I will be flying into Providence.
Is it better to go south to Long Island or north to connect up with the adventure cycling route? Ray "NYRides" wrote in message . net... What part of Rhode Island will you be flying into? I have a route that would take you down the Rhode Island coastline (Narragansett) into Connecticut, then ferry you across to Long Island. From there, we could figure out how to get you to Newark Airport. Let me know. TM |
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Ray wrote:
I believe that I will be flying into Providence. Is it better to go south to Long Island or north to connect up with the adventure cycling route? NY Rides replies: I don't know the Adventure Cycling route, but following is a summary of what I would do. It's probably a little longer than any other route, but at least you'll hit some scenery and interesting places to visit: From Providence, find your way to the East Bay Bike Path, which will take you about 14 miles to Bristol, Rhode Island. From there, take Rt. 114 south into Newport, Rhode Island and enjoy a few hours or an overnight there. From Newport, use the Rack 'n' Ride bus service to cross the Newport and Jamestown Bridges, then get on Rt. 1A South. From here, it's a nice, sometimes scenic ride down to Narragansett, where you can stay right on the water pretty cheap during the week at the Atlantic House. From the waterside strip at Narragansett, ask how to get to Rt. 1. Basically, you make a right at the wishing well at the end of the beach front strip. Then, using a combination of Rt. 1 (boring highway) and Rt. 1A (more scenic road), you can swing by Misquamicut Beach, then up into Westerly, RI, a cool little town right on the border with Connecticut. From Westerly, it's about 17 miles to Mystic, CT, which is another place to stop and see (or stay over). From Mystic, it's about 11 miles to the New London Ferry, which will take you to Orient Point, at the tip of Long Island's north fork. Or, as an alternative, map your self a route along the Connecticut shoreline to Bridgeport, where you can get a ferry to Port Jefferson, Long Island. Once on Long Island, you have a couple of choices for your route. Sound Avenue, the road you would take a good portion of the way from Orient Point, is especially scenic, but not very well equipped with services and refreshment stops. I've only done Long Island (by bike) from Port Jefferson to New York City, so you might need to consult some other people on this. Then, depending on how you want to cross into New Jersey, you can use service roads or bike paths to get to Brooklyn or Manhattan. I'd need to know more about how much time you have, how much traffic you can tolerate, etc. to guide you any further. Was this helpful? "Ray Swartz" wrote in message om... I believe that I will be flying into Providence. Is it better to go south to Long Island or north to connect up with the adventure cycling route? Ray "NYRides" wrote in message . net... What part of Rhode Island will you be flying into? I have a route that would take you down the Rhode Island coastline (Narragansett) into Connecticut, then ferry you across to Long Island. From there, we could figure out how to get you to Newark Airport. Let me know. TM |
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I just did that trip two weeks ago in the ooposite direction. I'll open my
comment with a bad news/good news scenario. The bad news is that you can't travel the NJ side of the Delaware River between Port Jervis and Delaware Wter Gap, because of construction. The good news is that the alternative on the PA side, route 209, presented about the best riding on that whole segment - wide road, not very hilly, not much traffic, at least in May. As this writer and others have pointed out on other current threads, east-west travel in the northeast usually means plenty of hills and that Adventure Cycling route is no exception. You never get higher than about 1500 ft. above sea level, but there's a lot of up and down, especially in western CT and parts of NY. If you don't mind going north into MA, I have taken route 20 all the way across that state, and as east-west roads go, the climbing isn't bad. Once into NY, another poster has said that the Hudson Valley offers some good N-S riding. "Ray Swartz" wrote in message om... I have an opportunity to fly into Rhode Island and out of New Jersey a week later, just before July 4th. I have been thinking of riding my bike from RI to NJ. Adventure Cycling has an Atlantic Coast Trail map that goes from Oxford, MA through Windsor Locks, CT, Rhinebeck, NY, Poughkeepsie, NY, Middletown, NY, Port Jervis, PA (NJ?), and then down the Delaware River to Lambertville, PA, my ultimate destination. Has anyone done this ride? I was wondering What kind of terrain this route goes through? Is it mostly rural or urban? Is it possible to camp out or is this is credit card trip? I'd appreciate any other thoughts you would have. Thanks, Ray |
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