Why this ride
Out of Saint James, one way: 289 km, roughly 4 h 26 in the saddle. Scenic stretch near Fort Salonga is the high point.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Appalachian Trail Ridge Day · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 289 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 26
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Appalachian Trail Ridge Day high point → Appalachian Trail Ridge Day s
Slow enough to look. The surface follows the shoreline, so the corners arrive where the water decided, not where an engineer did. Water arrives beside the road and stays for 23 km. The line follows the shore because there is nowhere else for it to go.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 24 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. High point near Saint James
Planning note
High point near Saint James is where the day begins. Next is Scenic stretch near Fort Salonga.
2. Scenic stretch near Fort Salonga
Fort Salonga takes its name from a British stronghold of the Revolutionary War. Fort Slongo stood on a bluff above Long Island Sound, and in 1781 American troops crossed the water from Connecticut and raided it. Nothing much remains, but the name lives on in this leafy corner of the North Shore, between Kings Park and Northport, where wooded hills drop to rocky beaches and the Sound glitters to the north.
Read the complete Photo stop near Fort Salonga write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is New York / Hudson Valley rides return.
3. Near Wurtsboro, on the way back
Gliders have been launching from the airfield at Wurtsboro since the late 1920s, and it claims to be the oldest soaring site in the United States. On summer afternoons, sailplanes circle silently over the Shawangunk Ridge, riding the thermals and the updrafts along the cliffs. The spot is close to Wurtsboro, in the valley between the Shawangunks and the Catskills, in Sullivan County, New York.
Read the complete Near Wurtsboro, on the way back write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 212 km into the recorded legs you reach New York / Hudson Valley rides return. Next is Photo stop in Crandon Lakes.
4. Photo stop in Crandon Lakes
Planning note
Photo stop in Crandon Lakes closes the day.
Leg by leg
High point near Saint James to Scenic stretch near Fort Salonga
High point near Saint James → Scenic stretch near Fort Salonga is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Scenic stretch near Fort Salonga to Near Wurtsboro, on the way back
Scenic stretch near Fort Salonga → Near Wurtsboro, on the way back is 188 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.