Why this ride
A 406 km one-way ride from near Rumson, about 6 h 40 of riding. It goes by way of Sea Bright, Scenic stretch near Mount Kisco and Port Jervis. East Norwalk is the high point. Much of it runs through woodland.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Catskill Creek and Kaaterskill · short arc
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 406 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 40
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. 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.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Sea Bright
Sea Bright is barely a town at all in the geographic sense: a strip of sand a few hundred metres wide, with the Atlantic on one side, the Shrewsbury River on the other, and Ocean Avenue running down the middle. A great grey seawall shields the road from the ocean, and on a windy day you can feel the spray even though you cannot see the waves. Beach clubs, seafood bars and surf shops line the street, and in summer the whole place hums.
Read the complete Sea Bright write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Catskill Creek and Kaaterskill is where the day begins. Next is Catskill Creek and Kaaterskill food stop.
2. Sea Bright
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Sea Bright write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Catskill Creek and Kaaterskill food stop is where this day stops to eat. Next is Catskill Creek and Kaaterskill high point.
3. East Norwalk
Nobody will pretend there is a mountain pass in East Norwalk. This is the flat, salty shore of Long Island Sound in south-western Connecticut, where the Norwalk River opens into a harbour full of moorings, boatyards and marsh, with a chain of low rocky islands scattered offshore. East Norwalk is the older, waterside side of the city of Norwalk, with Calf Pasture Beach, a park and a long sandy shore facing the islands.
Read the complete East Norwalk write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
This is where the road stops climbing. Next is Scenic stretch near Mount Kisco.
4. Scenic stretch near Mount Kisco
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Mount Kisco, about halfway. Next is New York / Hudson Valley rides return.
5. Near Port Jervis, on the way back
Three states meet in the middle of the Delaware river at Port Jervis, where the Neversink flows in from the north, and a stone marker on a spit of land at the confluence lets you stand almost in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania at once. This stop lies just south of there, near Milford, Pennsylvania, at the northern end of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, where the river runs wide and clear between forested ridges.
Read the complete Near Port Jervis, 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
New York / Hudson Valley rides return sits at 350 km, late in the day. Next is Photo stop near Washington.
6. Photo stop near Washington
Planning note
The route ends here after 438 km.
Leg by leg
Scenic stretch near Mount Kisco to Near Port Jervis, on the way back
Scenic stretch near Mount Kisco → Near Port Jervis, on the way back is 114 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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