Why this ride
Out of Pelham Manor, one way: 130 km, roughly 2 h 04 in the saddle. Long stretches are under trees.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Catskills High Peaks Sweep · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 130 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 04
- 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.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Pelham Manor
Planning note
Catskills High Peaks Sweep is where the day begins. Next is New York / Hudson Valley rides return.
2. Near West Milford, on the way back
Most people never imagine New Jersey like this: big hills, dense hardwood forest, granite ridges and deep, clear lakes, with barely a house in sight. The northern part of the state, along the border with New York, is the New Jersey Highlands, an old chain of rounded mountains, and this spot near West Milford, Ringwood and Greenwood Lake lies right in the middle of them. Black bears live here, and so do rattlesnakes, and much of the land is protected forest and state park.
Read the complete Near West Milford, 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 comes up about 69 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop in Mendham.
3. Food stop in Mendham
The winter of 1779 to 1780 was one of the harshest on record, and the Continental Army spent it in huts at Jockey Hollow, a few miles east of Mendham, short of food, clothing and pay. Soldiers froze, starved and deserted, and some mutinied, yet the army survived. The site is now part of Morristown National Historical Park, with reconstructed huts, an old farmhouse and quiet woodland trails, and it is a moving place to stop.
Read the complete Food stop in Mendham write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 130 km.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Pelham Manor to Near West Milford, on the way back
Fuel stop near Pelham Manor → Near West Milford, on the way back is 69 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.