Why this ride
Out of Wesley Hills, one way: 411 km, roughly 6 h 54 in the saddle. On the way it passes in Sussex, near East Stroudsburg, Presidential Lakes Estates and Ocean Grove. Much of it runs through woodland.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Finger Lakes Overnight · short arc
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 411 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 54
- 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
Delaware River Scenic Byway
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 202 km. The line follows the shore because there is nowhere else for it to go.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 170 km
- Named road
- Delaware River Scenic Byway
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Wesley Hills
Planning note
Finger Lakes Overnight is where the day begins. Next is High point in Sussex.
2. High point in Sussex
Planning note
High point in Sussex comes up about 79 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near East Stroudsburg.
3. Food stop near East Stroudsburg
Planning note
A break here. Next is New York / Hudson Valley rides return.
4. Near Presidential Lakes Estates, on the way back
The Pine Barrens cover more than a million acres of southern New Jersey, a flat, sandy wilderness of pitch pine, scrub oak and cedar swamps in the most densely populated state in America. This stop lies on its northern edge, near Browns Mills and the military base at Fort Dix, in a landscape of sand roads, tea-coloured streams and small lakes.
Read the complete Near Presidential Lakes Estates, 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, about halfway. Next is Finger Lakes Overnight scenic road.
5. Ocean Grove
Ocean Grove is one of the oddest and most charming towns on the Jersey Shore. It was founded in 1869 as a Methodist camp meeting resort, a place where families came for a summer of sea air and religious revival, and it still has the feel of a Victorian time capsule: streets of gingerbread-trimmed houses with deep porches, and in the middle of town the Great Auditorium, a vast wooden hall that holds thousands of people and a famous pipe organ. Around it, in summer, stand the canvas tents of the camp meeting, small wooden cabins with canvas fronts that families have rented for generations.
Read the complete Ocean Grove write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Finger Lakes Overnight scenic road sits at 418 km, late in the day. Next is Finger Lakes Overnight photo pull-off.
6. Monmouth Beach
Between the ocean and the Shrewsbury River lies a strip of land so thin that in places you can see water on both sides of the road, and Monmouth Beach occupies a stretch of it. It is a small, wealthy borough just north of Long Branch, with large homes facing the river, a marina, and an ocean beach protected by a massive stone sea wall that runs for kilometres along this part of the coast.
Read the complete Monmouth Beach 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 523 km.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Wesley Hills to High point in Sussex
Fuel stop near Wesley Hills → High point in Sussex is 79 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
High point in Sussex to Food stop near East Stroudsburg
High point in Sussex → Food stop near East Stroudsburg is 70 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Food stop near East Stroudsburg to Near Presidential Lakes Estates, on the way back
Food stop near East Stroudsburg → Near Presidential Lakes Estates, on the way back is 170 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.