Why this ride
103 km one way from Stamford - plan on about 1 h 47 of riding. The stops in between: Scenic stretch in Harrison and Harrison.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Jersey Highlands and Greenwood Lake · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 103 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 47
- 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
Jersey Highlands photo pull-off → Jersey Highlands and Greenwood Lake
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 24 km. The line follows the shore because there is nowhere else for it to go.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 60 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Photo stop near Stamford
Planning note
Photo stop near Stamford comes up about 0 km into the recorded legs. Next is Scenic stretch in Harrison.
2. Scenic stretch in Harrison
Planning note
about 18 km into the recorded legs you reach Scenic stretch in Harrison. Next is Jersey Highlands and Greenwood Lake checkpoint 8.
3. Harrison
The New York Red Bulls play football at a sleek stadium on the banks of the Passaic river in Harrison, and on match days the small town fills with fans. Harrison is an old industrial town in Hudson County, New Jersey, across the river from Newark, where factories once made thread, steel and light bulbs. Many of the old works have been demolished and replaced with apartment towers, and the PATH train connects the town to Manhattan.
Read the complete Harrison write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Jersey Highlands and Greenwood Lake checkpoint 8 closes the day. Next is Back to Jersey Highlands.
4. Back to Jersey Highlands
This is the Watchung country, a pair of long, curved ridges that rise suddenly from the flat suburbs of central New Jersey and give the area a surprisingly hilly character.
Read the complete Jersey Highlands write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Finish at Back to Jersey Highlands. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Photo stop near Stamford to Scenic stretch in Harrison
Photo stop near Stamford → Scenic stretch in Harrison is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Scenic stretch in Harrison to Harrison
Scenic stretch in Harrison → Harrison is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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