Why this ride
173 km one way from Suffern - plan on about 2 h 53 of riding. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Montauk Long Island End Run · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 173 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 53
- 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. Scenic stretch near Suffern
Suffern guards the Ramapo Pass, the narrow gap where the Ramapo River cuts through the Highlands at the New York and New Jersey border. During the Revolution, this gap was a vital route between the Hudson and the colonies to the south, and Continental troops were stationed here to keep it open; Washington himself passed through more than once. Today, the pass carries the New York Thruway, Route 17 and a railway, all squeezed into the valley, and Suffern is a busy small village at its mouth.
Read the complete Scenic stretch near Suffern write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Suffern is where the day begins. Next is New York / Hudson Valley rides return.
2. Near Hardwick, on the way back
Up here in Warren County, in the northwestern corner of New Jersey, the long, straight crest of the Kittatinny Ridge runs along the horizon, and beyond it lies the Delaware River and the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Hardwick is a rural township of farms, forest and small lakes in the valley just east of the ridge, and it feels a world away from the crowded state most people imagine.
Read the complete Near Hardwick, 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 90 km into the recorded legs. Next is Photo stop near Bloomingdale.
3. Photo stop near Bloomingdale
The long, wooded ridge of Sourland Mountain rises out of the farmland of Somerset County here, a lump of hard volcanic rock that resisted erosion while the softer land around it was worn away. The Sourlands are not high, but they are wild for New Jersey, with boulder fields, streams and forests, and they make a welcome change from the flat suburbs further east. It was on this ridge that Charles Lindbergh built his house, and from which his baby son was kidnapped in 1932, a crime that gripped the nation.
Read the complete Photo stop near Bloomingdale 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 173 km.
Leg by leg
Scenic stretch near Suffern to Near Hardwick, on the way back
Scenic stretch near Suffern → Near Hardwick, on the way back is 90 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.