Shawangunk Ridge and Minnewaska · part 1

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

1. 1. Fuel stop near Baldwin Harbor

   Planning note

   Shawangunk Ridge and Minnewaska is where the day begins. Next is New York / Hudson Valley rides return.

2. 2. Carmel Hamlet, on the way back

   Carmel Hamlet is the county seat of Putnam County, New York, a small town set around the shore of Lake Gleneida, about an hour north of Manhattan in hilly, wooded country. The old county courthouse, with its white columns, faces the lake, and nearby stands a bronze statue of a young woman on horseback: Sybil Ludington, who in 1777, at the age of sixteen, rode through the night to rally her father's militia after the British burned the town of Danbury in Connecticut. Her ride covered some forty miles over rough country roads, and local people are proud of her.

   Read the complete Carmel Hamlet, 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 125 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Kiryas Joel.

3. 3. Food stop near Kiryas Joel

   The village of Kiryas Joel, in Orange County north-west of New York City, is one of the most distinctive communities in the United States, founded in the 1970s by Satmar Hasidic Jews and still almost entirely Hasidic today. It is a densely built, fast-growing village where Yiddish is widely spoken, shops close for the Sabbath and the rhythm of life follows religious tradition. Visitors passing through should be respectful and dress modestly if stopping.

   Read the complete Food stop near Kiryas Joel 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 196 km.