Why this ride
238 km one way from Long Branch - plan on about 3 h 54 of riding. The climb of the day is near Vista Center. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Taconic Parkway Backroads · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 238 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 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.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Long Branch
Long Branch has been a seaside resort for longer than most American towns have existed. On the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County, it was where wealthy New Yorkers and Philadelphians came to escape the summer heat in the nineteenth century, and for a while it was the summer capital of the United States. Several presidents vacationed here, including Ulysses S. Grant, who kept a cottage, and James Garfield, who was brought to the Elberon section after he was shot in 1881 and died there that September. The little Church of the Presidents still stands in town.
Read the complete Long Branch write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Taconic Parkway Backroads is where the day begins. Next is High point near Vista Center.
2. High point near Vista Center
Planning note
You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is Scenic stretch near Bedminster.
3. Scenic stretch near Bedminster
Planning note
about 150 km into the recorded legs you reach Scenic stretch near Bedminster. Next is Photo stop near Milford.
4. Photo stop near Milford
Planning note
Photo stop near Milford closes the day.
Leg by leg
High point near Vista Center to Scenic stretch near Bedminster
High point near Vista Center → Scenic stretch near Bedminster is 97 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Scenic stretch near Bedminster to Photo stop near Milford
Scenic stretch near Bedminster → Photo stop near Milford is 88 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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