Why this ride
Repeated coastal bends, headlands and frequent viewpoint stops. It also links naturally to St Lawrence River and Lake Ontario.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Great Lakes Seaway Trail East
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 265 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 51
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Check seasonal gates, park access and state 511 notices before publication. Specific flag: seasonal.
Seasonal context
May-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Alexandria Bay
Planning note
Alexandria Bay sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Sackets Harbor.
2. Sackets Harbor
Planning note
Sackets Harbor comes up 68 km in. Next is Oswego.
3. Oswego
On a clear evening, Oswego claims the best sunsets on the Great Lakes, and nobody who has seen the sun sink into Lake Ontario from the breakwater is inclined to argue. The city sits where the Oswego River meets the lake, a working port of about eighteen thousand people with grain silos, a harbour and an old stone lighthouse, and the water stretches to a horizon as flat and wide as the sea. The lake is so big that waves can reach a couple of metres in a storm, and it never quite warms up.
Read the complete Oswego write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
137 km in you reach Oswego. Next is Rochester.
4. Rochester
Planning note
Rochester, late in the day.
Recorded source links
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