Hills and Horse Farms of NE Dutchess County
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"DC 83" = Dutchess County Route 83 |
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Cold Spring Elementary School -- intersection of Creamery Rd and Homan Rd. Washington Township in Dutchess County, NY |
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East on Homan Rd |
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unsigned- Cold Spring Rd, DC 53 -- North (up hill) |
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Stissing Rd (turn comes during downhill) |
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unsigned- Stissing Rd (pass by Stissing Lane) |
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Rt 82 - North [HH] |
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DC 88 (Attlebury Hill Rd) |
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4.7 |
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unsigned- W Hunns Lake Rd (turn comes after the long climb, just before the Hunns Lake) |
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Variation |
shortcut to avoid a hill and a curve, but miss some lake views: continue Straight onto E Hunns Lake Rd, then T - L on Rt 65 Hunns Lake Rd to rejoin main route | ||
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unsigned- Hunns Lake Rd (DC 65) -- climb to the pass |
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pass by Carpenter Hill Rd, then big descent with view |
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DC 83 North, Separate Rd |
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Variation |
to shorten the route by 26 miles: turn Right on DC Rt 83 South 1.7Mi, then bear Right onto Separate Rd to rejoin the main route at mile 36.4. Shortens route distance to 31.6 miles. | ||
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McGhee Hill Rd / North East Center Rd (DC 64) |
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McGhee Rd, becomes Tripp Rd |
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Bean River Rd (DC 59) |
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14.7 |
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Rt 199 East [HH] -- climb hill, then long descent |
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Variation |
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to sample some pretty roads in Columbia County : See Major Variation A (Recommended -- adds 13.2Mi to route, but without big hills, and avoids high-speed Rt 199) |
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Variation
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to avoid high-speed Rt 199: Some prefer to continue Straight on DC 59 North, Bean River Rd, becomes Columbia County Rt 8A, then T-R on Columbia County Rt 8, becomes Stan Pulver Rd, then turn L on DC 60, Winchell Mt Rd, T-R on Rt 22 South to Millerton. But we find the final descent on Winchell Mt Rd less enjoyable then the Rt 199 descent. (See also Major Variation A) |
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Rt 22 North / Rt 44 [HH] (over yet another hill) |
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Rt 44 East / Main St |
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20.3 |
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Food |
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Millerton, NY |
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Variation |
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To shorten the route by 3.8Mi : After 0.1 Mi on Rt 44 East, turn R on South Center St / Mill Rd 3.0Mi, R to join DC 61, Indian Lake Rd 0.8Mi, T - R on DC 58 / Coleman Station Rd to rejoin main route at mile 28. |
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Variation B2 |
To shorten the route and take out a couple of hills and try out the Harlem Valley Rail Trail: After 0.1Mi on Rt 44 East, just before South Center St, turn Right onto the paved rail trail and go south about four miles, then turn R onto (unsigned) DC 58 / Coleman Station Rd to rejoin main route around mile 28. | ||
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Food |
more food options if continue East on Rt 44 past DC Rt 62 | ||
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DC 62 South, Maple Ave -- up a hill, then long downhill |
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enter Connecticut, becomes Rt 361 (Millerton Rd) |
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unsigned- Sharon Valley Rd. (Rt 361 turns sharp Left) |
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Sharon Station Rd (crosses West into New York, becomes DC 1) |
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Sheffield Hill Rd |
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becomes Coleman Station Rd (DC 58) |
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Rt 22 North [HH] |
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Smithfield Rd (DC 5) |
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Silver Mountain Rd (long uphill) |
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Variation |
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continue straight on Smithfield Rd (steep uphill) [last checked 1998] |
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East Center Rd (DC64) |
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Charlie Hill Rd (South) |
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unsigned- Smithfield Rd, DC 5. (starts West, then South) -- long descent |
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36.0 |
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Smithfield Valley Rd (DC 83) |
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36.4 |
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Separate Rd (South) |
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Bangall-Amenia Rd (pass Millbrook Equestrian Center) |
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L - dirt |
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Leavitt Rd |
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to avoid the dirt roads : continue Straight on Bangall-Amenia Rd (marked James Cagney Way) (2.4Mi), L on unsigned Shuman Rd, becomes Ludlow Rd (2Mi), then R on Shunpike, DC 57. [last checked Oct 2002] |
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Variation
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to shorten the route by 11.7Mi but still get in a 2-mile downhill run: continue Straight on Bangall-Amenia Rd (marked James Cagney Way) (5.1Mi). L on DC 65 Hunns Lake (0.1Mi), quick R on DC 87 (Millis) (0.5Mi), R on Rt 82 (0.4Mi), L on DC 53, Cold Spring Rd (0.7Mi), L on Homan (0.1Mi) to Finish. [last checked 2001] |
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Straight - dirt |
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Fraleigh Hill Rd (Leavitt Rd goes Left) |
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Shunpike, DC 57 West, climb |
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Variation |
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for some additional scenic back roads : L on Kennels Rd (dirt 0.9Mi), R on Andrew Haight Rd (dirt 1.5Mi), T-R on Mabbettsville Rd (2Mi), L on Shunpike, DC 57 [last checked 1999] |
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pass by Mabbettsville Rd + Shuman Rd, long rolling descent |
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Rt 82 - South [HH] |
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48.7 |
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Hibernia Rd (cross Wappinger Creek) |
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follow sign for "Clinton Corners" (unsigned- Clinton Corners Rd, DC 13 North) |
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food |
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Clinton Corners, NY (food sometimes at the intersection of 13 and 17, or can also try short ways south on DC17) |
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joins Salt Point Turnpike (DC 17 - North) |
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Market Lane (North) |
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continue on Market Lane, pass by Prospect Hill Rd | |
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cross Bulls Head Rd (DC 19), becomes Shelly Hill Rd |
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Homan Rd (East) |
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Finish |
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Cold Spring Elementary School |
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Route not checked by us since 2003 -- learn more | see Reports |
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Symbols | Map | Description Overall | Major Variation A | Trip Reports |
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