| F | -- | through Irvington to Dobbs Ferry | Map | |||
| GW Bridge to Bear Mt Bridge Loop | Description | |||||
| East side of the River : South-bound | Reports | |||||
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| Begin Section | Rt 9 bridge over New York State Thruway | List of Cue Sheets | ||||
| 0.0 | Straight - South | 1.7 | Rt 9 South | Summary of Cue Sheets | ||
| 0.4 | site | pass by Old Croton Aqueduct trail. (Dirt trail angles away southwest from the road, starting at gap in stone wall on right (west side) with low wooden posts) | ||||
| 0.4 | Variation F-2 | to get off Rt 9 and ride on a dirt path: BR to ride on the Old Croton Aqueduct trail (dirt path) -- path is rough through Lyndhurst (as of Sept 2002), not worth it unless you also leave the OCA trail and ride around more of the beautiful Lyndhurst estate. | ||||
| About 0.8Mi to Sunnyside Lane, total of 1.5Mi to Main St, Irvington. For more on the OCA, see | ||||||
| Old Croton Aqueduct trail | ||||||
| 0.6 | site | Lyndhurst -- a rather beautiful estate to visit | ||||
| 1.0 | site | Sunnyside -- to visit this historic site, turn R on Sunnyside Lane | ||||
| 1.7 | R | 0.1 | Main St, Irvington, NY | |||
| 1.7 | Variation F-3 | For a much faster riding surface, but more complex traffic interaction: continue Straight on Rt 9 South 1.7Mi, EE-BR at Ashford Ave 0.1Mi, EE-R on Cedar St 0.2Mi, L on Main St to rejoin main route in Dobbs Ferry at mile 3.6 | ?? Miles | |||
| 1.8 | Variation | to visit more of Irvington: continue Straight on Main St (West) down a big hill. To then reach a park beside the river, T - R, T - L, curve L and go south a ways to the Park entrance. | ||||
| 1.8 | L - parking lot | 1.8 | Old Croton Aqueduct goes through a municipal parking lot here. Turn comes by Aqueduct Place, just before a large brick building on right with a parking lot of its own. | |||
| 1.9 | Straight - dirt path | Old Croton Aqueduct
(South). For more on the OCA, see |
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| Old Croton Aqueduct trail | ||||||
| 2.0 | trail takes a viaduct high over Station Rd -- warning signs | |||||
| 2.2 | cross | trail crosses Dows Lane (just after baseball field on left) | ||||
| 2.4 | cross | trail crosses Clinton Ave -- not much to see | ||||
| 2.8 | cross | trail crosses Ardsley Ave (second street after Dows Lane -- Ardsley Ave comes just after trail briefly joins a paved path, then changes back to dirt) | Map | |||
| 2.8 | Variation | The next segment of the trail can be rougher and sometimes wetter. To avoid it, turn Right onto Ardsley Ave, then a quick Left onto Hancock Place for 0.2Mi. At its end turn Left onto Hudson Rd and then a quick Right to rejoin the OCA trail heading south. | Description | |||
| 3.0 | cross | cross Hudson Rd, trail enters Mercy College campus. | Reports | |||
| cross | cross campus road. There is at least one more crossing of a road or driveway while going through the campus. Can also ride through on campus roads and parking lots west of the OCA trail, then rejoin trail where it leaves the campus at an uphill dirt section. | How to Use this Cue Sheet | ||||
| Trail leaves the Mercy College campus at an uphill dirt section just after crossing a paved campus road -- then goes back to its usual secluded and shaded character | Abbreviations + Symbols | |||||
| 3.6 | curve R - dirt | to avoid a steep embankment, make an obvious curve right and go up a hill to the street. Most bicyclists will walk their bikes up this short uphill/side-hill. | List of Cue Sheets | |||
| 3.6 | End Section | Dobbs Ferry -- intersection of Cedar St and Main St | Summary of Cue Sheets | |||
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