| Kingston-Rhinecliff / Rip Van Winkle Bridge loop | ||||||||
| Abbrevs | How to Use | Info about this route | Description | |||||
| Miles | Mark | Turn | This Leg | Description | Reports | |||
| Start | East end of Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge. | How to Use this Cue Sheet | ||||||
| 0.0 | West | 1.5 | cross Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge -- Rt 199 West-bound. [HH - wide shoulders as of July 2004] (check Condition Reports) | Abbreviations + Symbols | ||||
| 1.5 | R | 4.4 | Rt 32 North [HH - shoulder not wide, but mostly present, as of July 2004] | One-way East side Cue Sheet | ||||
| 1.5 | Variation | To explore some riverside parks + views: Left on Rt 32 South 0.8Mi, L on Ulster Landing Rd (Ulster Count Rt 37) 3.9Mi, first East (after 0.1Mi access road to Right down to nice park), then North, after 1.9Mi pass by Kukuk Lane, then T - R on Rt 32 North 2.2Mi to rejoin main route | ||||||
| 1.5 | Variation | For a flatter route with mostly wider shoulders, but more vehicle traffic: Continue Straight on Rt 199 West [HH] 0.8Mi, R on Rt 9W North 4.3Mi [HH - mostly wide shoulders as of May 1998] to rejoin the main route. | ||||||
| 5.9 | T | R | 1.9 | Rt 9W -- North / Rt 32 North [HH] | ||||
| 7.2 | curves | some sharp turns both ways | ||||||
| 7.7 | bridge | bridge across Esopus Creek | ||||||
| 7.8 | R | 0.1 | Partition St (Rt 9W North) [HH] | |||||
| 7.9 | food | Saugerties NY -- continue Straight on Partition St to center of village | ||||||
| 7.9 | R | 0.1 | Montgomery St | |||||
| 8.0 | L | 0.1 | unsigned- Washington Av (North) | |||||
| 8.1 | R | 0.2 | Post St | |||||
| 8.1 | Variation | To bypass the lighthouse and shorten the route by 1.8Mi: continue Straigth on Washington Ave 0.1Mi, then continue across Rt 9W / Main St on the main route. | ||||||
| 8.3 | Straight - BR | 0.7 | becomes Lighthouse Dr (possibly unsigned -- Clermont St goes full R and unsigned Winderse St goes L) | |||||
| 9.0 | site | U.S. Coast Guard station, view of cove to north | ||||||
| 9.0 | site | Trail to the actual lighthouse out in the midst of the Hudson River. Trail can be muddy -- recommended only after like three days of dry weather. | ||||||
| 9.0 | Turn around | 0.7 | unsigned- Lighthouse Dr | |||||
| 9.7 | Straight - BL | 0.2 | becomes Post St (unsigned). (Clermont St goes L and unsigned Winderse St goes R) | |||||
| 9.9 | R | 0.1 | unsigned- Washington Ave (North) (comes after Cedar St and Center St) | |||||
| 10.0 | food | Saugerties, NY -- L on Main St to center of village | ||||||
| 10.0 | HH | cross | 1.4 | Washington Ave (cross Rt 9W / Main St) | ||||
| 10.5 | site | Cantine Field -- site of the annual Garlic Festival, and other Saugerties events | ||||||
| 11.4 | T | R | 0.5 | Kraut Rd | ||||
| 11.9 | T | L | 6.2 | Rt 9W North [HH] | ||||
| 13.9 | site | West Camp, NY. Historical plaque by the St Paul's Lutheran church. | Description | |||||
| 14.4 | site | Cementon, NY | Reports | |||||
| 18.1 | R | 5.0 | Embought Rd (later becomes Broome St) | How to Use this Cue Sheet | ||||
| 23.1 | food | for food, go L on Grandview to 9W. After food, R-HH on 9W North, R on Bridge St, down hill to rejoin main route. | Abbreviations + Symbols | |||||
| 23.1 | cross | 0.4 | cross Grandview, go down big hill | One-way East side Cue Sheet | ||||
| 23.5 | T | R | 0.1 | Bridge St [HH] (across Catskill Creek, up steep hill) | ||||
| 23.6 | R | 0.8 | Main St (south and east) | |||||
| 24.4 | site | Dutchman's Landing park -- views of Hudson River, Rip Van Winkle bridge | ||||||
| 24.4 | site | Catskill Point Park -- views of Hudson River, Olana, Catskill Creek | ||||||
| 24.4 | food | sit-down food as of June 2003 | ||||||
| 24.4 | Turn around | 0.6 | Main St (north and west) | |||||
| 25.0 | food | continue on Main St to downtown city of Catskill, some sit-down places as of June 2003 | ||||||
| 25.0 | R | 0.2 | Greene St | |||||
| 25.2 | L | 0.2 | Liberty St | |||||
| 25.4 | R | 0.0 | Bridge St | |||||
| 25.4 | quick L | 0.6 | Rt 385 (North-bound) | |||||
| 26.0 | food | |||||||
| 26.0 | R | 1.6 | cross Rip Van Winkle Bridge -- Rt 23 East-bound [HH] | |||||
| 27.6 | R | 1.2 | Rt 9G South [HH] | |||||
| 28.3 | site | Olana (climb hill to historic mansion and great view) | ||||||
| 28.8 | L | 1.6 | Columbia Co Rt 14 (East-bound) | |||||
| 30.4 | R | 4.0 | Blue Hill Rd - Columbia County Rt 31 -- South | |||||
| 32.2 | cross Cold Spring Rd / Woodchuck Rd | |||||||
| 34.4 | R | 1.8 | Columbia Co Rt 10 (West-bound) | |||||
| 36.2 | L | 1.1 | Wire Rd | |||||
| 37.3 | R | 0.8 | Dales Bridge Rd (steep down and steep back up again) | |||||
| 38.1 | L | 1.5 | Eastern Parkway | |||||
| 39.6 | R | 1.9 | Columbia Co Rt 8 (West-bound) | |||||
| 41.5 | food | Germantown, NY | ||||||
| 41.5 | HH | L | 0.0 | Rt 9G South [HH] | ||||
| 41.5 | R | 3.5 | Woods Rd (Columbia Co Rt 35 -- South) | |||||
| 45.0 | T | R | 2.0 | Woods Rd | ||||
| 45.3 | site | Clermont State Park | ||||||
| 47.0 | T | L | 0.9 | Broadway (Dutchess Co Rt 78 -- East) | ||||
| 47.3 | food | Tivoli, NY | ||||||
| 47.9 | R | 2.2 | Rt 9G South [HH] | |||||
| 50.1 | R | 4.1 | Dutchess County Rt 103 -- Annandale Rd / River Rd | Description | ||||
| 51.0 | site | Bard College (on both L and R) -- fun to explore | Reports | |||||
| 52.2 | cross | cross Barrytown Rd / Station Hill Rd | How to Use this Cue Sheet | |||||
| 53.4 | site | Poets Walk -- for a fine view of the Hudson, walk 0.5 Mi to the first gazebo. | Abbreviations + Symbols | |||||
| 54.2 | EE | R | 0.9 | Rt 199 West [HH] | One-way East side Cue Sheet | |||
| 55.1 | Finish | East end of Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge | ||||||
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