Start at west end of Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge going west-bound Kingston (for sights + food options of the Rondout waterfront, continue straight to bottom of hill) Right - Abeel St (turn comes in midst of hill) Port Ewen (food options along rt 9W) Waypoint Left - River Rd (Lighthouse Park -- picnic tables + view of Esopus lighthouse) Rifton New Paltz Left - Black Creek Rd Waypoint bear Left - Hawleys Corners Rd, to its end Right - N Chodikee Lake Rd, to its end Left - rt 299 East [high speed - high traffic, wide shoulder as of 2009] Right - S Chodikee Lake Rd, to its end Left - New Paltz Rd Right - Philips Av (becomes Commercial Av) to its end Highland Right - Vineyard Av / rt 44 Waypoint Left - Tillson Av curve Right, then Left to traffic light Straight across rt 9W onto Haviland Rd Variation -- to take Mid-Hudson Bridge sidewalk across Hudson River to Poughkeepsie (adds about 1.5 miles to route): instead continue Straight on Haviland Rd to its end, then go on sidewalk on north side of bridge. For more info + details + GPS track see www.roberts-1.com/bikehudson/r/r/mh_ww - [bhvr6w] Lloyd Left onto driveway to Walkway over the Hudson Waypoint Walkway over the Hudson [www.walkway.org] - east across the Hudson River to Poughkeepsie. (normally closed for all or part of night-time hours) finish going east across the Hudson River toward Poughkeepsie. To make a loop, can connect to another route: Walkway to Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge east side route (search on Bikely for [bhvr6a]) at end of Walkway, bear Right down asphalt path Left onto Parker Av / rt 9G North - (public road with substantial motor traffic) to continue loop route north to Rhinebeck, can continue Straight on Parker Ave / rt 9G North and get directions from a different route. To go to the Poughkeepsie train station, can turn Right on Garden St, then first Right on Brookside Ave for about 0.6 mile, then turn Left and look signs for the train station Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge to Walkway over the Hudson west side 0 66 63 60 56 53 50 50 49 50 49 47 53 58 54 55 64 78 80 81 82 79 78 79 83 86 81 87 88 87 87 88 89 89 74 66 63 53 46 43 32 21 18 25 28 18 14 13 19 17 26 31 39 43 42 43 44 47 52 58 53 52 51 51 44 43 41 42 44 35 21 12 13 13 8 13 14 12 12 14 22 14 10 2 3 9 5 8 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 6 27 31 32 36 47 53 54 54 56 66 84 86 74 63 63 55 60 47 41 43 44 44 41 42 41 43 51 55 56 61 61 66 72 75 80 83 83 88 89 89 92 91 92 93 120 115 126 127 124 122 125 125 128 133 135 136 136 138 151 137 139 127 120 110 106 102 102 99 98 96 91 85 82 84 90 94 102 100 87 87 91 93 105 105 104 103 103 104 105 107 107 104 103 104 103 107 109 109 111 108 113 109 109 110 115 115 115 115 121 121 122 123 126 127 126 123 122 125 125 125 125 123 123 123 123 122 121 120 119 120 117 117 114 114 113 109 110 109 109 109 110 112 112 111 113 115 114 118 129 138 143 139 138 127 124 123 127 135 134 130 126 125 124 119 115 112 112 112 114 115 116 116 117 118 124 132 132 120 113 103 105 104 107 109 112 115 116 117 115 102 101 100 101 104 109 105 110 108 105 104 104 103 104 102 102 100 99 99 99 98 94 92 91 89 89 87 83 86 85 87 87 86 85 84 83 84 86 86 92 96 106 92 92 92 92 89 81 75 77 73 73 71 63 63 0 43 50 53 48 50