Rip Van Winkle / Albany Loop

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Miles	Mark	Turn	This Leg	Description
Start				West side of Rip Van Winkle Bridge -- intersection of Rt 23 and Rt 385
0.0		East	1.3	Rt 23 East-bound -- across the Rip Van Winkle bridge [HH]
1.3		BL	0.2	Rt 23 East [HH]
1.3		Variation		for a famous view: Visit Olana (at the East end of bridge take Rt 9G South, turn in on L side and go up a significant hill)
1.5		L	2.4	Mt Merino Rd
3.9	T	L	0.9	Rt 9G (North) / South 3rd St [HH]
3.9		site		Hudson, NY (has Amtrak railroad station). Take Warren St West to the river for a nice viewpoint.
4.8		R	0.2	State St (Hudson, NY)
5.0		L	0.1	Carroll St
5.1		L	0.9	Short St (becomes Harry Howard Ave)
6.0	T	L	1.8	Joslen Blvd
7.8	T	L	1.6	Rt 9 - North (nice views to both sides) [HH]
8.1				pass by Atlantic Ave
9.4		R		Columbia county rt 25B - East
9.6	T	L	4.6	Columbia County Rt 25 - (Stockport, NY)
9.6		Variation B		To stay close to the Hudson River: continue on Rt 9 North, then L on Rt 9J North, and rejoin the main route at the Dunn Memorial Bridge crossing in Albany. But you do not actually get to see much of the Hudson river, and we have found this much less interesting than the main route.
10.5		view		waterfall on R
13.7		site		village of Stuyvesant Falls -- becomes CC Rt 25A (CC Rt 25 turns right)
13.9		bridge		cross Kinderhook Creek
14.0		view		on the right: view of the falls of Stuyvesant Falls, NY
14.2		BR	3.3	Rt 9 North [HH - mostly reasonable shoulder as of September 2002]
17.2		site		Vanderpoel House on left
17.3		food		Kinderhook, NY
17.3		L	5.2	Albany Ave (cross Rt 9) - Columbia County Rt 21, later becomes Muitzeskill Rd - Rensselaer County Rt 1
22.5		R	1.2	Schodack Landing Rd -- Rensselaer County Rt 2
23.7		L	0.5	McKnight Rd
24.2		L	2.5	unsigned- South Schodack Rd
26.7		cross	0.9	cross Rt 4, becomes Rensselaer County Rt 3 (see bison farm)
27.6	T	L	0.3	Rensselaer County Rt 6
27.9		R	0.7	Simons Rd
28.6		BR	1.1	Brookview Station Rd
29.7	T	L	0.5	South Old Post Rd
30.2	T	L	1.2	Rt 150 -- Schodack Valley Rd
31.4	T	R	0.9	Rensselaer County Rt 5
32.3		L	2.0	Philips Rd
34.3		L	1.0	Hays Rd (down steep hill)
35.3	T	R	1.1	Rt 9J -- North
36.4		L	0.6	unsigned -- first traffic light, sharp Left (some maps label this "Stewart Port Expressway")
37.0		R	1.5	unsigned- go North. becomes Riverside, becomes Broadway
38.2		cross		cross Rt 9 / Rt 20
38.4		cross		cross Third Ave
38.5		site		To go to Amtrak station in Rensselaer: continue North on Broadway a little ways, look for signs for right turn into station.
38.5		L on sidewalk up ramp	0.4	follow Bike Routes 5 and 9 on sidewalk, first north up ramp, west across bridge over Hudson River -- Dunn Memorial Bridge -- then north down a ramp steeply into a tricky intersection where the sidewalk does not have right-of-way -- so a stop is required immediately at the bottom. Sign says that bicycles must be walked down the ramp. [ as of October 2005]
38.9		L	0.1	L from the end of the down ramp, going West underneath I-787 highway
39.0		L	0.1	Broadway (going South), Bike Rt 5, ("to Rt 9 South")
39.0		site		Albany -- capital of New York state -- sights + food see Variation E
39.0		Variation E		to see some New York State office buildings and Empire State Plaza + get some food -- with a hill-climb and city traffic, though traffic is often not heavy on weekends: One route is: R (North) on Broadway, L on State St (up hill), BR becomes Washington St (west), L on Lark St (several food places), L on State St (east), down to Empire State Plaza on Right side in midst of downhill. Then continue East down hill, and at traffic light turn R on Pearl St (South) to rejoin main route. (or continue further East down to Broadway to Variation G)
39.1		R	0.3	Madison Ave (going West) [HH], Bike Rt 5 ("to Rt 9 South")
39.1		Variation G		to visit Port of Albany -- flat roads usually with less traffic on weekends -- but with lots of railroad crossings, some with tracks at angles that need care to avoid bicycle falling: continue straight south on Broadway (follow signs for "Port of Albany") [HH], curves left, goes underneath I-787 highway. T - R Broadway (south), T - L on Church St (south), various turns and curves but continuing mainly south, R on Port St (west), EE - L on Rt 32 South to rejoin main route.
39.4		L	1.0	South Pearl St (Route 32 South)
39.4		Variation		to avoid cobblestone sections on Pearl St: after only a short ways on Pearl. turn L on Herkimer 0.1Mi, R on Green St 0.9Mi to its end (joins Rt 787 exit/entrance ramp), T - L on Rt 32 South to rejoin main route.
40.4		BR	1.0	Rt 32 South
41.4		Straight	10.3	Rt 144 South (Rt 32 goes R)
46.0		Variation		to visit the shore of the Hudson River at Henry Hudson Park: after about 4.6Mi on Rt 144 turn L onto Barent Winne Rd
51.7		L	0.1	unsigned- Westerlo (turn comes in midst of downhill soon after passing by Rt 143)
51.8		site		Coeymans Landing -- Hudson River -- first gazebo
51.8		turn around	0.1	unsigned- Westerlo (Variation: cut L on First St)
51.9	T	L	1.5	Rt 144 South
53.4		BL	0.2	Main St - Greene Co Rt 61 South (goes down toward river) (Rt 144 goes BR)
53.6		L	0.1	unsigned- look for street that goes to river, with gazebo
53.7		site		New Baltimore -- Hudson River -- second gazebo
53.7		turn around		go back to main street
53.7	T	L	0.3	unsigned- Greene Co Rt 61 South
54.0	T	L	6.4	Greene Co Rt 61 (becomes Lawrence Ave)
60.4	T	L	0.5	Mansion St (Rt 385) (village of Coxsackie)
60.4		food		Instead of L, go R on Mansion St about .2Mi, food on R side
60.9		Straight	0.4	Mansion St (Rt 385 goes R)
60.9		Variation		To avoid some extra hill: R on Washington St (Rt 385) -- but misses a gazebo.
61.3		L	0.1	Reed St (Ely St goes BR)
61.4		L	0.1	River St
61.5		site		Coxsackie waterfront -- Hudson River -- third gazebo
61.5		Straight	0.1	continue one-way around half-loop -- becomes Pantaleo Place
61.6	T	L	0.1	Mansion St (again)
61.7		BR	0.8	South on Ely St (up a hill)
62.5	T	L	6.1	Rt 385 South
68.6		food		Athens
68.6		L	0.3	Water St
68.9		site		view of Hudson River and Hudson-Athens lighthouse (the lighthouse can also be seen from Rt 385 a little further South) -- and a pavilion.
68.9		R	0.1	Third St
69.0		L	5.0	Rt 385 -- South
74.0		Finish		intersection with Rt 23 -- near West end of Rip Van Winkle Bridge.

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