Rip Van Winkle Bridge -- Albany Loop
  
  • Where:  Loop on both sides of the Hudson river, crossing the Rip Van Winkle Bridge and the Dunn Memorial Bridge, from Catskill and Hudson to Rensselaer and Albany.
     
  • 74 miles, moderate hills. 
     
  • Highlights:   Lots of sweeping views across beautiful farm country, a variety of angles on the Catskill mountains and the Hudson River, and the new and old buildings of Albany.
     
  • Characteristics:  Lots of quiet roads, but a few miles of traffic while going through the city of Albany.  Some hills, but nothing really big. 
     
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  • Directions to Start

by train:  Join the route at one of the Amtrak stations at Hudson or Rensselaer (by Albany).

by car:  Take the New York State Thruway to Catskill (exit 21).  Follow signs to Route 23 East, then take that to its  intersection with Route 385 in Catskill.

  • Alternate starting points:  Hudson, Kinderhook, Rensselaer, Albany, Coeymans Landing, Coxsackie.
     
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