• 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. 
   

• warning:  Riding a bicycle on roads has dangers and risks that need to be taken seriously.  For more on those, see our page on risks.

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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.
   

• Maps:  You should have detailed road maps of Columbia, Rensselaer, Albany, and Greene counties to do this route (see Maps).
   
• further North:  see also North of Albany -- Reports on River routes north.

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