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Manhattan - GWB - Piermont - Nyack

 
June 2001, Ken Roberts:  Sharon and I rode our tandem from GWB to Nyack one cloudy morning.  The section of Henry Hudson Dr that goes right under the GWB was still bumpy, but it got better after Palisades Ave came down to join it.  Rt 9W had been newly paved north from where we entered, and it was fun to cruise along to the New York state border.  Then we could see that Rt 9W was closed at the Sparkill bridge just after our route exited to go to Piermont.  On our way from Piermont to Nyack, we saw three bicyclists stopped by police and getting a traffic ticket (I'd guess it was for not riding in single file).  

Then we continued past Nyack to the dirt path by the river in Nyack Beach State Park.  The damage from the hurricane back in 1999 has been fully repaired (at least out to just before it climbs up into the woods), and it was pleasant to ride there.  On our way back we found that the section of Rt 9W further south, where we had not ridden in the morning, was not freshly paved.  It was still in basically good condition, but we had bad luck hitting a crack and got a snakebite flat tire.  We had lots of offers of help from passing cyclists.  And that's one of the things that makes this such a fine ride on a weekend -- all the other riders you see out there. 

see also 

see Condition reports for:

• Manhattan 
• Rockland County, NY

• Nyack Beach to Haverstraw path 
• George Washington Bridge

see Trip Reports for: 

• NYC to Bear Mountain Adventure
• GWB to Bear Mountain Bridge Loop
• NYC to Albany route

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