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Bicycling Editors
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13 Mar 2008 7:30:15 AM
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Bicycling
ActivitySearchBicycling
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New York (NY)
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11.2 mi
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Total Gain: 1286 ft
Total Loss: 1463 ft
Net Change: -177 ft
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Difficulty:
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4 / 10
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New York, New York City
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Unrated
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Stretching from the southern tip of Manhattan (at Battery Park) to the George Washington Bridge, the Hudson River Greenway darts through the financial district and then skirts the Hudson riverfront for most of the ride. There’s only one tricky intersection (at 125th Street, where the path spits out onto an access road briefly) en route to the Greenway’s bread and butter north of 72nd Street. The cacophony of noise from the City that Never Sleeps almost disappears in a handful of sections, especially if you hit Riverside Park and the Little Red Lighthouse near sunset.
Recreational cyclists roam the Greenway, and many roadies use it as a starter leg for rides in Central Park or out of town. The path is also packed with walkers, runners, and inline skaters, so speed with caution. Best time to ride is early morning. It’s not bad when 9-to-5ers are toiling away in their offices. On a summer weekend? Fugghedaboutit.
The Greenway can be picked up anywhere along the Westside. Other great start points to meet friends at might be Chelsea Piers (17th Street), Riverside Park, or Trinity Park.
-Mapped by Loren Mooney
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New York, NY: Hudson River Greenway
| Dist: 11.20 mi |
Points: 259 |
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Speed: 0.0 mph |
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Battery Park
Location: 40.703741°, -74.017296°
The southern tip of Manhattan is known generally as "The Battery" for fortifications there since Dutch times-this is Fort Clinton, constructed before the War of 1812.
At the entrance to Battery Park, look for the Greenway sign signaling the start of the path heading north.
Ground Zero
Location: 40.711370°, -74.013906°
To anyone who has lived in NYC for a time, it's still surreal to see open space here instead of the World Trade Center.
"V.I.P." Heliport
Location: 40.754653°, -74.007361°
People who buy $10,000 bikes don't have too much money. People who take a helicopter to the airport or home for the day-they have too much money.
Ghost bike memorial
Location: 40.759253°, -74.003735°
Dr. Carl Nacht, 56, was killed in the summer of 2006 when an NYPD tow truck turning into an impound lot hit him on the bike path. He's not the only cyclist who has been killed on this Greenway. Ride conservatively and stay alert anywhere you go.
Pier 86
Location: 40.763203°, -74.000559°
Pier 86 is home to the World War II aircraft carrier Intrepid, now a floating military museum. It's currently being refurbished on Staten Island. The sign says the ship will return in 182 days, or October 3rd, 2008.
The Upper West Side
Location: 40.781484°, -73.987899°
Once you reach the Upper West Side, around 72nd St., the path opens up and hugs the Hudson River.
The Boathouse Café
Location: 40.785838°, -73.984852°
The Boathouse Café at 79th St., has good burgers and fantastic margaritas.
125th St. Underpass
Location: 40.817804°, -73.960519°
At 125th Street, the path disappears and spits you out onto an access road running under a subway overpass. Keep an eye out for
angry traffic and excellent barbecue--Dinosaur BBQ. Of course, a path extension along the river here is under construction. It's slated to open in late summer 2008.
The Little Red Lighthouse
Location: 40.850136°, -73.946936°
The George Washington Bridge at sunset
The Little Red Lighthouse
Location: 40.850136°, -73.946936°
A nice end point, the Little Red Lighthouse at the George Washington Bridge was built in 1921 and is now an historic landmark. It was taken out of commission in the 1940s, but it was saved for sentimental reasons because of the popular children's book about, "The Little Red Lighthouse and the Big Grey Bridge."
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