Gothamist: Map of the Day: Secret Bike Routes

Jacob

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:09:43 -0500

That route blows for many reasons: 1)The Henry Hudson Bridge is nearly impossible to find the bike path to. You have to go up and down several flights of stairs over train tracks through a very desserted Inwood Hill Park. Once you're over, you're left by the highway next to nothing. I recommendtaking the bike path to Dyckman, up seaman, over and across the Broadway bridge, then up broadway to the Van Courtland Bike paths. 2) The Mosholu parkway greenway could be much better. Lots of glass and shit up there. No one sweeps it up and there is a lot of cracked pavement and hard to follow signage. 3) Its easy to get lost at Bronx Park. There is a turnoff that goes North, that seems right but puts you in Westchester. Not fun. 4) Pelham Park can be a little tricky as well. Once again there is a turnoff for city Island that is easy to miss if you've never been before. It's also easy to accidentaly end up riding along an old path by the parkways. Not a good idea. Anyway, it's a cool ride and really nice once you get there. Just bring a map, and a pump and an extra tube and leave lots of time for backtracking and getting lost.

rikomatic

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:07:19 -0500

I'm still dreaming about a bike trail looping the entire island of Manhattan that Guiliani promised so many years ago. Sigh.

jmchez

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:34:41 -0500

Come on Surfer? Don't wimp out like that. I live right by the GWB and, along with quite a lot of folk, love to cross it and bike up and down the Palisades. That's 20 miles of climbing 100 feet, descending 300 then climbing 200 again. This is a great find.

JT

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:34:28 -0500

Spring started a few days ago.

Toby

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:12:29 -0500

I did the ferry from Hoboken with the bike once. It wound up being $6.50 and they lost one of my bungee cords! (You need two bungee cords to secure your bike on the ferry.) PATH at $1.50 is a much better deal, although not as scenic.

surfer

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:08:05 -0500

Too hilly at the north tip of manhattan. Why not just cut over to the bronx at 3rd ave bridge or 149th st bridge.

Laren

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:49:54 -0500

So very cool. Can't wait until spring!