Atlantic Coast Route to-from Hudson RT Ulster County town of Lloyd route by: Kevin Newman Adventure Cycling NB {New Paltz to Poughkeepsie} on (Ulster) CR 12 (New Plaltz Rd.) - crossroads / Hamlet of Lloyd at intersection with CR 15 (South Riverside Rd.) LEFT CR 15 - small green hiking-ped sign for rail trail RIGHT entrance for town (Lloyd) park - big sign for rail trail CAUTION! very steep downhill LEFT through parking lot onto RT bathrooms in park pavilion - open seasonaly follow paved RT east - can either exit at pavilion (bathroom only open ocasionaly) and parking lot at 2 mi. onto CR 12 - RIGHT to continue on ACR NB - OR... CONTINUE on RT CAUTION! pavement ends follow unpaved portion to side road/driveway LEFT CAUTION! steep grade STOP AT BOTTOM OF VERY SHORT HILL LOOSE GRAVEL ROUGH ROAD R Commerace St. (at bottom of very short hill) R Vineyard Ave. US rt. 44 / SR 55 Atlantic Coast Route (continue NB) up grade L Tilson Ave. HFH very steep grade 17% SB {Poughkeepsie to New Paltz} village of Highland on Tilson ACR CAUTION! very steep downhill STOP AT BOTTOM OF HILL right onto Vineyard Ave. US rt. 44 / SR55 - ACR {below is AC route deviation to Hudson RT at eastern most end} CAUTION! BELOW TURN ON DOWN GRADE LEFT Commerace Street - just after right turn off Tilson QUICK LEFT UP very steep side street/driveway CAUTION! loose gravel rough surface RIGHT onto UNPAVED rail trail 1/4 mi aprox. transition to PAVED RT follow all the way 21/2 mi. (total) aprox. to west end terminus in town park exit RT through parking lot RIGHT up very steep grade to exit town park LEFT (Ulster) CR 15 RIGHT CR 12 New Paltz Rd. - Atlantic Coast Route (continue SB)