HIGHLIGHTS
Dutchess county
the new route will use the Walkway Over The Hudson as the Hudson River crossing between the City of Poughkeepsie (Dutchess county)
and the village of Highland (Ulster county)
the new route will now use an 8 mile portion of the Harlem Valley RT between Amenia and Milerton
the new route will favor "yuppie" B&B type touring cyclists - all camping in Dutchess county will be off route - the new route will
no longer go past Mills - Norrie SP on US rt. 9 in Staatsburg
the new route will eliminate the long ride along US rt. 9 from Staatsburg however,the section of US rt. 9 from the village of Hyde Park
to Marist College,is still being used
the new route crosses SR 9G in the town of Hyde Park giving an optional route to the above FYI: SR 9G becomes Parker
Ave. in the City of Poughkeepsie - the east end entrance of the WOTH state park is on Parker Ave. (SR 9G)
the new route goes across the very scenic central part of Dutchess County
view along the new route in Dutchess county - CR41 town of Pleasant Valley
Ulster county
after crossing the Hudson river via the Walkway Over The Hudson state park the new route will use the
expanded Hudson Valley Rail Trail and then a revised route from New Paltz into farm country of NW Orange county
Orange county
the new route through Orange county avoids the economicaly depressed center city of Middletown NY
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