Mountain Biking Eastern New York, 2nd Seventy-four Epic Rides from North Jersey and Long Island to the Adirondacks

by Margulis, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780762722648
• ISBN10: 0762722649
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: FalconGuides
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Summary

Falcon's Mountain Biking series is dedicated to providing comprehensive guides to the best mountain biking in a specific area or state.The series features include: -- Regularly revised, updated, and expanded content-- 4 1/4" x 7" format for most regional guides and 6" x 9" format for all state guides-- Accurate information on access, side trips, and safety-- Easy-to-read maps, elevation graphs, along with scenic and action photographsThis guide profiles over 80 of the best rides in the Adirondacks, the Catskills, Long Island, and Westchester and environs.

Author Biography

Michael Margulis is a softwar engineer, writer, karate blackbelt, and veteran mountain biker and hiker. He lives with his wife Barbara and daughters Alize and Chloe in Forest Hills, New York.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	ix
Map Legend	xi
Ride Location Map	xii
Preface	xv
Acknowledgments	xvi
Introduction	1	(1)
Trail Description Outline	1	(2)
Abbreviations	3	(1)
Topographic Maps	3	(1)
Trail Etiquette	4	(1)
Hitting the Trail	5	(3)
LONG ISLAND TOURS	8	(62)
Nassau-Suffolk Greenbelt Trail	10	(6)
Stillwell Spaghetti	16	(6)
Glacier 8 Trail	22	(4)
Pandora's Box	26	(6)
Rocky Point	32	(4)
Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve	36	(4)
Southaven County Park	40	(4)
Fire Island National Seashore	44	(5)
Navy Cooperative Area Trails	49	(5)
Surf and Turf	54	(6)
Northwest by Northwest	60	(5)
Caumsett State Park	65	(5)
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY TOURS	70	(24)
Allamuchy Mountain State Park	72	(5)
High Point State Park	77	(6)
The Labyrinth	83	(6)
Wawayanda Yahoo	89	(5)
WESTCHESTER AREA TOURS	94	(58)
Bedford Country Road Ramble	96	(3)
Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park	99	(6)
Indian Brook Road Loop	105	(4)
The Mianus Maze	109	(6)
Babcock Preserve	115	(4)
Taconic-Hereford MUA	119	(4)
Ye Olde Croton Aqueduct	123	(4)
Blue Mountain Nirvana	127	(6)
Alberto's Favorite	133	(4)
The Old ``Put'' Path	137	(4)
Ninham Mountain MUA	141	(4)
Hubbard-Perkins Conservation Area	145	(4)
Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park	149	(3)
SHAWANGUNK MOUNTAIN TOURS	152	(28)
Bonticou Road Tour	154	(6)
Land of Oz	160	(6)
The Trapps	166	(5)
Shangri-La	171	(6)
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail	177	(3)
CATSKILL REGION TOURS	180	(47)
North Lake Trails	182	(4)
Overlook Mountain Ascent	186	(3)
High Point Kanape Brook Trail	189	(4)
Vernooykill Falls Trail	193	(4)
The Holy Land	197	(6)
Bashakill	203	(4)
Flugertown Road	207	(4)
Willowemoc Road	211	(4)
The Denning Trail	215	(3)
Vertigo at Plattekill	218	(5)
The D & H Heritage Corridor	223	(4)
ADIRONDACK REGION TOURS	227	(131)
Johnson Pond-Paradox Tour	229	(3)
The Wild One	232	(5)
The Bark Eater Backroads	237	(4)
The Mystery of Pine Pond	241	(4)
McKenzie Mountain Loop	245	(4)
Scarface	249	(5)
The Peninsula Trails	254	(4)
A Day at the Races	258	(4)
Whiteface---A Place in the Sun	262	(4)
The Flume Fall	266	(4)
The Bloomingdale Bog Trail	270	(4)
The Deer Pond Odyssey	274	(4)
Moss Lake	278	(5)
Safford Pond Trail	283	(4)
The Uncas Tour	287	(6)
The Limekiln Loop	293	(5)
Moose River Medley	298	(6)
Journey to Stillwater Reservoir	304	(5)
Bloodsucker Passage	309	(5)
Black River Wild Forest	314	(5)
Cedar River Flow	319	(4)
Sargent Ponds Wild Forest	323	(4)
The Osgood/Jackrabbit Run	327	(5)
Sweet Oseetah	332	(4)
Kushaqua Loop Trail	336	(4)
The Great Santanoni	340	(4)
Perkins Clearing	344	(4)
Lapland Lake	348	(5)
The Inner Circle	353	(5)
Glossary	358	(5)
About the Author	363