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    • CommentAuthorFree Memberthornton
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2009
     
    thornton
    would love to see some routes from midtown (59th/7th) to Greenwich, CT.  I am thinking perhaps going up Westside Hwy but unsure from there (going out of the way to hit some hills is not a problem).  I know I can go through Harlem but might be too many stoplights, too flat and perhaps not the safest neighborhoods.  Thanks everyone
    • CommentAuthorFree Memberroboconnor8
    • CommentTimeJun 16th 2009 edited
     
    roboconnor8

    If there are routes, you should be able to find them here, The East Coast Greenway.

     

    http://www.greenway.org/pdf/ny_map.pdf

     

     

    • CommentAuthorFree Membermurbike
    • CommentTimeJul 3rd 2009
     
    murbike

    Unless you go to Queens, and cross over on one of the bridges (not sure they have sidewalks/paths, you'll have to go through part of Harlem.

    I used Google Maps, and chose the 'Avoid Highways' and 'Avoid Tolls' options, and it gave me a fairly decent route (or a decent as you can get, riding through one of the most densely populated places in America).  With some tweaking, you can probably minimize some of the 'issues'...

    I've done a bunch of riding in NYC, and used to live in Stamford, CT, and I can say with some confidence that you will not be able to avoid stoplights, traffic, or bad neighborhoods riding between 59th and 7 and Greenwich.  You have Manhattan, Harlem, The Bronx, and New Rochelle to go through.  Those 4 places have all of those things plus bad roads.  Even the traffic in Greenwich can be crazy.


    Good luck

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