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NYC to Greenwich CT - route needed

thornton — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:13:21 -0500

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

NYC to Greenwich CT - route needed

roboconnor8 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:57:58 -0500

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

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

NYC to Greenwich CT - route needed

murbike — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:03:52 -0500

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