S_Allms

I was thinking of all the connected dedicated bike paths, paved and unpaved, that go from the west side of the Hudson River in New Jersey up into New York. In 2018, when the shared-use path over the new Tappan Zee is opens, there will be a nearly continuous off-road route from Liberty State Park to Millerton, New York (near Massachusetts), using the Metro-North at Brewster to ride up to Wassaic and the Harlem Valley Rail Trail there.

It'll go through Hoboken and Weehawken, up the Palisades and into Tallman, then along the paths in Nyack and over the bridge. From there, it goes up the Andre Brook trail to the Tarrytown Lakes and onto the North County Trailway, then the Putnam County Trailway to Brewster. From there I guess you could come back to New York via the Metro North, or keep going via the Harlem Line up to Wassaic and the Harlem Valley trail to Millerton.

If you could fix, improve or add something to the route, what would it be?

Homebrew01

Sorry I don't have anything to add, but welcome to Bike Forums.

greg3rd48 

Are the plans for a bike lane over the Tappan Zee finalized? Do you have anything to confirm this? I have not heard this but if this is true it would be welcome news.

S_Allms

They are; the path is really nice. There are six themed "belvederes", or view points, along the way, and bathrooms/parking at each end of the bridge. They'll open the pathway in 2018 and (finally) a bike-able river crossing closer to the city, with lots of access to the Hudson Line trains, the rivertowns, and the many bike paths from Tarrytown.

S_Allms

Thanks!

greg3rd48 

@S_Allms I saw your response but for some reason it disappeared. That is great news!

S_Allms

Yeah, I'm not sure what happened there! But the path will open in 2018 with some
cool rest areas and art work across the span. There's great train service and a whole network of bike paths on the Tarrytown side and I think that really opens up some possibilities for different routes and loops back to the city.

Steve B.

The TZ path stayed thru the design phases and is happening, from all I can find out. The bridge is 50% finished and I would think it's not something they add after the fact as the approach lane steel from the Nyack side is in place.

Design Features | The New NY Bridge Project

Can't say where you go once you get into Tarrytown, not many great roads in that area, Rt9 sucks for bikes. If you have wider tires the Old Croton Aqueduct is right there.

S_Allms

Once you get to Tarrytown, you can ride the North County Trailway (paved) north to the Putnam County trailway (Brewster), catch the Metro-North to Wassaic and the Harlem Valley Rail Trail and keep going to Millerton. Eventually that trailway will end in Chatham. Or, you can ride south back to New York via the South County Trailway, a paved bike path that goes through Van Cortlandt, and you can connect to the Moshulu Greenway all the way to City Island. I guess you could also catch the train from Tarrytown north or south -- north to the Bear Mountain Bridge, or up to Beacon or Poughkeepsie and the Walkway Over the Hudson to the Hudson Valley Trail.

Also, theyh're connecting the Lakes paved trailway in Tarrytown to the Bronx River Trailway and Kensico Dam, which will be nice...

monsterkidz

Hopefully the Westchester side of the Tappan Zee will become more bike friendly with the addition of the new path. Currently, Tarrytown, Elmsford etc are just not good places to ride compared to other parts of the county.

NYSteve

I just went to the nybridge website and they show pictures of the shared use path. I just hope the access to this bridge is a lot better than WWOTH. Such a beautiful ride up there, but crappy signage.

NYSteve

I just went to the nybridge website and they show pictures of the shared use path. I just hope the access to this bridge is a lot better than WWOTH. Such a beautiful ride up there, but crappy signage.

Steve B.

My Westchester buddy explained to me that at some point in the very distant future, the TZ path will connect on the east side of the river with the proposed Hudson River Greenway, a path designated to run from NYC to Albany.

They are obviously having issues figuring out exactly where to put this path in a lot of places. I can see where Westchester might be problematic.

Maybe someday they'll be an on-street marked route from the GW, up thru Piermont and Nyack to the TZ, then east and over to the NCT and SCT and back to the city. That'll be a fun loop.

And as note about Walkway, at least it has a MUT on both sides that allow you to actually go somewhere, east and south to Hopewell, west to New Paltz and to the Walkill trail.

dendawg

Bike Rt 9 is marked and I believe goes all the way to the Canadian border, where no wall is planned.https://www.dot.ny.gov/portal/pls/po...arg_values=145

zacster

A loop from the GWB up through NJ and Piermont to Nyack and across and back down the SCT would be great. At least the SCT is flat when you have had enough of climbing. I could see myself doing that loop pretty frequently, or at least as frequently as I still do long rides these days. It is 70 miles RT from my house in Brooklyn to Nyack, and this route would be close to the same. It also would vary the city riding as I'd go up on Riverside and back on the west side greenway. Getting on the Greenway is a PITA from anywhere other than Dyckman until you get down to 96th so I never do it when I come across the GWB.

Papa Tom

Interesting how many of the women depicted in the bridge site's simulations of the ped/bike path appear to be there purely for the visual pleasure of the men walking and riding by.

Ladies, I would get on this right away.

dendawg

But getting getting from Van Cortland Park in the Bronx to 218th in Manhattan can be a harrowing ride down Broadway under the el.

zacster

I take Bailey from the park as far as I can before I get on Broadway.

UnfilteredDregs

You can come off the GWB and shoot straight down 181st to the Greenway. It's very easy.

UnfilteredDregs

Just head up Manhattan College Parkway, take West 239th St to Independence Ave, and take that to the Henry Hudson Bridge.

zacster

It has never been clear to me whether you can actually cross the Henry Hudson Bridge. The one time I looked for it from the Manhattan side I couldn't find the way across the tracks. And I never tried it in The Bronx. It is marked on Google maps, but you can't get street view that shows all that much.

dendawg

There is a path on the Henry Hudson bridge. It is very narrow and signs say to walk bikes, though it is mostly ignored. To get to and from the HHB from Inwood park involves carrying your bike up and down the stairs of the bridge that crosses the RR tracks. Much easier to take Dyckman to Seaman to 218th and cross over the Broadway bridge which puts you under the el.

highmoonpurple

A connection to the Walkway over the Hudson up in Poughkeepsie seems like it would be a great ride. It's a great area.

Jarrettsin

Technically your suppose to walk the bike over the bridge......no one ever does and I've never seen anyone hassled about it. Your down to Dyckman in a snap and hook up with the Greenway.


I drove over the TZ your on the new span now and I don't see where the bike path is going to be. Has to be on the other span.

zacster

A year+ later and I can say that I found the entrance to the HHB in the Bronx and now know where to cross the tracks. Also, if you take Manhattan College Pkwy to the left from Broadway there is a quick path past the subway yard that puts you on Tibbett, which parallels Broadway. It's ok riding. Meanwhile, I took Kingsbridge from Lehman College down, that's a grip you brakes tightly ride down the hill. There must be a better street but that's the one I know.