NYC-Albany on New York State Bicycle Route 9?
I’ve been thinking about a short tour from New York City to Albany on New York State Bicycle Route 9. Despite NYC’s huge population, info on Hudson cycle touring especially in re Bicycle Route 9 is a bit sparse. I see a handful of blogs, some folks say Route 9 is basically good but suggest occasional alternate routing etc. Also, some bloggers are riding longer distance to/from Canada etc & not just the NYC-Albany section. New York State doesn’t have BR 9 map online, it’s a mail order.
Hudson Valley has West Point, famous estates, art history spots plus some nice scenery; seems like the transition from congested Big Apple to rural areas would be an interesting contrast.
OTOH though apparently some traffic & less scenic areas too.
Unlike GAP there’s no roll-on AMTRAK service so I’d likely be driving a rental car from DC to NYC & then Albany to DC on return but that’s about 13 hours combined driving time. Worth the bother or more appropriate for locals? Same drive time would get me to NC/TN hills which look quite scenic though quite more challenging too.