STS5 – Century Riders – Pound Ridge - Recap
Saturday, August 15, 2020 - Recap
Bronx River, Armonk, Mt Kisco, Pound Ridge, Greenwich & Purchase
101 miles
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Week 5 is the longest / most challenging ride of the Spring Training Series, but also the most exciting.
Like week two, we start in Inwood, head up the South County, then over to Bronxville. In Bronxville we head north on residential surface streets. Everyone will stop for lunch in Valhalla at the base of the Kensico Dam.
Century Riders then climb to the top of the Kensico Dam where there's a great view, then head north to the Whippoorwill Club and then over to Armonk.
After Armonk the Century riders head north through Mt. Kisco and Bedford to the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. Things start getting pretty hilly in this section of the route, but most of the climbing is on beautiful, quiet country roads.
The hills continue after Ward Pound Ridge Reservation as the century route takes riders through Pound Ridge, Scott's Corners, North Stamford and Greenwich before getting to Purchase.
The route back from Purchase skirts the edges between a lot of well-known Westchester towns – Rye Brook, Scarsdale, White Plains and Eastchester (to name a few). It's mostly all quiet residential streets until you get to Mount Vernon.
In Mount Vernon (just after Bronxville) the ride is much more "urban". We've opted to route via the quiet, industrial MacQuesten Parkway in Mount Vernon rather than somewhat prettier, but much busier Kimball Avenue in Yonkers. Once you hit the Bronx you'll take the Bronx River Greenway for a while to stay away from traffic. When greenways are no longer an option, you'll be on mostly quiet residential streets until right before you get back to Inwood.
If you want to avoid areas where you may need to unclip frequently, you can take MetroNorth back at Bronxville (which will take about 10 miles off the total mileages listed above), or the 2 or 5 trains from the North Bronx (which will take 7 miles off the mileages listed above). The ride ends in Inwood. If you planned on taking the subway home at the end, besides the 2 and 5 train the route also goes right past the 4 train and not far from the D train, and the A and 1 trains are available at the end of the route.
Miles: 101
Feet Climbing: 6,518 (!)
Century route w/ GPX and cuesheet download options
Please Note: There is an alternate route through the Bronx which is better for people riding back to Queens, Brooklyn or the east side of Manhattan. The alternate route ends at Randall's Island instead of Inwood.
Ride Details
| Series | Included with Summer Training Series 2020 |
| Distance | 101 miles |
| Start Location | Sent to registered members |
| Date | Saturday, August 15, 2020 |
| Meet Time | Sent to registered members |
| Start Time | Sent to registered members |
| Level | A - Speed Freak, B - Steady Eddy |
| Speed | 16+ mph (typically) |
| Rider Limit |
10 (9 spots left)
|
| Ride Organizer | OutCycling |
RIDES AND EVENTS CALENDAR
FRI
22
FEB
TUE
05
MAR
WED
06
MAR
SUN
02
JUN
SAT
22
JUN
MON
01
JUL
THU
04
JUL
THU
04
JUL
SUN
07
JUL
TUE
09
JUL
TUE
09
JUL
TUE
09
JUL
SAT
13
JUL
SAT
13
JUL
SAT
13
JUL
SUN
14
JUL
SUN
14
JUL
SAT
20
JUL
SAT
20
JUL
SUN
21
JUL
FRI
26
JUL
SAT
27
JUL
SUN
28
JUL
SAT
03
AUG
SUN
04
AUG
TUE
06
AUG
TUE
13
AUG
THU
15
AUG
SAT
17
AUG
SAT
24
AUG
SAT
24
AUG
FRI
30
AUG
SUN
01
SEP
TUE
10
SEP
SUN
15
SEP
SAT
21
SEP
SAT
28
SEP
TUE
08
OCT
SUN
03
NOV
THU
07
NOV
SUN
10
NOV
SAT
23
NOV
FRI
06
DEC
SAT
14
DEC
SAT
21
DEC
FRI
27
DEC
SAT
28
DEC
SUN
05
JAN
SUN
23
FEB
SUN
08
MAR
TUE
10
MAR
WED
11
MAR
SAT
14
MAR
THU
26
MAR
THU
30
APR
MON
11
MAY
SUN
17
MAY
MON
25
MAY
WED
27
MAY
SUN
31
MAY
SUN
07
JUN
SUN
21
JUN
TUE
23
JUN
SUN
28
JUN
SAT
11
JUL
SAT
11
JUL
FRI
17
JUL
SAT
18
JUL
SAT
18
JUL
SAT
18
JUL
SAT
18
JUL
SAT
18
JUL
SAT
18
JUL
SAT
25
JUL
SAT
25
JUL
SAT
25
JUL
SAT
25
JUL
SAT
01
AUG
SAT
01
AUG
SAT
01
AUG
SAT
01
AUG
SAT
01
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SAT
01
AUG
SAT
08
AUG
SAT
08
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SAT
08
AUG
SAT
08
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SAT
08
AUG
SAT
15
AUG
SAT
15
AUG
SAT
15
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SAT
15
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SAT
15
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SAT
15
AUG
SAT
22
AUG
SAT
22
AUG
SAT
22
AUG
SAT
22
AUG
SAT
22
AUG
MON
24
AUG
SAT
29
AUG
WED
09
SEP
SUN
13
SEP
TUE
22
SEP
FRI
09
OCT
SAT
10
OCT
SUN
18
OCT
SAT
24
OCT
SUN
25
OCT
SAT
31
OCT
SAT
14
NOV
RIDE LEVEL KEY
A - Speed Freak - Fast paceline ride
B - Steady Eddy - Moderately paced ride
C - Easy Rider - Gentle paced ride
The 'Ride Speed' indicates the target cruising speed on flat roads.
Comments:
J M
Joseph M.
August 14, 2020
hey everyone, im still planning on doing this ride..last weeks century route wasnt too bad minus the road closures and downed trees...so i want to check out this route as well...will hit it early...around 5...enjoy your rides Sat!