GrNY: Bedford Hills to Chappaqua - Recap
Sunday, August 1, 2021 - Recap
Lots of little hills + gravel
35+ miles
Sunday, August 1, 2021
[This ride is organized by GravelNY - which has a mix of gay and straight members.]
The ride starts in Bedford Hills and ends in Chappaqua, but there are options for returning to Bedford Hills if you're driving.
Overall the ride isn't super intense, but it's still a bit challenging. Instead of big, killer climbs, there's just lots of little hills. But most of the bigger hill climbs are on gravel.
The route is about 35 miles. The official route shows 38 miles since I put a bit of (optional) "Wandrer Earth" type exploration at the end of the ride. Whether I do any of that depends on who I'm riding with.
The first 26 miles has a lot of gravel, but the last 10 miles is all paved roads (mostly quiet back roads). The gravel bits are generally more "horse country" than wilderness (e.g. more Range Rovers and fewer Subarus than the Cold Spring area).
The Strava version of the route will probably work fine, but the official version is this one:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35960759?privacy_code=ZxK3B1MjeN7LzACj
If you're taking the train up, you can meet me on the MetroNorth platform at 125th street. The train leaves at 7:20. You can also get on elsewhere (e.g. the train leaves Grand Central about 10 minutes earlier).
If you're driving there are a few options to get back to your car. At mile 27 (after the gravel heavy section ends) you can head back to Bedford Hills. It's just under 4 miles - so your total mileage will be about 31 miles. If you want a longer route and don't mind hills, let me know and I'll come up with something going from Chappaqua to Bedford Hills.
Either way, please text me to let me know how you're getting to the start point.
Rain is forecasted for Sunday afternoon, so we'll keep an eye on that and I hope we'll be done before it starts.
The minimum recommended tire size for this ride is 38mm, though a strong rider can probably do it on 32s.
As always, please review and agree to the GrNY guidelines before RSVPing - https://grny.org/guidelines
Ride Details
| Team | Gravel / Multi-Surface |
| Distance | 35+ miles |
| Start Location | Sent to registered members |
| Date | Sunday, August 1, 2021 |
| Meet Time | Sent to registered members |
| Start Time | Sent to registered members |
| Level | B - Steady Eddy |
| Speed | 14-15 mph (if you average ~12 mph in Strava on 30+ mile paved rides you'll be fine) |
| Ride Organizer | Jay H. |
RIDES AND EVENTS CALENDAR
THU
30
APR
MON
11
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
FRI
17
JUL
SAT
01
AUG
SAT
08
AUG
SAT
08
AUG
SAT
08
AUG
SAT
08
AUG
SAT
15
AUG
SAT
15
AUG
SAT
15
AUG
SAT
15
AUG
SAT
15
AUG
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
28
NOV
TUE
01
DEC
SUN
06
DEC
THU
10
DEC
SAT
12
DEC
SUN
13
DEC
THU
24
DEC
SUN
27
DEC
SAT
02
JAN
SUN
10
JAN
WED
20
JAN
THU
04
FEB
WED
03
MAR
SAT
20
MAR
SUN
21
MAR
SAT
27
MAR
SUN
04
APR
SAT
10
APR
SAT
10
APR
WED
14
APR
SAT
17
APR
SAT
17
APR
SAT
17
APR
SAT
17
APR
SAT
17
APR
TUE
20
APR
SAT
24
APR
SAT
24
APR
SAT
24
APR
SAT
24
APR
SAT
24
APR
SAT
01
MAY
SAT
01
MAY
SAT
01
MAY
SAT
01
MAY
SAT
01
MAY
SAT
01
MAY
THU
06
MAY
THU
06
MAY
FRI
07
MAY
FRI
07
MAY
SUN
09
MAY
SUN
09
MAY
SUN
09
MAY
SUN
09
MAY
SAT
15
MAY
SAT
15
MAY
SAT
15
MAY
SAT
15
MAY
SAT
15
MAY
SAT
15
MAY
SAT
22
MAY
SAT
22
MAY
SAT
22
MAY
SAT
22
MAY
SAT
22
MAY
SAT
29
MAY
THU
03
JUN
FRI
04
JUN
SAT
05
JUN
SAT
05
JUN
SAT
05
JUN
SAT
05
JUN
SAT
12
JUN
SUN
13
JUN
SAT
19
JUN
SUN
20
JUN
SAT
26
JUN
SAT
26
JUN
THU
01
JUL
SAT
03
JUL
TUE
06
JUL
THU
08
JUL
SUN
11
JUL
THU
15
JUL
THU
15
JUL
SAT
17
JUL
TUE
20
JUL
THU
22
JUL
SAT
24
JUL
SUN
25
JUL
TUE
27
JUL
SAT
31
JUL
SUN
01
AUG
SAT
07
AUG
SAT
07
AUG
SUN
22
AUG
SAT
28
AUG
SUN
29
AUG
TUE
31
AUG
SAT
11
SEP
SAT
18
SEP
SAT
18
SEP
SAT
25
SEP
SAT
25
SEP
SAT
02
OCT
SUN
03
OCT
SAT
09
OCT
FRI
15
OCT
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.