STS2 - Larchmont & Scarsdale (with Rye ext. option) - Recap
Saturday, April 23, 2022 - Recap
Charming Westchester Suburbs
61 miles (or 31 🚆, 49 🚇 miles) / 77 miles (or 48 🚆, 67 🚇 miles)
Saturday, April 23, 2022
We'll start on Wards & Randalls Island and start by taking the Bronx River Greenway (and surface streets) to Bronxville and then ride over to Larchmont. If you haven't ridden in this area before – parts of it are simply gorgeous. We'll all stop for a bit at Umbrella Point in Larchmont which overlooks Larchmont Harbor (🎥). If we're lucky the Larchmont Yacht Club will be setting sail for their Saturday races. Everyone will also go past Premium Millpond which is über picturesque.
The shorter route option heads west to Scarsdale and then comes back on streets that are known to be really pleasant. Then this group will ride back towards Mamaroneck and then ride to New Rochelle. At that point you can take the 6 train, or a route through the Bronx. You can also ride to Soundview and take the ferry back to Manhattan.
The core route is as follows:
Mileage: 46 miles
Feet Climbing: 2,525
61 mile route w/ GPX and cuesheet download options (49 miles + 10 or 12 miles below)
That gets you to Pelham Bay Park at which point you can take the 6 train, or take one of the following routes back to Manhattan…
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Direct route back to Wards & Randall's Island
10 miles, 314 feet of climbing -
Scenic route back to Wards & Randall's Island
12 miles, 350 feet of climbing - Ferry Point Terminal
If you would prefer to stretch out the ride about by about 15 miles, the Rye extended route (77 miles) will offer you more of what makes Westchester County so special – you'll see quite a few yachts and mansions on this ride. Some of the hightlights are the areas near Westchester Country Club (🎥), Dogwood Lane (🎥), Tide Mill Yacht Basin (🎥), the American Yacht Club – they're just stunning. If you grew up in the area you'll have a bit of nostalga as you ride past Playland. Then you'll come through New Rochelle. The core part of the ride ends at Pelham Bay Park where you can take the subway, ride down to the Soundview ferry, or do a 10+ mile urban ride to Wards & Randalls Island.
Miles: 67 (less w/ MetroNorth return, e.g. 48 from Harrison)
Feet Climbing: 3,690
77 mile route w/ GPX & cuesheet download options (67 miles + 10 or 12 miles back to Wards & Randall's Island)
Ride Details
| Series | Included with Spring Training Series 2022 |
| Distance | 61 miles (or 31 🚆, 49 🚇 miles) / 77 miles (or 48 🚆, 67 🚇 miles) |
| Start Location | Sent to registered members |
| Date | Saturday, April 23, 2022 |
| Meet Time | Sent to registered members |
| Start Time | Sent to registered members |
| Level | A - Speed Freak, B - Steady Eddy |
| Speed | 16+ mph (typically) |
| Ride Organizer | Kevin K. |
Riders
Kevin K.
J L
Jon L.
Dustin J.
RIDES AND EVENTS CALENDAR
WED
28
FEB
THU
07
MAR
MON
18
MAR
THU
04
APR
SAT
06
APR
SAT
06
APR
THU
11
APR
SAT
13
APR
SUN
14
APR
SUN
14
APR
SAT
20
APR
SUN
21
APR
SUN
21
APR
SAT
27
APR
SAT
04
MAY
SAT
04
MAY
SUN
05
MAY
TUE
07
MAY
WED
08
MAY
SAT
11
MAY
SAT
18
MAY
SAT
18
MAY
SAT
18
MAY
SUN
19
MAY
SUN
26
MAY
THU
30
MAY
SAT
01
JUN
SAT
01
JUN
SAT
01
JUN
SUN
02
JUN
THU
06
JUN
SUN
09
JUN
SAT
15
JUN
SUN
23
JUN
THU
27
JUN
FRI
28
JUN
SUN
30
JUN
SUN
07
JUL
TUE
09
JUL
TUE
16
JUL
TUE
23
JUL
TUE
30
JUL
FRI
02
AUG
SAT
03
AUG
TUE
06
AUG
TUE
13
AUG
TUE
13
AUG
TUE
20
AUG
THU
22
AUG
TUE
27
AUG
SUN
01
SEP
THU
05
SEP
SUN
08
SEP
SUN
15
SEP
SAT
21
SEP
TUE
01
OCT
FRI
04
OCT
SUN
06
OCT
SAT
12
OCT
SUN
13
OCT
SAT
19
OCT
SUN
20
OCT
SAT
26
OCT
SAT
26
OCT
SUN
27
OCT
SAT
02
NOV
SAT
09
NOV
SAT
09
NOV
SAT
16
NOV
SUN
24
NOV
SAT
07
DEC
SUN
08
DEC
SAT
08
MAR
SAT
15
MAR
WED
19
MAR
SAT
22
MAR
SAT
22
MAR
SAT
29
MAR
WED
02
APR
THU
03
APR
SAT
05
APR
SUN
06
APR
SUN
13
APR
SUN
13
APR
TUE
15
APR
TUE
15
APR
SAT
19
APR
SUN
20
APR
TUE
22
APR
SAT
26
APR
SUN
27
APR
TUE
29
APR
WED
30
APR
SAT
03
MAY
SUN
04
MAY
TUE
06
MAY
WED
07
MAY
SAT
10
MAY
SAT
17
MAY
SAT
17
MAY
SAT
31
MAY
SAT
21
JUN
WED
09
JUL
THU
18
SEP
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:
Jay H.
April 5, 2022
Dan & I plan to ride out to Rye and then take MetroNorth back from Harrison (48 miles total). We're not super speedy (14-15mph). Jouda will probably ride with us. Others are welcome to join us.
Peter E.
April 6, 2022
Hey Jay! That's a great way to do the ride. I encourage anyone who is looking at the shorter routes to strongly consider riding this with you and and taking the train back. Scarsdale and Rye are really beautiful.
J G
Jose G.
April 19, 2022
Hello! What's the station for the 31 mile option? 31 🚆
thank you
Peter E.
April 19, 2022
Hello Jose. The Metronorth Scarsdale station is about 31 miles in. It is just a few blocks off the 61 mile route.
Kevin K.
April 19, 2022
Hi everyone,
Looking forward to riding this Saturday. We will be meeting around mile 1.9 on the on 66 mile route above. This is on the far north end of the island. If you cross over into the Bronx you have gone too far.
I will be leading folks on a 77 mile route. This is going to be a pretty full day so we are starting earlier than the rest of the OC ride this week and we will be holding a pretty steady tempo (consistently at or above 16 MPH flat road/no wind speed).
If you can no longer make it please remove your RSVP so I know who to expect.
Kevin K.
April 22, 2022
Hi everyone,
Looking forward to the ride tomorrow. It will be a full day
The rest stops will be (based on the RWGPS file above):
1. Mile 21.3 - Larchmont
2. Mile 48 - Harrison
For those continuing on biking back to Randall's Island I also have a planned stop about 24 miles after Harrison at a deli in the Bronx.
If we are still riding at 3:30pm then I will need to hop on the closest train to get ready for early dinner plans.
Kevin K.
April 23, 2022
Hi everyone,
As of this writing no one has showed up for this ride and I haven't heard from anyone that they're running late. I'm going to give this until 8:10am at which point I'm going to set off on my own ride.
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