GrNY SGS4 - Harlem Valley - Recap
Saturday, May 21, 2022 - Recap
Farm Country & The Housatonic River
46 - 65 miles (or more)
Saturday, May 21, 2022
[This ride is being organized by GravelNY - an Strava-based gravel club that grew out of gravel rides here at Out Cycling. It has a mix of gay and straight riders. If you plan on going, in addition to RSVPing here, please also RSVP on the Strava event page - if you're on Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/513005/group_events/1134727]
In the last week of GrNY's SGS we head north to Harlem Valley to ride dirt roads in Dutchess and Litchfield Counties…
There are two speed/distance groups:
THE LONG DISTANCE GROUP
- 65 miles
- 5,360 feet of climbing
- Pace: 19-20mph (NYCC standards), 16-17 mph (“Strava speed” on relatively flat routes)
- Led by Steve
THE SHORT DISTANCE GROUP
- 46 miles
- 3,560 feet climbing
- Pace: ~14mph (NYCC standards), 11-12 mph (“Strava speed” on relatively flat routes)
- Led by Jay
PLUS OPTIONAL ADD-ON FOR PEOPLE TAKING METRONORTH
- +14 miles
- 600 feet of climbing
This week we'll ride in farm country and some great dirt roads along the Housatonic River. The long distance route the same as the short distance route except the long distance group does a 20 mile additional loop in the middle of the ride that takes them up through Macedonia Brook State Park.
For those coming via train - trains to/from Pawling only run every two hours. If you just miss a train (or you want to ride additional miles) there's an optional 14 mile add-on route that will take you to Brewster where trains run every hour. The add-on route gets you to the new ans lovely Maybrook Trailway. There are two versions of the add-on that are basically the same except one has a little gravel.
A far more detailed ride description with pictures, etc. can be found here…
https://cycrte.com/route/grny-sgs-pawling/
BASIC STUFF TO KNOW
We'll meet at Sunflower Bakery, which is near the Pawling MetroNorth station.
- Train leaves Grand Central at 7:09, 125th at 7:19
- Train arrives in Pawling at 9:19
- Ride starts at ~9:30
At the end of the ride we'll gather at O'Connor's Public House to socialize.
The main route (used by everyone):
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38752830?privacy_code=HfX2zsNhpLrMkXaj
The add-on route (w/ a little gravel):
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38752840?privacy_code=4EFrXAvbvvrmS1Nb
The add-on route (all paved):
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38752855?privacy_code=a50mH4xrPFvSzvPl
Important: DO NOT download the routes until a couple days before the ride since we may need to modify them if we learn of issues along the route.
And, as always, please review and agree to the GravelNY ride guidelines before coming on the ride - https://grny.org/guidelines
Ride Details
| Team | Gravel / Multi-Surface |
| Distance | 46 - 65 miles (or more) |
| Start Location | Sent to registered members |
| Date | Saturday, May 21, 2022 |
| Meet Time | Sent to registered members |
| Start Time | Sent to registered members |
| Level | A - Speed Freak, B - Steady Eddy |
| Speed | ~14+ mph |
| Ride Organizer | Jay H. |
RIDES AND EVENTS CALENDAR
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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.
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