what's here

• The Hudson Bridges  
• Bridge-to-Bridge Routes  

see also 

• Map of River routes + Bridges - - also Main route overview map 
• doing New York City to Albany as one long tour
• North of Albany -- Reports on River routes
   
• main Routes page for Bike Hudson Valley
• routes by Difficulty:  gentle - moderate - long hilly  
• Favorite routes 

The Hudson Bridges

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

George Washington Bridge

Tappan Zee Bridge

Bear Mountain Bridge

Hamilton Fish Bridge (Newburgh-Beacon)

Franklin D. Roosevelt Bridge (Mid-Hudson)

Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge

Rip Van Winkle Bridge

Dunn Memorial Bridge

Details on the Bridges

Bridge-to-Bridge Routes

• New York Harbor Circle -- 43 miles or 50 miles, mostly flat or gentle.  A tourism adventure circling around New York harbor -- not a "route" like the others on this website.  Excellent views of the Manhattan skyline from many angles, and lots of pretty views of big expanses of water.  Visits to a variety of New York and New Jersey neighborhoods.  Elegant modern spaces, great bridges, and striking historic architecture.  Start points:  Manhattan, Fort Lee NJ, Hoboken NJ, Liberty State Park NJ. [ Description | Maps + GPS | Photos ] 
   

• George Washington Bridge to Piermont -- 30 miles round trip, moderate.  Start with the GWB, go up the West side of the river through New Jersey into New York to a food stop down by the Hudson River.  See lots of fellow cyclists, enjoy cruising the long rolling grades of Route 9W.  1400 vertical feet, hill index 3.2.  Start points Manhattan, Fort Lee NJ, Piermont NY. [ Description | Maps + GPS ] 
   

• GWB and River Road to Nyack -- 44 miles, hilly.  The most popular ride from Manhattan.  Start at the George Washington Bridge, go up the West side of the river through New Jersey into New York.  Views of the Hudson River, lots of fellow cyclists, cruising the long rolling grades of Route 9W.  2300 vertical feet, hill index 5.0.  Start points Manhattan and Fort Lee NJ, also Piermont and Nyack NY. [ Description | Maps + GPS ] 
   

• GWB to Bear Mountain Bridge Loop, on both sides of the Hudson river -- 92 miles (or 83 miles), hilly.  A great accomplishment, several pretty views of the River, and a great variety of riding.  Lots of motor vehicle traffic, requiring advanced traffic-handling skills.  At least two sections on dirt.  7200 vertical feet, hill index over 5.0. [ Description | Map | Photos ] 
   

• Bear Mountain Bridge to Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, loop on both sides of the Hudson river -- 42 miles, hilly.  Spectacular views of the Hudson River, from every angle.  Rocks, trees, castles, two great bridge crossings, and West Point.  2700 vertical feet, hill index 4.0.  Start points Beacon or Cold Spring Metro North train stations, Bear Mountain State Park, Newburgh. [ Description | Map | GPS ] 
   

• Newburgh-Beacon Bridge to Mid-Hudson Bridge, loop on both sides of the Hudson river -- 40 miles, hilly.  Some fine views over the orchards on the West side, and of the Hudson river.  2800 vertical feet (feels like 3200 feet, hill index 4.4).  Start points Beacon, Poughkeepsie, Highland, Newburgh. [ Description | Map ] 
   

• Mid-Hudson Bridge to Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, loop on both sides of the Hudson river -- 54 miles, hilly.  Pretty roads in quiet woods, two big Hudson river bridges, shops and sights at the Rondout waterfront, some quiet riding along the shore with a picnic park, optional side trips to Rhinebeck or New Paltz.  3400 vertical feet (feels like 3900 feet) hill index 4.0 -- also an easier version.  Start points Poughkeepsie, Rhinecliff, Kingston, Highland. [ Description | Map | GPS ]
   

• Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge to Rip Van Winkle Bridge, loop on both sides of the Hudson river -- 57 miles, moderate, from Rhinecliff to Saugerties to Catskill, then Germantown and Tivoli.  Shaded roads in the woods, two fine Hudson river bridge crossings, sweeping views of farms with the Catskill mountains beyond.  
   

• Rip Van Winkle Bridge to Albany, loop on both sides of the Hudson river -- 74 miles, moderate hills, from Catskill and Hudson to the Dunn Memorial Bridge between Albany + Rennselaer.  Lots of sweeping views across beautiful farm country, a variety of angles on the Catskill mountains and the Hudson River, and the new and old buildings of Albany.  [ Details | Map | GPS | Cue sheet ] 
   

• see also North of Albany -- Reports on River routes north
   

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more . . . see also

• Map of River routes - - also Main route overview map 
   
• doing New York City to Albany as one long tour
   
• North of Albany -- Reports on River routes
   
• main Routes page for Bike Hudson Valley
• routes by Difficulty:  gentle - moderate - long hilly  
• our Favorite routes 

back to Top | Map | Routes overview | by Difficulty | Favorites

List of files

Bridges Across the Hudson River
Reports on Bridges + River Crossings
New York Harbor Circle
Manhattan to  Nyack
GWB to Bear Mt Bridge Loop
Bear Mt / Newburgh-Beacon Loop
Newburgh-Beacon / Mid-Hudson
Mid-Hudson / Kingston-Rhinecliff
Kingston-Rhinecliff / Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle / Albany Loop

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