The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
FOR WHEELMEN.
A WAY TO Donor HILLS BETWEEN
NEW BRUNSWICK AND PRINCETON.
To Beach Lake Mahopac and Avoid Hard
work This side of Hastings - Trips to
Asbury Park. RAmsey's. Brick Church and
Other PetH II Of Interest II New Jsrssy.

To Beach LAX Mahopac and Avoid Hard
work This side ef Hastings - Trips to
Asbury Park. Ramsey's. Brick Church and
Other Peint u Of Interest II New Jsrssy.
II. M. Wright-There Is no good road from
New Brunswick to Princeton. 1t Is quite q
trying ride II you go as usual. A route from
New York 10 Trenton was published In THB
Sun on May 10. Follow that TO New Bruins |
wick. There IL now a better way 10 go between
New Brunswick and Princeton. The Gran
berry pike Is being macadamized. and by fall
II will furnish a smooth and level route from
New Brunswick on to Hightstown. II sven
now offers a better ride than the old way,
From New Brunswick. instead OF going straight
ahead. you turn TO the left and follow the troll
ley past the Post once and on TO where the
trolley ends. Then you should inquire for the
Cranberry pike II Is right under your nose"
but you will never recognize It, for 1t begins
In u field. That will give you seven miles over
good macadam. after which you take TO the
sidcpath. two and a half miles, where they are
working on the rond. and riding through Deans
go on until you see a sign on the right-hand aide
Of the road saying 7 Monmouth Junction
Take that road to the Junction. ono and a half
miles, riding on the path and in the Junction
follow the road to Kingston. There are sew
eral turns before you get clear OF the town. and
you had better make inquiries. Kingston 10
four and a half miles from Monmouth juno
ton and when you get there you will want to
turn to the left. but If you do you will get lost.
Turn to the right after going up the hill and
go on thr ough Kingston to the first cross-road
and there turn left down the hill and follow
II straight over the usual road to Princeton.
from where you take the Lawrencevlle pike
to Trenton. an detailed in The Sun Of May 20.
in reply to Constant Reader"
J. r. Blake-You are correct. There Il q
roundabout way OF good riding to Brick Church.
You should cross the Fort lee ferry. and ride
straight to Haokensack. The trolley will
carry your wheel up the hill. In Hackensack
the theN first str street, ratiG the other the side i'd Of the tracks and
ride through Carlstadt and Rutherford TO OPP
poc;ite Bellevile. Cross the bridge to Belle
BILE BaIie,vii RlnS Sou " lux. the i5S% airs asG aoas ior Bi tG%m
field and Montclair. about -four miles, and from
Montclair you have a ride OF about two and q
hall miles along the mountain tops 70 Bricx
from the mountain, according to where you
want TO go. The roads thsse are all good.
II. K. G,-The- route y Lake Hopatoons
was published in The Sun on June II. In reply
TO +. Booth.
VI. J. Green-Tnquire at - Warren street.
New York. for sidepath tags.
F.. wemple-To reach Lake Mahopac go
NJ. Seventh avenue and across the Central
Bridge. Then ride out on Jerome avenue to
Mosholu avenue. which is at the end Of the
trolley, or the frst road to the left after passing
Wo1dlaTn gate Rid on M9s y, w. avenue
iandRt PARK, and then follow; Broadway to Getty
Square, Yonkers, from where you ride 10 the
Manor House enquire your way and there turn
right onto Warburton avenue, which leads 10
Hastings and comes out on the old post road
above This is a comparatively new route,
by which wise riders avoid five hills between
ionkers and Hastings. AT Hastings you turn
right, or north, down a sharp grade and on over
a hill, and after a mile over three hills TO upper
end OF Dobbs Ferry; another mile, and you take
the road going north alongside Of a stone church
and continue straight ahead through lrvington
and rarrytown, passing the Andre monument
IN North Tarrytown, to brick church NJ head OF
here turn down the hill TO your left, passing
the entrance to Sleepy Hollow and going UP
a long grade, then on dirt road for a mile, under
again, on thrlgh Scarborough, and up again
into and through Sing Sing to the bank at the
end of the road, 90 miles; here go down again
la the ief and continue on GA miles To Centre
vile on the Hudson above mouth OF Croton
River. turn nj hotel to right TO Washington
avenue and continue To South street Peeks-
| kllI. NItI luIu u w Y WV III DIV ttht'
There Is only one road, a direct one, from Peeks-
kill to Lake Mahopac. and almost any one at
peekskill can direct you 10 {.
d. J. M.-There Is no officially recognized
record from New York to the Connecticut State
line.
W f. Brown.-In THE SrN Of May slast thors
was a route given 20 Deal Beach In reply TO
+ l.. Hawthorne. BEYOND that II Is n straight
road to Asbury Park In outline your route Is
10 81 George, staten Island, TO Tottsnvile.
ferry TO Perth Amboy, train 10 Matawan. main
road to Red Bank. Rufnson road 10 Seabright,
and then the shore road, Ocean avenue, all the
way 10 Asbury Park
Daily Reader. For Ramseys. n. j., cross the
Fort Lee ferry and take the direct road TO Hack
ensack, 81 miles, which you leave by Pas.aic,
street and ride through Arcola, Parnmus and
Ridgewood to Hohokus, 10 miles from the
ferry. AZ Paramus you make. a sharp turn 10
the right for Ridgewood From Hohokus
Won have a direc, road through Waldick and
Alendale for Ramseys -four miles from Hohokus.