The sun., 1901-06-23
ROUTES FOR WHEELMEN.
pESr WAY FOR CYCLISTS YROH NEW
YORK TO BUFFALO.
Many Hills Avoided BY Gsins Through Poush-
keepsis. Albany. Ctics and Rochcster-A
shorter Journey Is Through the Delaware
water Gap-rrips TO Adiaeent Towns.

shorter Jsurney Is Through the Delaware
water Gap-rrips TO Adjacent Towns
A great many requests are being sent to
THE Sun for information concerning
cycling route from this city to Buffalo. Be-
low is given in detail what. for tho great ma
jority Of riders. viii be the best route. There
IL another one about forty miles shorter'
that soes west through New Jersey. by way
of the Delaware Water Gap. Scranton and
Binghamton, but 1t involves many hills,
some OF them mountainous. and Is not suited
for mixed parties OF men and women. Inc
hast route has been carefully compiled from
authentic sources OF information. with correc-
tions from local authorities at various places.
For most Of tho information credit Ia due to
tha League OF American Wheelmens Touring
Committee. In taking this trip riders are
cautioned to remember that q side path
license tag, SO cents. will be necessary to
avoid arrest and fine. Hero Ia the route:
Cross the Fort Lee ferry at the foot OF
West i3oth street and go up the HILL the trolley
oars carry wheels; turn left down hill that
Ia dangerous and rido straight ahead through
Leonia and Bogota to Hackensaok. S.o2 mlles
from Fort Lee: distances In each case being
given In cyclometer decimals. Turn LETT on
Main street and ride to Passaic street. where
turn left and ride through Arcola - Paramus.
s7smiles There turn left to Ridsefeld and on
tho edge OF the village, at the Rouolare House.
turn light to the first crossroad. where turn leit
and keep to the main road through Hoho-
kus wadick. Allendale. Ramapo. Sioats-
burg, Tuxedo and Southhcld. to Arden.
n as miles. There take the left fork Of the
road and ride little moro than mile TO q
white house with red barns Take the right
X.kt oh
Valley. Highland Mills and Woodbury. Falls.
TO Mountainvile, as rs miles. where turn
left. cross the railroad and the creek at the
srist mill and at the end OF the road turn
right to the first road. whero turn left to
Walls Gate, 524 miles There turn right on
the Blooming Grove road and at SAL miles
turn left into Quassaio avenue and ride on
IL to the first fork beyond the bridge, then
follow the trolley cars to the ferry at the
foot OF Second street. Newburgh. 81 miles
Cross the ferry to Fishkill Landing on the
east side OF the Hudson Follow the trolley
from the ferry siv-tenths Of a mile to the
bank. where turn left on a good road leading
direct to wappingcr's Falls. CAS- miles, Then
you ride on the POST road to Poughkeepsie.
II miles
At Poughkeepsie ride along Market street
70 Main street and turn left at Washington
street and return on il to the Post road. along
which you continue through Hyde Park and
staatsburg to Rhinebeck. ss miles. Go
straight throug the town. and after crossing
the railroad and creek at the outskirts take
the right fork and continue on the Post road
through Upper Red Hook and Nevis to Blue
Store, 1898 miles. At the hotel at Blue Store
turn to the left for Hudson. HAS miles, going
through Burden and McKinstreyville. Reach
ing Warren street, Hudson. turn down II 70
North Fourth street, to Carroll street. TO
Short street. passing Underhill Pond and
following telegraph poles through Stockport
and Stuyvesant Falls to Valatie 1850 miles.
Before reaching the railroad Mt Yalatie turn
left, and going past tho water tower and
cemetery, ride on tho sidepath to q school,
house and plank bridges. where turn left, and
going short distance to white schoolhouse
turn right and go straight ahead to Schodaok
Centre, 1908 miles. At tho brick hotel here
bear to the left and ride on Columbia avenue
to Aiken avenue, Rensselaer,. l46,S miles. AZ
Rensselaer, continue along Aiken avenue.
short distance to Broadway. and there turn
right on the asphalt to the bridge over the
river. which you cross to Albany. 1919 mles.
At Albany turn left on the first street from
the bridge. Broadway, go one block to state
street. pass to the right of the cIpitol and go
on along Washington avenue and Central
avenue to the Schenectady cycle path. Be-
tween Albany and Schenectady the path Is
being shifted about. owing to the fact that
an electric road !s being built between the
% ths bath. f but Z this % VIII be be ali over BY july t.
Schenectady Is is2 miles from Albany by
cycle path. At Schenectady wheel to the
National Guard Armory and there. turning
10 the right follow the car tracks TO tho col
lege grounds and then turn left on asphalt
20 the end Of the street. Thon turn right
left to the cycle path that leads direct TO
Amsterdam, II miles from Schenectady,
AZ Amsterdam 90 down Main street. whero
the cycle path ia between the car, tracks
follow the path TO Akin. from where there L. a
path leading TO Fonda. In this stretch tho
road IL hilly and most cyclists walk up. eau
Fonda the ride is along cycle path. through
Yosts Palatine Bridge. Nclliston, ~. louisville
and East Greek, to Little Falls, ~ miles from
Amsterdam. Turn left at Little Falls to.
ward the river and just before reaching i
miles away At Herkmer cross the Mohawk
on cycle paths through Illon. Mcgowan and
Frankfort, to where the path ends at an iron
bridge, which YOU cross. Ieering to the left
ride over asphalt and macadam roads through
the Masonic School grounds 10 Utica, is miles
from Herkimer At stepben Like. utica,
cycle path 10 New Hartford miles from
Utica The path ends there, but go straight
on over Sanquoit Creek.
Alittle beyond take the right fork ot the road
10 Kirkland three and n hnlf miles from New
Hartford This stretch s fair only, but
through Kirkland and further on, there is
good riding past Isirdsvtllc and VERNON
sohoohouse leads across the railroad Then.
turning 70 tie risht. ia I,n found ne, thS rosf :.
there /, a nns road straight 20 Canestota.
siy miles away Beyond thnt ther. "a talr
wheeling TO Chittenango, another SIX miles.
At the last.named place turn TO the len TO
the schoolhouse and the cotton mill, and then
turn 10 the right and 60 OVER good ronds
through Mysenac to Eayetteyllle elTht nue. nlIes
Is a fns ride ot siy miles TO the city limo Of
Syracuse and 10 Pine street, where a turn 20
the right lends across the railroad tracks
10 Fast Water street Ride TO Salina street.
turn right on II, cross the canal nnd AZ onco
turn left on West Genessee street 'ro's
the railroads and the canal and take the right
fork 10 St Marks Slunre. Take the nrSt
thoroughtarc beyond the square, Mhu'
avenue. turning right and continue on oinnaer
ners. Ionia and Jordan TO Weedsport. Then
there comcs n good road through Centre
Port 20 Port Byron, 3 miles. where turn leit
to the canal and there turn right nnd go
along the towpnth to Lyons, "a miles from
Port Byron AZ Williams street, near the
railroad station az Lyons, leave the towpath
and take Water street. which follow until
near the Newark railroad station, where
turn right, cros- the canal, and then again
turn right, just this side of the railroad, which
nuts Won on the road to East Palmyra o 7
niles from LYONS A. East Palmyra turn