New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-05
AUTO RUN FOR TOURISTS.
Attractive Route Laid Out for
Tribune Readers.
NEW AND DELIGHTFUL TRAIL
Touring Club of America Plans
Special Outing Through Pict-
uresoue Towns.

automobile touring is a delight. hundreds OF
motorists plan weekend trips from New
York City. Many Of them so over roads
which they have travelled before and with
which they are thoroughly familiar. There
ave Of course. many beautiful trips over
less freouen1ed roads. which are Just as
beautiful and just as well kept as the main
highways.
For the benefit OF The Tribune motoring
readers President 4. L. Westgard Of the
Touring Club OF America has suggested
tvvo-day trip ever roads in the hills OF New
York state and along the Hudson Valley.
which will take the tourist through country
he seldom sees. The trip in detail Is as
follows:
Leaving New York from Columbus Circle
by way of the 15oth street ferry and cross
ing z corner of New Jersey. the route leads
by way Of Hackensack. ten miles, out TO
Arcola fifteen mites away. At the water
,ybeel. In the middle Of Saddle River. DO not
cross the bridge. but bear right and follow
straight ahead past Ridgewood, over TO the
left at twenty miles, leaving the State OF
New Jersey Just beyond Mahwah, to Suf-
fern. n Y. thirty miles out. From this
point follow the famed Ranapo Valley past
the exclusive Tuxedo Park and Arden, on
what is known as Harriman's private ROAD
The road is however public highway
but was built and maintained by z. II.
Hartman.
This winding road passes through woods
and around jutting rocks, necesstatins
special caution in driving. Where the road
straiehtens out you will find a fork, and
moth roads are macadam. This point Is
fortv-four miles from Columbus Circle
Take the left fork and keep straight ahead.
rsssinE through Turner and Monroe. From
this town TO Chester there are quite few
confusing turns. but the roads are fairly
well signposted. II might. however, be well
70 get route cards from the Touring Club
of America describing in detail this part
o. the route
Tpon arriving at Goshen, f1fty-nine miles
out. YOU turn left and cross the railroad
tn fact, YOU cross the railroad three times
more within the next mile A fine mac
adam road leads you through Denton to
NIiddletown. siXty-seven miles out. There
are a couple OF good hotels in this Town
for luncheon stop.
Leaving AIiddletown for Kingston, you go
out North street on a toll road and pass
through Fair oaks to Bloomingburg. The
TOLL is % cents over this part of the road
You turn left at Bloomingburg and up a
fairly steep hill. with some water bars AT
the summit YOU will find another tollgate.
x,-bera Won are taxed 20 cents for crossing
the mountain.
Going down hill on the other side you
will strike more water bars. In particular
use special caution for sharp hairpln
turn across the railroad. Cross another
railroad at the foot of the hill into Wurtz-
boro This is thirteen miles from Middle
fowl Turn right at the hotel and go north
.n a beautiful valley, direct to EuenVille
twenty-four miles from Middletown- Should
Won be tired and wish 10 tarry here for the
night the Wayside Inn is all il ought to
he The route continues on a fine nacadam
road up the valley through Wawarsing
Accord. Stone Ridge. Marbletown and Hur'
ley direct into Kingston. ffty-three miles
from Niddletown, or a distance from New
York this way Of an even one hundred and
twenty miles. The old Eagle Hotel al
Kingston is very comfortable.
From Kingston proper you will follow
Broadway down 10 the ferry at Rondoui
and across the Hudson River to Rhnecih
Proceed I'D the hill two miles to Rhine
heck. and in the centre of the village turn
night and follow a fine macadam road by
way Of Staatsburg and Hyde Park to
roughkeepsie. twenty miles from kings
ton You may have frequently taken
the usual route from Poughkeepsie tC
Falls. Fishkin village and Peekskil, 81
II IS suggested that pleasant variation
viii be 10 use another route. This route Is
not by any means all macadam. and &
climbs over the Stor1nville Mountain, but i
presents no serious difficulties, has beauti
Yul scenery and many long stretches o.
excellent nacadam, especially on its last
portion.
Leaving Poughkeepsie by way of Eas
Main street YOU turn right three blocks IRON
the courthouse. and at the fork Of NV
roads lust beyond you follow the trolle!
which ends at the Driving Park You keel
straight ahead through Red Oaks Mil
where you cross bridge and follow Wap
rinrerSs Creek TO New Hackensack- keel
LEFT et thu hagpole and turn right at tn
end OF the road. You follow main road &
FishkiT Plains, eleven miles from Pough
keepsie. A mile beyond town you turn LEI
ct the Quaker Meeting House and follow
the main road TO Hopewel Church; turi
lert II the blacksmith shop and right a
the end OF road 20 Stormville. seventeel
miles from POugkeepsie-
Cross railroad and keep straight aheac
Up the Stor7nville Mountain You Will bnC
few water bars. and will reach the to-
Of the mountain. two and one-half mile
from Stormviue- Coming down Oh the op
rosi+a side YOU turn right near Farmer
Mills At Neade's Corners you turn lief
across the bridge and later keep RICH
along Rpyd's Corners Reservoir TO Colei
Mills. twenty-nine miles from Poughkeep
sie; curve right across the dam and pas
West Branch Reservoir and Lake Glenid;
70 Carmel. thirty-three miles. Keep soutl
along the lake shore, following the mai
road along Lake Mahopac. passing railroad
station at thirty-nine and one-half miles
Al the small white boathouse on TIT
right the Dean House being located i'm
rnediately ahead. turn left and follow tn
nacadam road, crossing the railroad a
Baldwin Station. Just beyond turn right
sticking 10 the winding macadam and cross
ing the railroad again at Arnawalk TO York
town Heights. forty-nine miles from POUCH
keepsie Turn right just before the rail
road and follow the macadam road. Thu
road leads you through a beautiful wooded
dell. Be careful toward the foot OF th'
grade, because there the road ends anC
turns abruptly to the left just in from
of Croton Lake This is q particularly
dangerous turn, because IL is hidden by
large erabsnkment the left Cross th'
railroad al Croton Station, and just beyond
cross an Ornamental iron bridge over Gro
ton LAKE. the locality being called Pine
Bridge.
Keep right along the reservoir system
Ounosfta the next bridge do not cross but