New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14
II,,ch Construction Work
On Road to Washington
editions on Main Trav eled Highway to Nations
r.n;tol Outlined by A merican Automobile AS
.ociation-Where Deto urs Are To Be Found

outing by approaching the foothills OF
the Catskills by way of the valleys q.
the Ramapo and Neversink, in Orange
Sullivan and Ulster counties.
This trip, as outlined bv the Bureau
OF Tours of the Automobile Club Of
America, covers a distance of 263 miles
with Kingston as the night stop. and
an available extension Of thirty ar
forty miles further by including the
scenic circuit of the Ashokan Reser-
VOlr.
Broadway is followed north TO tho
Harlem River at Kingsbrdge, and the
Albany Post Road aiken through Yon-
kers to Hastings on Hudson, seventeen
miles cut. Continuing on the POST
Road, Dobbs Ferry and Irvington are
passed through for Tarrytowr, whore
Nyack.
The rout from Nyack ascends the
hill and. running through West Nyack
and Manuel, enters q pleasant open
stretch Of country it leads west by
way OF Spring Valley to Sutfern.
WITH a right turn in Sufern. the
route follows winding course through
the valley OF the Ramapo. via Ramapo,
SloaJs burg, Tuxedo and Southfield. and
swinging lett through Harrimans and
Monroe, runs amid wooded hills to
Goshen. From this point magnificent
views of the Huck.eberry Hills and
Shawangunk Mountains are obtained.
as the route, taking a winding course
through billy section, approaches
Mldd!etown and Guide backvlle, the
most westerly point on the trip. eighty
nine miles from New York
At ddebackville a sharp right turn
IS made TO continue through Port
Orange and along the Neversink Valley,
crossing the Sullivan County line to
West Brookville and continuing thence
across the country through a region Of
unusual attractiveness.
The connection between Middletown
and Wurts boro, by way of Fairoaks,
Bloomlngburg and over Bloomingburg
Mountain, Is means Of shortening the
route somewhat and is thoroughly
satisfactory alternative. The road sur
and there is some magnificent scenery;
the views from the section between
Blooming burg and Wurtsboro. over
looking the valleys on both sides for
miles. with the mountains in the dis
lance, are most impressive, while the
climb over Bloomingburg Mountain.
though steep, presents no difficulty
After passing through a number Of
pretty villages, among which are
tIcNe4 w ultSDOIO ana fnl!I1DS port.
the road enters Ulster County at Spring
Glen and passes through Ellenville to
Napanoch, l03 miles from New York.
overlooking the panoramic Rondout
Valley. For the next ten or twelve
miles the route runs through the val
ley as far as the vicinity of Kyserike.
bearing left at that point for Stone
Ridge and Marbletown and following
the course of Esopus Creek through
Hurley into Kingston, 1877 miles from
New York and practically midway
along the round tour.
The trim from Kingston round the
Ashokan Dam is we'll worth making.
L entails an additional -h'r y-tive o.
for-y miles over roads + exec cnt
quality.
On the return portion oe The tour
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