Croton To The Point
24.7 Or 27.1 Miles

Cue sheet taken from Ride Guide: Hudson Valley New Paltz to Staten Island by Dan Goldfischer. Courtesy of Anacus Press, an Imprint of Finney Company, www.bicyclingbooks.com.

Note: This ride starts and ends on Croton Point Ave. and goes as far north as Peekskill; to follow it from there to the Clearwater Revival (at the end of Croton Point Ave.) start at the 10.4 mile point.
Terrain: Moderately rolling. One extended climb (Furnace Dock Rd.)
Traffic: Moderate, with light traffic up Furnace Dock Rd. and Maple Ave., out on "The Point" and near Crugers.

Pt. to Point

Cume

Turn

Street/Landmark

0.0

0.0

R

From the top of the hill at the exit from the Croton-Harmon Railroad Station parking lot, turn right onto Croton Point Ave.

0.2

0.2

L

S. Riverside Ave. (T; no sign)

3.3

3.5

R

Furnace Dock Rd.

0.8

4.3

L

To continue on Furnace Dock Rd. (Mt. Airy Rd. goes right)

Joint Croton route comes in here; for riders coming from the Croton-Mohansic route, the numbers in parentheses represent your cumulative mileage

0.3

4.6

R

(34.3) At stop sign, to continue on Furnace Dock Rd. Washington St. goes straight. Do not cross steel deck bridge

2.5

7.1

L

(36.8) Maple Ave. (stop sign)

2.5

9.6

L

(39.3) Hudson Ave. (turn is after Dean Ferris Florist, on right)

0.8

10.4

L

(40.1) Washington St.

1.0

11.4

R

(41.1) Welcher Ave. (stop sign; Ferony's Market is in front of you at this intersection). If you wish to go into Blue Mountain Reservation, turn left here instead. Bear right past the entrance station to go to the beach, generally open weekends only and possibly only to those with Westchester park pass

0.3

11.7

L

(41.4) Rt. 9A (traffic light after Rt. 9 underpass; sign for Indian Point)

0.4

12.1

R

(41.8) Bleakley Ave. (toward Indian Point)

0.4

12.5

L

(42.2) Broadway (traffic light). Go straight here for the energy exhibit at Indian Point

1.7

14.2

R

(43.9) Riverview Ave. (T; no sign)

0.1

14.3

 

(44.0) Enjoy the view by the end of Riverview Ave., then go back the way you came. Go straight on Riverview Ave. (do not turn left on Broadway)

0.6

14.9

R

(44.6) Kings Ferry Rd. (T)

0.5

15.4

R

(45.1) Sunset Rd.

0.9

16.3

R

(46.0) Dutch St. (T). Enter Georges Island Park

0.6

16.9

 

(46.6) U-turn by boat launching ramp in park and ride back the way you came (picnic tables available by river)

0.6

17.5

S

(47.2) Dutch St. (stop sign; Sunset Rd. goes left)

0.6

18.1

R

(47.8) Rt. 9A (T)

0.6

18.7

R

(48.4) Crugers Station Rd. (name changes to Cortlandt St.)

0.7

19.4

BR

(49.1) At fork, to continue on Cortlandt St. (Springvale Rd. goes left)

0.3

19.7

BR

(49.4) At fork (no sign). Cross a stream immediately

0.4

20.1

L

(49.8) At T (no sign; tracks and river close at hand on your right)

0.8

20.9

R

(50.6) Old Albany Post Rd. (T)

0.0

20.9

R

(50.6) Rt. 9A (stop sign)

1.4

22.3

L

(52.0) Old Post Rd. North

0.9

23.2

R

(52.9) Grand St. (no street sign; turn is just past St. Augustine's church, which is on your right)

0.5

23.7

L

(53.4) Riverside Ave. (T)

0.8

24.5

R

(54.2) Croton Point Ave. (toward railroad station). Go straight if you wish to visit Van Cortlandt Manor

0.2

24.7

 

(54.4) Croton-Harmon Railroad Station parking lot on left. You may end route here, or continue straight and cross one-lane viaduct over railroad yards. Wait for long traffic light to turn green, so you don't meet up with oncoming traffic on skinny viaduct!

0.5

25.2

BR

(54.9) Toward Croton Point Park

0.7

25.9

 

(55.6) Clearwater Revival! Return the way you came in

1.0

26.9

S

(56.6) At traffic light to cross viaduct over railroad yards

0.2

27.1

R

(56.8) Into Croton-Harmon Railroad Station parking lot.

End of route

Points of Interest: Blue Mountain Reservation (swimming, hiking, off-road riding); Indian Point energy exhibit; good views of the Hudson at Verplanck and Georges Island Park; Van Cortlandt Manor (a Sleepy Hollow restoration); Croton Point Park.

Note: Cyclists wishing a longer ride may combine this route with the Croton-Mohansic ride. See the Croton-Mohansic cue sheet for information on a 54.4- or 56.8-mile combined route.