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Gotham Bicycle Tours - www.gothambiketours.com - 917-748-1119
There's no need to do any planning when you sign up for a well-organized and thoughtfully arranged bicycle tour designed by the pros! Private tours of any Hudson Valley location can be arranged for groups of any size. Or join a regularly scheduled day tour to some of the region's best attractions, including craft breweries and wineries and the Empire State Trail.
Overnight, all inclusive bicycle tours can also be arranged with locally-sourced meals provided and your gear carried in a van while you ride. Or do a self-guided tour of the Empire State Trail on your own and use our baggage and transportation services.
Gotham Bicycle Tours - www.gothambiketours.com - 917-748-1119
There's no need to do any planning when you sign up for a well-organized and thoughtfully arranged bicycle tour designed by the pros! Private tours of any Hudson Valley location can be arranged for groups of any size. Or join a regularly scheduled day tour to some of the region's best attractions, including craft breweries and wineries and the Empire State Trail.
Overnight, all inclusive bicycle tours can also be arranged with locally-sourced meals provided and your gear carried in a van while you ride. Or do a self-guided tour of the Empire State Trail on your own and use our baggage and transportation services.
The Hudson Valley is essentially made up of the counties in New York State that border the Hudson River. Click here for an overview map. The source of the Hudson River is Lake Tear of the Clouds in the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains. From there it winds down the mountains and forms a lush valley that fed both farms and industry. South of Troy, the Hudson River becomes and estuary that is changed and fed by the tides. "The river that flows both ways" becomes wide as it moves south, and its landscape, backed by the Catskill Mountains has provided inspiration to artists and adventurers alike.
Plan your cycling adventure by exploring the different county tourism websites below. Or check out some of the Hudson Valley's bike touring companies that can take you out for a ride without you having to plan!
Bicycle touring companies:
Bicycle touring companies:
County tourism information:
Counties are listed from south to north. A list of places in each county is at the bottom.
County tourism information:
Counties are listed from south to north. A list of places in each county is at the bottom.
Westchester County
General website: http://www.visitwestchesterny.com/
Bicycle-related website: https://parks.westchestergov.com/trailways
Has bike map? https://parks.westchestergov.com/trailways
Has recommended bike routes? http://explore.visitwestchesterny.com/trailways/
Additional useful information: Additional information is available for the following trails:
Has bike map? No
Has recommended bike routes? No
Additional useful information: Additional information is available for the following trail:
Esposito Trail and Old Erie Path
Putnam County
General website: http://www.tourputnam.org/
Bicycle-related website: http://www.putnamcountyny.com/parks-recreation/bike-path/
Has bike map? http://www.putnamcountyny.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Putnam-Bike-path-brochure-map.pdf
Has recommended bike routes? No
Additional useful information: Additional information is available for the following trail:
Putnam Trailway
Has recommended bike routes? No
Additional useful information: Additional information is available for the following trail:
Esposito Trail and Old Erie Path
Putnam County
General website: http://www.tourputnam.org/
Bicycle-related website: http://www.putnamcountyny.com/parks-recreation/bike-path/
Has bike map? http://www.putnamcountyny.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Putnam-Bike-path-brochure-map.pdf
Has recommended bike routes? No
Additional useful information: Additional information is available for the following trail:
Putnam Trailway
Orange County
General website: http://orangetourism.org/
Bicycle-related website: http://orangetourism.org/explore/attractions/hiking-and-trails/
Has bike map? For Heritage Trail only - https://www.orangecountygov.com/1475/Heritage-Trail
Has recommended bike routes? No.
Additional useful information: http://www.hudson-river-valley.com/htm/Orange/Link0213.html
General website: http://orangetourism.org/
Bicycle-related website: http://orangetourism.org/explore/attractions/hiking-and-trails/
Has bike map? For Heritage Trail only - https://www.orangecountygov.com/1475/Heritage-Trail
Has recommended bike routes? No.
Additional useful information: http://www.hudson-river-valley.com/htm/Orange/Link0213.html
Dutchess County
General website: https://www.dutchesstourism.com/
Bicycle-related website: https://dutchesstourism.com/listing/outdoors/biking
Has bike map? No county-wide bike map, but maps are available for individual bike routes (see below)
Has recommended bike routes? http://www.dutchesstourism.com/PDF/Dutchess-Tourism-bike-tour-guide_web.pdf
Additional useful information: Individual trailways have websites
General website: https://www.dutchesstourism.com/
Bicycle-related website: https://dutchesstourism.com/listing/outdoors/biking
Has bike map? No county-wide bike map, but maps are available for individual bike routes (see below)
Has recommended bike routes? http://www.dutchesstourism.com/PDF/Dutchess-Tourism-bike-tour-guide_web.pdf
Additional useful information: Individual trailways have websites
William R. Steinhaus Dutchess Rail Trail - https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Parks/Trail-Map-WRS-DRT.htm http://www.dutchessrailtrail.com/
Walkway Over the Hudson - https://parks.ny.gov/parks/178/details.aspx https://walkway.org/
Ulster County
General website: http://www.ulstercountyalive.com/
Bicycle-related website: Yes. Go to: http://www.ulstercountyalive.com/landing/recreation then scroll down and select "Biking" under "Sort by Category"
Has bike map? Yes. Website has REConnect, which is an interactive map showing bike routes: https://ulstercountyny.gov/maps/recreation/
Has recommended bike routes? Yes, on REConnect map
Additional useful information: Individual trailways have websites
O&W Rail Trail - https://theoandwrailtrail.org/
Kingston Greenline - https://kingstongreenline.org/
Kingston Greenline - https://kingstongreenline.org/
Walkill Valley Rail Trail - https://wallkillvalleylt.org/wvrt/
Walkway Over the Hudson - https://parks.ny.gov/parks/178/details.aspx https://walkway.org/
River-to-Ridge Trail - https://www.openspaceinstitute.org/places/river-to-ridge-trail
Walkway Over the Hudson - https://parks.ny.gov/parks/178/details.aspx https://walkway.org/
River-to-Ridge Trail - https://www.openspaceinstitute.org/places/river-to-ridge-trail
Minnewaska State Park Carriage Trails - https://parks.ny.gov/parks/127/details.aspx
Lippman Park Mountain Bike Trails - https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/7026696/lippman-park-loop
Catskill Scenic Trail (in Delaware County) - http://catskillscenictrail.org/
Columbia County
General website: http://www.columbiacountytourism.org/
Bicycle-related website: No.
Has bike map? No.
Has recommended bike routes? No.
Additional useful information: Individual trailways have websites
General website: http://www.columbiacountytourism.org/
Bicycle-related website: No.
Has bike map? No.
Has recommended bike routes? No.
Additional useful information: Individual trailways have websites
Greene County
General website: http://www.greatnortherncatskills.com/
Bicycle-related website: http://www.greatnortherncatskills.com/outdoors/mountain-biking-cycling
Has bike map? Yes.
Has recommended bike routes? Yes.
Additional useful information: Detailed information about Windham Mountain Bike Park and Windham
Path can be found on website
Rensselaer County
General website: http://www.renscotourism.com/
Bicycle-related website: No.
Has bike map? No.
Has recommended bike routes? No.
Additional useful information:
Rensselaer County
General website: http://www.renscotourism.com/
Bicycle-related website: No.
Has bike map? No.
Has recommended bike routes? No.
Additional useful information:
Albany-Hudson Electric Trail - https://hudsongreenway.ny.gov/albany-hudson-electric-trail
Albany County
General website: http://www.albany.org/
Bicycle-related website: No.
Has bike map? No.
Has recommended bike routes? No.
Additional useful information: Biking information can be obtained from the Albany Bicycle Coalition: https://albanybicyclecoalition.com/resources/maps/
General website: http://www.albany.org/
Bicycle-related website: No.
Has bike map? No.
Has recommended bike routes? No.
Additional useful information: Biking information can be obtained from the Albany Bicycle Coalition: https://albanybicyclecoalition.com/resources/maps/
Washington County
General website: https://washingtoncounty.fun/
Bicycle-related website: No.
Has bike map? No.
Has recommended bike routes? No.
Additional useful information: A video on bicycling in Washington County can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYRREAZxnls
General website: https://washingtoncounty.fun/
Bicycle-related website: No.
Has bike map? No.
Has recommended bike routes? No.
Additional useful information: A video on bicycling in Washington County can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYRREAZxnls
Saratoga County
General website: http://saratoga.org/pages/tourism
Bicycle-related website: No.
Has bike map? For Zim Smith Trail (see below).
Has recommended bike routes? No.
Additional useful information: Individual trailways have websites
General website: http://saratoga.org/pages/tourism
Bicycle-related website: No.
Has bike map? For Zim Smith Trail (see below).
Has recommended bike routes? No.
Additional useful information: Individual trailways have websites
Zim Smith Trail: https://www.saratogacountyny.gov/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ZimSmith-Trail-Map.pdf
Warren County
General website: http://www.visitlakegeorge.com/
Bicycle-related website: https://www.warrencountyny.gov/dpw/bikeway
Has bike map? https://www.warrencountyny.gov/dpw/bikeway
General website: http://www.visitlakegeorge.com/
Bicycle-related website: https://www.warrencountyny.gov/dpw/bikeway
Has bike map? https://www.warrencountyny.gov/dpw/bikeway
List of places (by County):
Places in Westchester County
Ardsley, Briarcliff Manor, Bronxville, Buchanan, Croton-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Harrison, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Ossining, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Pleasantville, Port Chester, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, Tuckahoe, Bedford, Cortlandt, Eastchester, Greenburgh, Lewisboro, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, New Castle, North Castle, North Salem, Pound Ridge, Rye, Somers, Yorktown, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Peekskill, White Plains, Yonkers
Places in Rockand County
Clarkstown, Haverstraw, Orangetown, Ramapo, Stony Point, Airmont, Chestnut Ridge, Grand View-on-Hudson, Haverstraw, Hillburn, Kaser, Montebello, New Hempstead, New Square, Nyack, Piermont, Pomona, Sloatsburg, South Nyack, Spring Valley, Suffern, Upper Nyack, Wesley Hills, West Haverstraw
Places in Putnam County
Carmel, Kent, Patterson, Philipstown, Southeast, Putnam Valley, Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Brewster
Places in Orange County:
Middletown, Newburgh, Port Jervis, Blooming Grove, Chester, Cornwall, Crawford, Deerpark, Goshen, Greenville, Hamptonburgh, Highlands, Minisink, Monroe, Montgomery, Mount Hope, New Windsor, Newburgh, Tuxedo, Wallkill,Warwick, Wawayanda, Woodbury, Chester, Cornwall on Hudson, Florida, Goshen, Greenwood Lake, Harriman, Highland Falls, Kiryas Joel, Maybrook, Monroe, Montgomery, Otisville, South Blooming Grove, Tuxedo Park, Unionville
Places in Dutchess County
Beacon, Poughkeepsie, Amenia, Beekman, Clinton, Dover, East Fishkill, Fishkill
Hyde Park, La Grange, Milan, North East, Pawling, Pine Plains, Pleasant Valley, Poughkeepsie, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Stanford, Union Vale, Wappinger, Washington, Fishkill, Millbrook, Millerton, Pawling, Red Hook,Rhinebeck, Tivoli, Wappingers Falls
Places in Ulster County
Kingston, Denning, Esopus, Gardiner, Hardenburgh, Hurley, Kingston, Lloyd, Marbletown, Marlborough, New Paltz, Olive, Plattekill, Rochester, Rosendale, Saugerties, Shandaken,Shawangunk, Ulster, Wawarsing, Woodstock, Ellenville
Places in Columbia County
Hudson ,Ancram, Austerlitz, Canaan, Chatham, Claverack, Clermont, Copake, Gallatin, Germantown, Ghent, Greenport, Hillsdale, Kinderhook, Livingston, New Lebanon, Stockport, Stuyvesant, Taghkanic, Philmont, Valatie
Places in Greene County
Ashland, Athens, Cairo, Catskill, Coxsackie, Durham, Greenville, Halcott, Hunter, Jewett,Lexington, New Baltimore, Prattsville, Windham, Tannersville
Places in Rensselaer County
Rensselaer, Troy, Berlin, Brunswick, East Greenbush, Grafton, Hoosick, Nassau, North Greenbush, Petersburgh, Pittstown, Poestenkill, Sand Lake, Schaghticoke, Schodack, Stephentown, Castleton-on-Hudson, East Nassau, Hoosick Falls, Nassau, Schaghticoke, Valley Falls
Places in Albany County
Albany, Cohoes, Watervliet, Berne, Bethlehem, Coeymans, Colonie, Green Island, Guilderland, Knox, New Scotland, Rensselaerville, Westerlo, Altamont, Colonie, Menands, Ravena, Voorheesville
Places in Washington County
Argyle, Cambridge, Dresden, Easton, Fort Ann, Fort Edward, Granville, Greenwich, Hampton, Hartford, Hebron, Jackson, Kingsbury, Putnam, Salem, White Creek, Whitehall, Hudson Falls
Places in Saratoga County
Mechanicville, Saratoga Springs, Ballston, Charlton, Clifton Park, Corinth, Day, Edinburg, Galway,Greenfield, Hadley, Halfmoon, Malta, Milton, Moreau, Northumberland, Providence, Saratoga, Stillwater, Waterford, Wiltonm, Ballston Spa, Corinth, Galway, Round Lake, Schuylerville
Places in Warren County
Glens Falls, Bolton, Chester, Hague, Horicon, Johnsburg, Lake George, Lake Luzerne, Queensbury, Stony Creek, Thurman, Warrensburg
The Empire State Trail is a state-wide trail system that spans 750 miles. The trail system includes 3 component trails: The Hudson Valley Greenway Trail, the Champlain Valley Trail and the Erie Canalway Trail. These component trails are amalgams of some of the smaller trails that are linked to below. https://empiretrail.ny.gov/