Catskill Mountain Routes

Winding and sedate, the mountain roads — with views that stretch for miles to distant vanishing points — make the Catskills so special.

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The Ashokan: A Catskills Ride

Climb High Point Mountain Road, briefly; then enjoy a mostly-downhill roll through the foothills, all while surrounded by the Catskill Mountains. This 13-mile ride is lovely in autumn.

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The Minnewaska: A ‘Gunks Ride

Wide-open views of the Shawangunk valley, stunted pines clinging to cliffsides, pristine lakes and gently rising carriageways combine for the most spectacular ride in the collection.

Sunrise streams through a large stone gatehouse -- the Testimonial Gate -- at Mohonk Preserve in New Paltz, New York.

Mohonk Preserve E-Bike Route

A magnificent ride through the jewel of the Shawangunk Mountains: The Mohonk Preserve. With tempting carriageways, rocky cliffs, whimsical gazebos perched at the edge of shimmering Mohonk Lake, this ride is all about quiet beauty and vivid landscapes.
A stream in autumn

The Vernooy Kill: A Southern Catskills Ride

A rushing stream with intermittent waterfalls follows the early part of this loop ride in Kerhonkson, in the Southern Catskills. Then the woods give way to farmland and grazing cattle.

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Sunrise streams through a large stone gatehouse -- the Testimonial Gate -- at Mohonk Preserve in New Paltz, New York.

Mohonk Preserve E-Bike Route

A magnificent ride through the jewel of the Shawangunk Mountains: The Mohonk Preserve. With tempting carriageways, rocky cliffs, whimsical gazebos perched at the edge of shimmering Mohonk Lake, this ride is all about quiet beauty and vivid landscapes.
A Weathered timber frame house along an unpaved road in the Western Connecticut countryside

The Macedonia: A Western Connecticut Ride

The Macedonia Brook tumbles alongside the start of this 16-mile ride in Kent, Connecticut. With plenty of hardpack and gravel, hybrid e-bikes are well-suited to the route.

The Ashokan: A Catskills Ride

Climb High Point Mountain Road, briefly; then enjoy a mostly-downhill roll through the foothills, all while surrounded by the Catskill Mountains. This 13-mile ride is lovely in autumn.

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The Sherman

From Sherman, Connecticut, cross into New York State and ride "The Oblong", a slice of historic disputed territory now given to forest and farm.