An Empire State Trail Loop Ride: The Maybrook Trailway Past Whaley Lake
Ride the newly-opened Maybrook Trailway segment of the Empire State Trail; then, return via peaceful rural backroads, creating the perfect 17-mile loop for your electric bike.
Ride the newly-opened Maybrook Trailway segment of the Empire State Trail; then, return via peaceful rural backroads, creating the perfect 17-mile loop for your electric bike.
Start with views of the magnificent New Croton Dam before skirting the forested Croton Reservoir and returning on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail.
Perkins Memorial Drive leads to the tower atop Bear Mountain, but the real pleasure is having this road to yourself when it’s closed to cars. Take your electric bike effortlessly to the top, then swing back downhill and into the Bear Mountain Inn.
Watch carefully for signs of the Revolutionary War — canon balls, milestones and markers — along this lovely wooded route in Putnam County. Bring the wide tires, and watch out for washboard rough roads.
Ride alongside a gorge and under a canopy of hemlock and pine. This ride takes you past otter ponds, a centuries-old inn and the site of an old Revolutionary War inoculation station.