This is my favorite thing about NY state. The the beauty of our landscape and sheer amount of it. And there are so many great bike trails all over. And now I just have to ride this one.
It is great to see so many people enjoying what might have been torn down and lost forever. The Lehigh & Hudson River railroad that ran from Easton, PA to Maybrook, NY, where it connected to the New Haven railroad that owned the Poughkeepsie Bridge, ceased to be much use once so many railroads merged in the Northeast that all the freight trains over the Hudson could go via former New York Central track near Schenectady, NY, or the car floats between Brooklyn, NY and Jersey City, NJ, rather than get routed through Maybrook, NY.
I am not a big commentator on RUclips channels but wanted you to know how much my wife and I enjoy your channel. We have had our ebikes for almost 3 years. We very much prefer riding on rail trails and try to ride at least once a week on a trail. Your video's have given us many great trails to ride and I always look forward to your next video. We did this ride last year also and it has to be one of the best rides ever. Thank you both for taking the time to document and publish your rides. On to the next one...... ride safe
Hi David, Thank you so much for your kind comments. We appreciate it. We really like finding new trails to ride and making the videos gives us a good excuse to not ride the same trails over and over. This was one of our favorites. "See" you on the next ride.
Beautiful tour I love biking,super steep hills and Beautiful scenery. Watching this gets me excited to see how far and fast i can go once I am able to bike on the Empire State trail. Thank God for his creations. Thank you for posting this. 😁
@@johnjuza2659 No we haven't. But I just checked it out and it looks fabulous! Thanks for the recommendation. We will add it to our list for sure. We want to get to NH and ride the Presidential Trail, Lamoille Valley, Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail, and Northern Rail Trail. So we could ride the Franconia Notch during that trip. Now we have to figure out when........
Hi. Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. I love biking over this bridge and on the surrounding trails. We hope to "see" you on our next adventure.
Excellent video! The bridge is awesome and the views look a lot better during the day. Last year I crossed the bridge early morning. While it was still a memorable ride, daylight puts a whole new perspective to the ride. I'm not a big fan (or small fan) of bridge crossings either. However this bridge is wide enough to appeal to anyone. Thanks again and all the best, Steve
Hi Steve, Aren't you off riding in some exotic land right now? If you are, thanks for taking a minute to check on what we are doing. We've been looking forward to this ride for a while -- first big trip of the year. We are off to ride the entire GAP soon -- but no camping for us, we aren't quite that adventurous.
you two do a beautiful job on your bike ride videos. I can't imagine the editing time. I wish modern movie producers would follow your "light touch" of your music when behind your voices. Always enjoyable to watch! A+A+A+
This bridge and the attached bike paths are great. Took my teenage boys here a few years ago (rainy), but we had a great time. Good pizza in poughkeepsie also
This is now part of the Empire State Trail, about 750 miles. You can start about 7 miles west of the bridge, in New Paltz, go over the bridge, 1.5 miles, and do another 7 miles or so to where the trail used to end, an old train station that is now a shop, which is most of what our friends here have done on the east side of Hudson . That was what I did it when I did it some years ago. From New Paltz to the bridge is mostly down, so it is going to be mostly up on your way back from the bridge to New Paltz.
That was probably was one of the most scenic rides I've seen. Thanks for the video, and how do you choose your music as it is always ?comforting?, is that the word I'm looking for? Also, is there a toll to cross the bridge? I mean, it IS New York, hahahaha.
No toll, but you have to donate a kidney (just joking). This is a great view, but then I'm pretty sure you are going to be excited about your upcoming trip to the Lehigh Gorge Trail -- and we can't wait to join you on the trails you ride after that. Hope we can make that happen.
Thanks for the video. I was hoping to see the end of the trail. My wife and I are searching for bike trails in upstate NY and the bridge and the trail just may be the first one we may venture out this upcoming season once the weather gets warmer. A total of roughly about 10miles each is very nice. Along the way, we can take some breaks here and there while enjoying the scenic view. One question though. Where do you park your vehicle coming from the NYC area to get on the bridge and continue on the trail?
The end of the trail was about 1 mile beyond where we went and the trail went along the side of the road before it just dead ended - which is why we decided not to continue. I think you can take a few roads to jump on the Walkill Rail Trail, but we didn’t try to do that. We started on the East side of the bridge and there was a parking lot there that was also the parking for the start of the Dutchess Rail trail. I know there is parking on the west side of the bridge as well. We don’t live near NYC so I don’t know how one would want to drive to hit this trail. One thing you can do is look at TrailLink.com. I believe you can see where the parking is for the trail without paying for a membership. However, you do need a paid membership to get GPS directions. Thanks for watching and I hope you have a great ride.
Hi, Thanks for watching and your question. Unfortunately, I don’t have any information related to taking the train. I’m guessing that there would be stops, and there is a train station at the base of the Walkway Over the Hudson in Poughkeepsie. I think the bigger question is if you want to take a bike with you, how hard it is to make that happen with the train?
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This is my favorite thing about NY state. The the beauty of our landscape and sheer amount of it. And there are so many great bike trails all over. And now I just have to ride this one.
No doubt NYS has a lot going for it. I hope you get the chance to get on this trail. The bridge is breathtaking! Thanks for watching.
It is great to see so many people enjoying what might have been torn down and lost forever. The Lehigh & Hudson River railroad that ran from Easton, PA to Maybrook, NY, where it connected to the New Haven railroad that owned the Poughkeepsie Bridge, ceased to be much use once so many railroads merged in the Northeast that all the freight trains over the Hudson could go via former New York Central track near Schenectady, NY, or the car floats between Brooklyn, NY and Jersey City, NJ, rather than get routed through Maybrook, NY.
Thanks for the additional info, and thanks for watching.
Thankyou for sharing this:
Bicycles are 'worth it'.
Thanks for watching.
So glad to see you stopped at Black Creek. One of my favorite spots along this trail.
Thanks for watching!
I’m about an hour away from this trail, so it is on my bucket list of things to see.
Have a great ride and thanks for watching.
I am not a big commentator on RUclips channels but wanted you to know how much my wife and I enjoy your channel. We have had our ebikes for almost 3 years. We very much prefer riding on rail trails and try to ride at least once a week on a trail. Your video's have given us many great trails to ride and I always look forward to your next video. We did this ride last year also and it has to be one of the best rides ever. Thank you both for taking the time to document and publish your rides. On to the next one...... ride safe
Hi David, Thank you so much for your kind comments. We appreciate it. We really like finding new trails to ride and making the videos gives us a good excuse to not ride the same trails over and over. This was one of our favorites. "See" you on the next ride.
Beautiful tour I love biking,super steep hills and Beautiful scenery. Watching this gets me excited to see how far and fast i can go once I am able to bike on the Empire State trail. Thank God for his creations. Thank you for posting this. 😁
Thank you for your comments and for watching. It was a great ride. We hope to "see" you on another adventure soon!
A Very beautiful biking sightseeing trail !
No doubt the bridge is awe-inspiring, and the trails are really pretty as well. Thanks for watching.
Thanks so much for another awesome video. God bless have a wonderful weekend.🚲🚴😎
Thank you for your kind comments and watching our videos. All the best to you as well.
I feel your pain with the knee....I have an e bike and it does help! Ice, ice baby!
I couldn’t ride as far if we didn’t have ebikes for sure. Thanks for your support of our channel!
@@Adventuresonebikes Have you done the franconia notch trail in NH? Beautiful senery 20 miles round trip
@@johnjuza2659 No we haven't. But I just checked it out and it looks fabulous! Thanks for the recommendation. We will add it to our list for sure. We want to get to NH and ride the Presidential Trail, Lamoille Valley, Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail, and Northern Rail Trail. So we could ride the Franconia Notch during that trip. Now we have to figure out when........
Nice thank you
Thanks or watching.
What a gorgeous trail to ride. I love the history and commentary.
Thank you for watching and for your kind comments. We look forward to “seeing” you on our next adventure.
Great Video. I just rode that same part of the trail yesterday and it was amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Hi. Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. I love biking over this bridge and on the surrounding trails. We hope to "see" you on our next adventure.
This is a beautiful trail. I definitely want to ride it. 👍
It was a great trail. Let us know what you think when you ride it.
Looks like a great ride! We will add this trail for sure. Thanks for a great video :)
Have fun!. Thanks for watching.
Excellent video! The bridge is awesome and the views look a lot better during the day. Last year I crossed the bridge early morning. While it was still a memorable ride, daylight puts a whole new perspective to the ride. I'm not a big fan (or small fan) of bridge crossings either. However this bridge is wide enough to appeal to anyone. Thanks again and all the best, Steve
Hi Steve, Aren't you off riding in some exotic land right now? If you are, thanks for taking a minute to check on what we are doing. We've been looking forward to this ride for a while -- first big trip of the year. We are off to ride the entire GAP soon -- but no camping for us, we aren't quite that adventurous.
you two do a beautiful job on your bike ride videos. I can't imagine the editing time. I wish modern movie producers would follow your "light touch" of your music when behind your voices. Always enjoyable to watch! A+A+A+
Wow, thank you! We hope to “see” you again on our next adventure.
You guys do a nice job with your videos! Thanks for all your effort!
Thank you for your kind comments. We appreciate your support. "See" you on the next ride.
This bridge and the attached bike paths are great. Took my teenage boys here a few years ago (rainy), but we had a great time. Good pizza in poughkeepsie also
It is a great ride! Thanks for taking a minute to comment, and for watching.
This is now part of the Empire State Trail, about 750 miles. You can start about 7 miles west of the bridge, in New Paltz, go over the bridge, 1.5 miles, and do another 7 miles or so to where the trail used to end, an old train station that is now a shop, which is most of what our friends here have done on the east side of Hudson . That was what I did it when I did it some years ago. From New Paltz to the bridge is mostly down, so it is going to be mostly up on your way back from the bridge to New Paltz.
Thank you for taking a minute to share some additional information. We appreciate your support.
I love this bridge I drive 3 hours 1 way to see it a bunch of times
It is pretty awesome to ride over this bridge. We will likely go back again soon. Thanks for watching.
That was probably was one of the most scenic rides I've seen. Thanks for the video, and how do you choose your music as it is always ?comforting?, is that the word I'm looking for? Also, is there a toll to cross the bridge? I mean, it IS New York, hahahaha.
No toll, but you have to donate a kidney (just joking). This is a great view, but then I'm pretty sure you are going to be excited about your upcoming trip to the Lehigh Gorge Trail -- and we can't wait to join you on the trails you ride after that. Hope we can make that happen.
Thanks for the video. I was hoping to see the end of the trail. My wife and I are searching for bike trails in upstate NY and the bridge and the trail just may be the first one we may venture out this upcoming season once the weather gets warmer. A total of roughly about 10miles each is very nice. Along the way, we can take some breaks here and there while enjoying the scenic view. One question though. Where do you park your vehicle coming from the NYC area to get on the bridge and continue on the trail?
The end of the trail was about 1 mile beyond where we went and the trail went along the side of the road before it just dead ended - which is why we decided not to continue. I think you can take a few roads to jump on the Walkill Rail Trail, but we didn’t try to do that. We started on the East side of the bridge and there was a parking lot there that was also the parking for the start of the Dutchess Rail trail. I know there is parking on the west side of the bridge as well. We don’t live near NYC so I don’t know how one would want to drive to hit this trail. One thing you can do is look at TrailLink.com. I believe you can see where the parking is for the trail without paying for a membership. However, you do need a paid membership to get GPS directions. Thanks for watching and I hope you have a great ride.
@@Adventuresonebikes thank you for the information
As an artist I am looking forward to this ride to see the area where the Hudson River painters plied their craft.
It's a beautiful place. I hope you enjoy it.
The Hudson River school painters primary painting area is two bridges upstate from the walkway in catskill ny.
Where di you start, in Poughkeepsie or in HIghland? Beautiful trip!!!!❤
Hi. We started in Poughkeepsie. Right at the intersection of the Dutchess Rail Trail and the Walkway over the Hudson.
Your braver than I am cause I tried to cross this but just couldn't bare the height.
I’m usually afraid of heights, but I didn’t feel uncomfortable on this bridge at all. Sorry you didn’t get the chance to get across.
Is that possible to go Hudson river valley by train from NYC?
Hi, Thanks for watching and your question. Unfortunately, I don’t have any information related to taking the train. I’m guessing that there would be stops, and there is a train station at the base of the Walkway Over the Hudson in Poughkeepsie. I think the bigger question is if you want to take a bike with you, how hard it is to make that happen with the train?
Yes, both Amtrak and MTA run trains from NYC to multiple points in the Hudson Valley.
I live near this kind of area that’s sick we live in a kind of similar area
We really enjoyed the bridge and the Poughkeepsie area. Thanks for watching.
😁😁
Thanks for watching.