From Stamford · Skyline, Wanaque & Clinton Road

Full-day version that starts in Stamford: it adds the ride there and back to Skyline, Wanaque & Clinton Road. Here is what you'll find on the core stretch:

The closest real mountain curves to the GW Bridge: Skyline Drive climbs through the Ramapo woods, then you trace the Wanaque and Monksville reservoirs, and Clinton Road drops through dark, tight forest along the Clinton Reservoir. Mid-radius blind corners, very few straights, and almost no towns until Newfoundland. Good for a half-day or a long after-work ride. Watch for cyclists and police on Skyline, and for potholes and gravel on Clinton Road, which draws sightseers after dark.