About a tenth of a mile from our motel we got on the South County Trailway. This is a paved rail trail that threads its way down the course of the Saw Mill River between two busy highways, the Saw Mill River Parkway, and the New York Throughway. The effect was rather surreal, as we rode through dense greenery with the roar of a three lane highway on both sides.
Sometimes the roads got closer.
After ten miles on the trail, it transition to the Old Putnam Trail in Van Cortland Park. Yikes!
After two miles of dirt and the occasional puddle, we entered New York City on Van Cortland Ave. The sign points the way. Pretty church as some @#&%! cuts us off.
Finally we got off the island of Manhattan via the Washington Bridge over the Harlem River, and the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson.
View of Harlem River from the bridge.
Some pictures around the GW Bridge.
Once in New Jersey we got a nice look back across the river.
For our rest day we plan laundry and a trip to the Cranford Hotel for a Taylor Ham sandwich.
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