Eastern PA 400K
Saturday May 5, 2007
Saturday May 5, 2007
General Info
This ride is a randonneur style event sanctioned by RUSA and ACP for PBP qualification. First time riding with PA Randonneurs? Read an overview of what to expect on your first PA brevet. All participants are obliged to follow the rules for riders as well as PA and NJ vehicle laws. Safety is a primary concern ... please read and carry these Safety Instructions with you.
Start/Finish (CHANGED on 4/25/07)
Weisel Youth Hostel
7347 Richlandtown Road
Quakertown, PA
(215) 536-8749
DIRECTIONS
Traveling far? Friday night accommodations are available at the hostel. Make reservations on the registration form.
Registration
Mail Registration Form -or- Register On-Line
Pre-registration required - NEW!
All riders must sign waiver
Field Limit: 40 riders
Schedule
4:00AM Sign-in, Bike Inspection
4:50AM Rider meeting
5:00AM Riders depart (27 hr. time limit)
Daylight hours: 5:55 AM - 8:01 PM
Post Ride
Showers available at the hostel -- bring your own towel. Join us for soup/pizza and share your epic stories, tall tales, and goals for the coming year. Relax in the hostel's comfortable great room or porch. A dormatory in the hostel is available to rest before traveling home.
This ride is a randonneur style event sanctioned by RUSA and ACP for PBP qualification. First time riding with PA Randonneurs? Read an overview of what to expect on your first PA brevet. All participants are obliged to follow the rules for riders as well as PA and NJ vehicle laws. Safety is a primary concern ... please read and carry these Safety Instructions with you.
Start/Finish (CHANGED on 4/25/07)
Weisel Youth Hostel
7347 Richlandtown Road
Quakertown, PA
(215) 536-8749
DIRECTIONS
Traveling far? Friday night accommodations are available at the hostel. Make reservations on the registration form.
Registration
Mail Registration Form -or- Register On-Line
Pre-registration required - NEW!
All riders must sign waiver
Field Limit: 40 riders
Schedule
4:00AM Sign-in, Bike Inspection
4:50AM Rider meeting
5:00AM Riders depart (27 hr. time limit)
Daylight hours: 5:55 AM - 8:01 PM
Post Ride
Showers available at the hostel -- bring your own towel. Join us for soup/pizza and share your epic stories, tall tales, and goals for the coming year. Relax in the hostel's comfortable great room or porch. A dormatory in the hostel is available to rest before traveling home.
Ride Description
This inaugural edition of the PA400k is based on the "Hawk's Nest" PA300k that heads up to Hawk's Nest along NY Rt 97. Setting out at the usual Quakertown hostel start/finish, we take a quick jaunt over to the Milford Bakery (The iced cinnamon buns are highly recommended). We then turn north, going through Little York, and then up one of our favorite roads, Sweet Hollow Road and down Tunnel Ave. We pass through Asbury enroute to Belvidere and on to Blairstown. After the Blairstown controle, we begin the long climb over the Kittatinny Mountains via Millbrook road and descend into the Water Gap Recreation area at Millbrook Village. We continue north along Old Mine Road through Layton and up to Port Jervis where we pick up scenic Rt 97 that takes us past the Hawk's Nest overlook. We cross the historic Roebling Delaware Aqueduct and then ride along the beautiful Lackawaxen River tow path. We eventually turn away from the river and work our way up to the top of the Allegheny Plateau and then head back south through the Delaware State Forest and return to the Water Gap Recreation area via the Dingman's Ferry Bridge. We retrace our path back to Millbrook Village and then continue along the Delaware River all the way back to the Water Gap. We cross back into PA on the Rt 80 Delaware River Bridge pedestrian walk. While on the pedestrian walk and for 1 block afterwards, you will be riding on the Appalachian Trail. We continue working our way south along the Delaware River, through Portland, Belvidere, Phillipsburg, and Riegelsville. Our return path takes us along the north shore of Lake Nockamixon before the last couple of turns back to the hostel finish.
As you can see, the route takes us through several state and national forest areas -- it would not be unusual to encounter wild life including black bears. The following link provides some tips on what to do if you encounter a black bear.
There are several steep, extended climbs. A triple or 39x27 is highly recommended.
This inaugural edition of the PA400k is based on the "Hawk's Nest" PA300k that heads up to Hawk's Nest along NY Rt 97. Setting out at the usual Quakertown hostel start/finish, we take a quick jaunt over to the Milford Bakery (The iced cinnamon buns are highly recommended). We then turn north, going through Little York, and then up one of our favorite roads, Sweet Hollow Road and down Tunnel Ave. We pass through Asbury enroute to Belvidere and on to Blairstown. After the Blairstown controle, we begin the long climb over the Kittatinny Mountains via Millbrook road and descend into the Water Gap Recreation area at Millbrook Village. We continue north along Old Mine Road through Layton and up to Port Jervis where we pick up scenic Rt 97 that takes us past the Hawk's Nest overlook. We cross the historic Roebling Delaware Aqueduct and then ride along the beautiful Lackawaxen River tow path. We eventually turn away from the river and work our way up to the top of the Allegheny Plateau and then head back south through the Delaware State Forest and return to the Water Gap Recreation area via the Dingman's Ferry Bridge. We retrace our path back to Millbrook Village and then continue along the Delaware River all the way back to the Water Gap. We cross back into PA on the Rt 80 Delaware River Bridge pedestrian walk. While on the pedestrian walk and for 1 block afterwards, you will be riding on the Appalachian Trail. We continue working our way south along the Delaware River, through Portland, Belvidere, Phillipsburg, and Riegelsville. Our return path takes us along the north shore of Lake Nockamixon before the last couple of turns back to the hostel finish.
As you can see, the route takes us through several state and national forest areas -- it would not be unusual to encounter wild life including black bears. The following link provides some tips on what to do if you encounter a black bear.
There are several steep, extended climbs. A triple or 39x27 is highly recommended.
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