23.2 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path
Monday, January 16, 2016
My original plan was to ride the Zim Smith trail today, but when I got to Shenantaha Park, there was another rider loading his bike who said that I wouldn't get far before hitting a lot of ice... even if I'd brought my fat bike that would have been bad news. So I got back in the car and headed down to Mohawk Riverside Landing Park, where I knew I'd find at least 5 or 6 miles of clear path. What was surprising was just how much of the path ended up being ice-free...
I started out riding over to Lock 7 and then the old landfill in Niskayuna. The ride up the hill felt better than I expected after running 20+ miles over the weekend, so I decided to keep going and see how far I could get before hitting ice... and made it all the way to Balltown Rd, with only one spot where I needed to walk the bike.
Back at the park, I decided to head east for a couple more miles... and kept going all the way to the top of the hill heading down to Island View Rd. I've no doubt I could have kept going had I had more time (it was getting near sunset) and more juice in my legs.
All in all, a a much better ride than I would have had on the Zim Smith, and one heck of a ride for mid-January...
JMH
