>>...Having ridden in New Jersey and Rhode Island I'd say
>>this is an
impractical plan....<<<<
As I said in my e-mail, I'd have to agree. The New England
shore is not what you might expect. Although a quick glance
at a map might suggest that it's all along water, there
really aren't many roads with any kind of great water views
or access.
What you might want to do is plan your route to use the
north shore of Long Island as far east as Port Jefferson,
where you can catch a nice ferry ride to Bridgeport, CT. The
obvious north shore route is not really along the water,
either, but it's probably more pleasant than skirting the CT
shore past Stamford, Norwalk, etc. Once you get out of the
sleazy section of Bridgeport, there are some pretty cool
towns to ride through as you head along the coast toward
Rhode Island. I would stop in (New) Milford, Guilford,
Clinton, Indian Head, the Lymes, Old Saybrook, Mystic (of
course!), Stonington, Westerly Rhode Island (Misquamicut
Beach is really hopping in the summer), Narragansett,
Newport, Bristol, and Providence. From there, you can work
your way to Boston.
As an alternative, you can ride further east on Long Island,
past miles of farmland and waterfront resorts to Orient
Point, where a ferry will take you across to New London,
just 11 miles west of Mystic.
If you want some additional help in planning your route,
feel free to e-mail me at
[email protected]
"John Everett" <
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> On Tue, 25 May 2004 15:10:00 -0400, "anono"
> <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Has anyone riden up from Rehobath, taking the ferry and
> >then up the NJ
shore
> >roads?
> >
> >Two of us are thinking about going up to boston on bike,
> >staying as close
as
> >possible to the shore. Anythoughts on riding
> >conditions in NJ?
>
> Having ridden in New Jersey and Rhode Island I'd say this
> is an impractical plan. Because of the barrier island
> characteristics of most of the Jersey shore, any roads
> that get close to and parallel the ocean don't go very
> far. Any roads that parallel the shore and actually go
> somewhere are so far from the ocean that you'll be lucky
> if you ever see it.
>
> Rhode Island (and I assume Connecticut) are similarly
> broken up, but for different reasons. This shoreline is
> broken up by many, many inlets, which has forced the
> through roads to be built far back from the ocean (sound).
>
> Then there's the whole problem of traversing the New York
> metropolitan area. :-(
>
>
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