Today’s ride was on the Heritage Trail in New York state. It is a rail trail that runs from Harriman to Goshen.
I had planned on starting in Harriman, just off Rt. 17, and it’s a good thing I changed my mind.
The trail is interrupted because of a bridge out, with no way around. I found this out at the end of my ride.
I started the ride in Monroe and headed west. It is really a nice trail traveling through a pretty populated area,
but still away from everything in your own little trail world. Passing by houses and back yards and old companies.
Crossing small roads every now and then. I came to an old cemetery and a Nature Preserve. The preserve had
some trails and I ventured in, but soon lost interest due to my luck at getting lost. I continued on to the town of
Goshen where I thought I might get a coffee and donut. It wasn't meant to be. So at about thirteen miles in, I headed back.
I picked up the pace a little, I had been riding at about ten mph. I saw another rider ahead that just entered the trail and I
decided to keep up. That wasn’t meant to be either 18 mph was too much for me, I started falling back and getting tired
pushing my Fat bike, chasing the roady, so I backed off back to ten mph, my comfort zone. As I got back to Monroe, where
I started, I had renewed energy and kept going to try and get to Rt 17. That’s when I found the bridge out, not allowing you
to get to 17. Turned back and called it a ride at just over twenty six miles. It was a nice fun day out with lots of strange sights.
near the start
The preserve
End of the line
what's keeping that tree up!
the other end
that's why