Going Long and Hard.

Steve Vai said:
There’s 2 spots that make me nervous every time I go through. 1 is the section after Lawrenceville where the girls were attacked. The other section is the paved path right after Rt1. I’ve been buzzed by dirt bikes through there. And there’s a homeless camp in that section. It just feels like a bad place to be if that makes and sense.
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What section in lawrenceville? By 295?

The homeless encampments are gone at the moment i think😂

Coming from Princeton towards trenton , after the paved part you mentioned you cross over route 1 and the canal is underground so you are just on this mix of park/alley/with poor signage. That part always freaks me out.
 
stb222 said:
What section in lawrenceville? By 295?

The homeless encampments are gone at the moment i think😂

Coming from Princeton towards trenton , after the paved part you mentioned you cross over route 1 and the canal is underground so you are just on this mix of park/alley/with poor signage. That part always freaks me out.
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Where the old Trump graffiti was? That’s the section I’m talking about where the girl was attacked. There’s a street that dead ends onto the trail like 1/2 mile away? Sketchy AF.

Either way, I’m going through there tomorrow morning at some point so I’ll update with my findings.
 
So I made plans for 2 mini trips instead of what I had originally planned, which was a Gap/CO yo-yo. 700-miles in as long as took to do it.

Now I’m doing a short overnighter to Milford along the canal. Maybe 160-miles all in? Then starting Monday I’m gonna ride the Jersey Devil Route in I think 3-days. Well, the route in like 24-hours but also riding to the start and home afterwards. Maybe take the train back, not really sure what to expect.

Then starting Friday we’re doing a 4-day trip with Major Taylor. I might skip the 3rd night and ride all the way back Sunday. Again, no concrete plans.

Running a really heavy touring setup with an actual tent and cook system and my big 50c Rene Herse tires.
 
stb222 said:
What section in lawrenceville? By 295?

The homeless encampments are gone at the moment i think😂

Coming from Princeton towards trenton , after the paved part you mentioned you cross over route 1 and the canal is underground so you are just on this mix of park/alley/with poor signage. That part always freaks me out.
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I think that where the old train depot was and it's now basically a local dump. Also, riding between people's backyards and the canal, if that's what you're calling the alleys, is the most unnerving section for me. Afterwards heading north is such a nice ride towards Washington's Crossing. I'm considering an out and back from Lambertville to Allentown. Anyone done that route?
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qclabrat said:
I think that where the old train depot was and it's now basically a local dump. Also, riding between people's backyards and the canal, if that's what you're calling the alleys, is the most unnerving section for me. Afterwards heading north is such a nice ride towards Washington's Crossing. I'm considering an out and back from Lambertville to Allentown. Anyone done that route?View attachment 260901
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That’s basically what the Fat Epic was except it started in Washington’s Crossing. You really can’t go wrong anywhere along that section. It’s paved for a bit after Easton and linking the single track section before the gun club can be a little tricky, but there’s a bitchin’ rope swing there. And the Steel Stacks are super cool the first few times you see them.
 
This has got me thinking about stupid stuff too. It would be a CC card overnighter, but there’s nowhere to stay at the halfway point lol plus there’s almost 70 miles of road to link up D&R to Paulinskill (and also avoiding all the Trenton BS), the Sussex branch to Columbia, and Columbia back to Bound Brook.

Maybe some day!

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rlb said:
This has got me thinking about stupid stuff too. It would be a CC card overnighter, but there’s nowhere to stay at the halfway point lol plus there’s almost 70 miles of road to link up D&R to Paulinskill (and also avoiding all the Trenton BS), the Sussex branch to Columbia, and Columbia back to Bound Brook.

Maybe some day!

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I have a D&R/Paulinskill loop in my RWGPS I’ve stayed in Easton which is about 1/2 way and also in Stroudsburg.

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D&R/D&L/Paulinskill/Sussex

199.3 mi, +4840 ft. Bike ride in Piscataway Township, NJ
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rlb said:
Nice loop, yeah Easton is a little less than half but probably the best options. Belvedere is pretty much halfway on my loop but even less of a “destination” than Easton lol
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There’s not a ton of options through that section, that’s why I’ll usually make the effort to get up to Stroudsburg. Rt611 is super cool through there and there’s 2 shitty hotels next to a Quickie Mart and the Pie Place. There’s also a D&D in the hotel for an easy breakfast. Everything is walkable in fold up ninja bikepacking shoes. Easton all of the hotels are in a really shitty spot so you have to ride to get dinner and whatnot and probably have your bike stolen 😂
 
rlb said:
This has got me thinking about stupid stuff too. It would be a CC card overnighter, but there’s nowhere to stay at the halfway point lol plus there’s almost 70 miles of road to link up D&R to Paulinskill (and also avoiding all the Trenton BS), the Sussex branch to Columbia, and Columbia back to Bound Brook.

Maybe some day!

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Turn that draft upside into a ride
 
The Kalmyk said:
Im jammed up on the weekends till August but if you do that in the fall, hit me up. Id do that with you. Ive only done a small section on paulskill so doing the whole thing would be sweet.


I also have a 100miler in PA and with lots of bike paths if interested.
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I am interested, but likely won’t be able to make the time without taking a vacation day on a Friday or Monday. Maybe in the fall
 
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