2 Wheels, 3 Bridges and 100 Miles Around the Hudson Valley

Join the Rockland Bike Club and work off those extra Independence Day barbecue burgers and hot dogs. And you can do it by seeing some of the prettiest places in the Lower Hudson Valley, too. The third annual Three Bridges Century will be held on Sunday July 7 offering a 100 mile ride for the serious cyclist criss crossing the Hudson on the Bear Mountain Bridge, the Newburgh Beacon Bridge and the Walkway Over The Hudson. There's also a two-bridge, 40 mile option planned as well.

It all starts on Sunday at 7a in the parking lot by the Bear Mountain Inn at Bear Mountain. Cyclists will ride North and cross the Hudson at the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. Century riders will continue North through Wappingers Falls and Poughkeepsie and cross the river at the Walkway Over The Hudson.  The 100 mile route then passes through New Paltz and offering beautiful views of the Shawangunk Ridge before heading South through Walkill crossing  the Hudson again at the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. The return route for both the 40 and the 100 mile trip is via 9D and the Bear Mountain Bridge.  You can see the full route map at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1420386 .

This ride is free and open to the public. There will be two rest areas on the 100 mile route. The half-day 40 mile route will stop in Beacon or Cold Spring.
For more information and free registration, visit http://rocklandbike.org or email RocklandBike@gmail.com.