2007 Century buildup:
Sun 6/3: mostly flat 60 miles@15.1mph
Sun 6/10: mostly flat, some rolling hills, 66 miles@15.2mph
Sun 6/24: 85 miles w/ 4 mile climb up Oakland Valley Rd; 15.5mph
Sun 7/8: 77 miles w/ 4 mile climb up Barkaboom Rd; 15.7mph
Sun 7/22: 70 miles w/ climbs up short steep side of High Point & 6 mile gradual climb N on Rt 42; 13.0mph
Sun 7/29: mostly flat 118 miles@15.0mph
Sun 8/12: mostly flat, some rolling hills, 111 miles
Sun 8/26: 130-140 miles, course TBA

See http://cindertrackbicycles.net/cindertrackbicycles.aspx for more info.
Bloomin' Valley Century
A 100 Mile Cycling Route Zig-Zagging from Bloomingburg, New York to New Paltz and Back Through the Wallkill Valley

 meet at Quickway Diner in Bloomingburg between 7:00-7:20 am for
Sunday 8/5/07 group ride of this route: meet around 7am at Quickway Diner in Bloomingburg.  start ride at 7:30am sharp.
Email me (Brian) at  a c a v a n a g h @ h v c . r r . c o m  until the night before if you have any question about this ride. Bring cue sheet below. Expected pace:  13-15mph. 

Due to anticipated removal and replacement of the Fair Oaks bridge over Route 17, an alternate route with modified cue sheet and maps are listed below.

Modified route for 2007 due to Fair Oaks bridge detour is available at bvc-cuesheet-Detour.xls

Route maps below are in order in which route is biked.

Excellent weather links: Hour by hour forecasts for Bloomingburg, Wallkill, New Paltz


bvc01.jpg  Quickway Diner in Bloomingburg, 17K to 17M, Prosperous Valley Rd,

When Fair Oaks bridge is out in 2007:
bvc02detour2007.jpg  17M, Prosperous Valley Rd, Brola Rd, Howells Tpk, 17M, Dosen Rd, M&M Rd (Fair Oaks), then right onto 17M

When Fair Oaks bridge is out in 2007:
bvc03detour2007.jpg 17M, Sands Rd W, Sands Rd, Goshen Tpk (Circleville), Hufcut Rd, Lybolt Rd, (Bullville), 17K

bvc04.jpg  Bullville Rd, Searsville Rd

bvc05.jpg  Searsville Rd, Hill Ave, Rt 52, Dubois St, Red Mills Rd, Konefal Ave, Drexel Dr, White Ave, Griesing Rd

bvc06.jpg  Griesing Rd, Hoagerburgh Rd, Bruyn Tpk (Wallkill Ave),  Red Mills Rd past Watchtower farms

bvc07.jpg  Red Mills Rd, Bruynswick Inn, Rt 7, McKinstry Rd, Burnt Meadows Rd, Hoagerburgh Rd

bvc08.jpg  Hoagerburgh Rd, Bate La, Lippincott Rd, Wallkill Ave, River Rd (Wallkill), Galeville Rd, Sand Hill Rd

bvc09.jpg  Sand Hill Rd north to Gardener

bvc10.jpg  Gardener north on Dusinberre Rd, Phillies Bridge Rd, Old Ford Rd, Forest Glen Rd, 208, Jenkinstown Rd, 32, Dubois Rd

bvc11.jpg  Dubois Rd, Jansen Rd, Cedar La, Plains Rd, turnaround (New Paltz). We'll plan to stop for a lunch break at The Cheese Plate in the Water Street Market. Owner Kat has delicious chocolates and makes great gourmet cheese & fresh fruit baguette sandwiches.

bvc12.jpg  turnaround, Plains Rd, Cedar La, Jansen Rd, Dubois Rd

bvc13.jpg  Dubois Rd, 32, Jenkinstown Rd, 208, Forest Glen Rd, Old Ford Rd, Phillies Bridge Rd,  Dusinberre Rd (Gardiner)

bvc14.jpg  (Gardiner) Sand Hill Rd south

bvc15.jpg  Sand Hill Rd, Galeville Rd, River Rd (Wallkill), Wallkill Ave, Lippincott Rd, Bate La, Hoagerburgh Rd

bvc16.jpg  Hoagerburgh Rd, Bruynswick Inn, Red Mills Rd past Watchtower farms, Wallkill Ave (Bruyn Tpk), Red Mills Rd

bvc17.jpg  Red Mills Rd, Dubois St, Rt 52, Black Hawk Rd, Ulsterville Rd, Gillespie St

bvc18.jpg  Gillespie St,  Bruyn Ave, Crawford St, Burlingham Rd (R, not straight), Dunthorne Dr

bvc19.jpg  Dunthorne Dr, Petticoate La, Stone Schoolhouse Rd, 17K to Quickway Diner in Bloomingburg

bvc-big-w-cep.jpg  entire route (note different scale) with course elevation profile (note: see detail maps above for correct Fair Oaks detour route).

Map below gives a less detailed