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"The wine trail consists of an Upper Hudson East Trail and an Upper Hudson West Trail that extend for nearly 120 miles. The Trail winds through east-central New York in the counties of Albany, Schenectady. Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington and Montgomery. The trail serves six vineyards with tasting rooms with another fourteen planted vineyards expected to open tasting rooms by 2020."

== Bike Rides ==

== Bikepacking Possibilities ==

== Utica->Frankfort Gorge ==

  • Someone on my ride recommended this, said it has seen recent improvements. Looks like it is a nice downhill in one direction, but probably a tough climb in the other.

== Foreign Travel ==

  • Iron Curtain Gravel Trail - Germany
  • Cohoes
    • Babe's Cafe

== Couples Rides 2024 ==

  • Mountain biking plus Roger's Cideryard
  • Stratton looks cool w/M
  • Druthers Schenectady Ride
  • Northern Barrel Ride
  • Adirondack rail trail - map - 34 miles in saranac lake - Construction is now one-third complete and say construction is expected to be completed in 2025

== Couples Rides ==

== Mountain Biking ==

== On Deck (see below) ==

  • Harlem Valley Rail Trail
    • Pack a lunch?
    • Start on Anthony Street (Hillsdale)
    • Berkshire botanical garden (short drive)
    • Copake Hillsdale Farmers Market
    • Roe Jan Brewing company in Hillsdale
    • Harvey & Sons Tea Factory Shop in Millertown
    • Chatham Berry Farm
  • Buffalo to Albany - w/train
  • Burlington to Montreal - 100m w/train
  • Veloroute de Bluets
  • Old Croton aqueduct trail - just south of peekskill to yonkers
  • Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail - Hampton to Castleton
  • Around Lake George
  • * Around Lake Champlian
  • Paradox Lake Loop ? - Article - 41 miles
  • Rail Trails to Sacandaga Loop - 105m
  • 100 mile Columbia County Loop (albany/new lebanon/hillsdale/hudson/albany)
  • Adirondack 6-Pack - 6 peaks plus breweries
  • 60 mile Spruce Mountain loop
  • 115 mile bike loop to Kane mountain - One way through Charlton, return along bike path
  • Bike to Grafton Peace Pagoda
  • Fire tower rides

== Local rides ==

  • S&S brewing and back
  • Kay's Pizza on Burden Lake
  • Indian Ladder
  • 9 pin
  • Albany Ale and Oyster
  • Patriots Cider Schagticoke

Tools I need

  • A second chain whip
  • metric caliper measuring tool

Summer Bikepacking Gear

Dutch Flyers Cycling Club Schenectady - Average pace usually be between 15 and 19 mph, mostly flat

check out amsterdam castle. Can one grab dinner there?

== Bring your own breakfast ride ==

  • oats
  • milk
  • cereal
  • spoon

== Local ==

  • Rivierview/River Road Loop 28m
  • Weekday Breakfast Rides
    • Clifton Park
      • Mocha Lisa's - Opens 8am daily. Great coffee (in ceramic on request) and morning salad (albeit mediocre, may need to try another salad option)! Minimal disposables - maybe request dressing/hummus on salad instead of on the side.
      • Snyder's - open 6am daily
      • West End Bagels
      • Uncommon Grounds - Open 6am. Sandwiches lately are meh. All disposable. Otherwise, decent seating and atmosphere.
      • Jimmy's Egg - Surprisingly nice! Very clean, simple, and good. I had a berry waffle and decaf. No disposables (except a butter pack).
      • Halfmoon Diner - Busy, good service, good diner food. No disposables.
    • Round Lake (8m)
      • Leah's Cakery
    • Waterford (8m)
      • Don & Paul's Coffee Shop - Very old school, some reminiscent decorations.
    • Burnt Hills (10m)
      • Burnt Hills Cafe - opens early (7:30?)
      • Fo'Castle Farm Country Store - Seemed like the coffee area was very closed on a Thursday late morning.
    • Ballston Lake (8.5m)
      • Lakeside Farms - Open daily at 8am
    • Cohoes
      • Babe's Cafe and Catering
      • Bill's Restaurant
    • Mechanicville
      • Ugly Rooster (8.3m)
      • Bubbles Restaurant
      • Golden Krust Bagels
      • Undeniable Nutrition - Tea House
    • Latham
      • Duck Donuts - Wicked dangerous ride. Donuts not my fav.
    • Glenville (10m)
      • Manhattan Bistro & Bagel, open 6am daily - Open early, about half the price of everywhere else, nice shop with shaded and sunny outdoor seating, they had pork roll! Not the best ride, and styrofoam cup/disposables.
      • Glenville Queen Diner, open 7am daily
    • Schenectady (12m)
      • *Arthur's Market - Easy to keep an eye on bike. Open daily at 7 except Tuesday. Delicious breakfast sandwich. Good cup of coffee. Some disposables. Nice atmosphere and staff.
      • Bud's on Jay (11m 1-way) - Open early. Really great decaf Americano! Real good premade sandwiches, great price ($5-ish). Some disposable containers.
      • *Union Cafe - Opens 8am, closed Tues. Very simple menu with basically diner food. Really well made/high quality. Very clean and friendly atmosphere. But devoid of character. Minor disposables (syrup/butter)
      • *Ambition Coffee & Eatery - Opens 8am. Outdoor waited tables(11m 1-way), awesome breakfast of rye toast, eggs, bacon, home fries. Only the cup was disposable. Nice outdoor seating.
      • Lorenzo's Cafe - Opens 6am daily except closed on Mon/Tues.
      • Bellevue Cafe - Open 7am daily
      • Graham's Coffee Parlor - Closed monday. Open T-F at 7:30am. A little later on weekends.
      • County Cafe - Open 7:30am weekdays only
      • Newest Lunch - Opens daily 'cept Sunday at 7am
      • Villa Italia - Really really nice baked goods. Mostly not quite my thing, but some good stuff in there (the donut was amazing), and lots of good stuff to bring home to M.
      • Moon & River Cafe - Vegan options, eclectic, lots of character, food and decaf was good (doesn't open til 9)
      • La Mexicana (doesen't open til 9)
      • Tropical Fever Executive Lounge - Doubles opens at 11 - wasn't actually open Monday evening :( Or Saturday 11ish.
    • Troy (12m)
      • Common Crumb - Closed Mon/Tues, opens at 8. Super simple. Good breakfast sandwich. Really good decaf Americano. All ceramic! Local flour? And a water cooler just when I needed it. Need to figure out a better ride to get there.
      • Jimmy's Lunch - Tons of character. My kinda place for sure. No disposables.
      • Koni's Kafe - Opens m-f 7:30am. awesome salad for breakfast, awesome outdoor seating, great price. Google says it opens at 8, but the door says it opens at 7:30 and it seems to open early so...
      • Superior Merchandise - Awesome pourover, nice breakfast salad, all disposable. Good Pecan Sticky Bun.
      • *Liza's of Troy - looks amazing, opens at 8am tues-fri. 9am on weekends. Closed Monday. Great breakfast salad, some disposables, kinda looked better than it tasted. No decaf. Opens late. Fantastic outdoor seating.
      • Cafe Deli-icious - Open 7:30 M-F, This was pretty good!
      • Stacks Espresso Bar 7am M-F - This moved into the Spill 'n space. Good sandwich, nice outdoor seating, ceramic plates, etc. Very nice!
      • *Manory's - Opens 7:30am T-S/S (closed monday) - Could be interesting, worth a try, kinda bar-like
      • *Bud's on the Hudson 6am M-F - Looks like solid food - gotta try this
      • *Mumu's Cafe & Pastry - opens at 7am M-F - Looks good, sweet treats, but some nice fruit/breakfast plates and stuff maybe?
      • *Bella Napoli - Opens 6am daily - All desserty, but worth a visit!
      • *Bitchin Donuts 7am W-F - Looks pretty awesome
      • *River Street Market - doesn't open until 8 - Not sure how this would be for breakfast, but could be worth checking out
      • *Little Pecks - Opens 8am daily. Looks cool, I need to check it out.
      • Jacob Alejandro's - Opens at 6:30 M-F, coffee shop, closed Tuesday - mostly coffee?
      • *The Fifth Tier Bakery - Thurs/Fri 7am - Wynantskill - Ambitious ride - place with plants that Mindy took me. Mostly fancy desserts, but maybe some breakfast?
      • South Troy Diner 7am T-F - Totally diner
      • Mocha Blend Espresso Bar - Closed Sunday, opens at 7am - Looks good, maybe not ideal bike ride, but could give it a shot
      • La Posta Brothers - Open 6:30 daily - great for an ambitious ride day, worth checking out. I think I went here once.
      • Carol's Place - Opens 7am W-S/S (closed M/T). Amibitious ride, almost in Wynantskill, but work checking out.
      • Alias Coffee - 7am W-F, 8am M/S/S - Looks to be mostly coffee
      • Unbelievable Nutrition - Oh man I did not get this place. Ended up ordering two ridiculous drinks. No food here.
    • Scotia
      • Storied Coffee (12m 1-way) - opens weekdays at 8am
      • Be Nourished (13m) - Open Tuesday-Friday 7:30am - Nice window to outside - Amazing beet salad, all lunch items available early. No decaf coffee, but had Kru coffee. Slightly off the beaten path. Genuinely nice staff. Everything disposable. Fantastic, wins a lot of points, but also loses some unfortunately. If they used non-disposables this would be like my favorite place.
      • Scotia Diner
    • Rotterdam
      • Hungry Chicken Country Store - 17m - Great location a nice distance from home, right on the bike path. Nice bike rack. Great prices. No decaf. Disposables (cup mostly, no biggie). Basic sandwich was really well made (but with 2 sausage patties which was a bit much!)
      • Bellavue Cafe (14.5m)
      • Point Cafe (13m 1-way)
      • Redwood Diner
      • Roosters NY
    • Ballston Spa (14m)
      • Iron Roost - Closed Tuesday - Fantastic all around (Southern Fried Chicken on a Waffle, wow!)
      • Coffee Planet - Nice walk up window, outdoor seating, inspired breakfast sandwich that was quite good, disposables. Open when other places are closed.
      • Night Work Bread - Opens 8 (Closed Mon and Tues I think) -
    • Stillwater (14m)
      • Moxxie Coffee Company - Open 9am daily, weekdays only.
    • Schagticoke
      • Brew Den Coffee Shop & Cafe (16.3m) - pleasant and nice, delicious little breakfast burrito and a good deal. All plastic/disposables. Ride there was on busy roads but with a decent shoulder.
      • Schag A Val - Diner and Pizzeria (16.3m)
    • Saratoga/Malta (19m 1-way or 21m the cool way)
      • Kru Coffee - lots to love, breakfast salad, pourover, real nice inside. Disposables though. Nice ride. Maybe a sandwich or something would have no disposables.
      • Saratoga Coffee Traders
      • Saratoga Break Basket
    • Delmar
      • Brewtus Roasting - Wasn't open
      • Bake For You - Closed Mon/Tues, opens at 9 other weekdays, 8 weekends
      • Perfect Blend Cafe and Bakery - Good, really nice atmosphere, disosables. Closed Monday, maybe Sunday. Opens 7am other days.
      • Bliss (opens at 9)
    • Albany (21m)
      • Cafe Madison on Madison
      • Cafe Madison off Madison - Awesome, clever breakfasts, pricey, mmm. No disposables
      • WFM Coffee Bar
      • Stagecoach Coffee
      • Wired Coffee and Bagel
      • Professor Java's
      • Stack's Espresso Bar
      • Daily Grind
      • The French Press Cafe
      • Cafe One Eleven
      • Bonobo
    • Schuylerville (24m)
      • Sweeney's - pretty good, butter/syrup disposables. Definitely did the trick
      • Lou's
      • Old Saratoga
      • Schuylerville Gluten-Free Foods

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On Deck

  • Adirondack 6-Pack - 6 peaks plus breweries
  • 60 mile Spruce Mountain loop
  • 115 mile bike loop to Kane mountain - One way through Charlton, return along bike path
  • Bike to Grafton Peace Pagoda

== Fire Tower Mountain Rides ==

== On Deck ==

== Long trip ideas ==

  • Montreal-Ottawa-Mont Laurier Loop 400 miles, almost all on bike paths!
  • Lots of huge bike path loops north of Lake Ontario
  • 600 mile loop around the adirondacks (albany/platsburgh/watertown/syracuse/albany)
  • 450 mile loop around catskills (syracuse/binghamton/poughkeepsie)

== Day Trips ==

  • Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail - Hampton to Castleton - 1:15 drive to 41 Prouty Rd

== Completed == 

 * Trails just across NY/VT border: DHRT

== Trains that let you bring a bike without a box ==

  • Carry-on bike trains:
    • Piedmont: New York Richmond Raleigh Charlotte
    • Vermonter: St. Albans Essex Junction (Burlington) Springfield New York Washington, DC
    • Capitol Limited: WashingtonDC Pittsburgh Cleveland Chicago
  • Checked Bike Trains - (baggage has a bike rack, no need for Box):
    • Carolinian: New York Richmond Raleigh Charlotte
    • Crescent: New York Atlanta New Orleans
    • Downeaster: Boston Portland, ME Brunswick, ME
    • Lake Shore Limited: New York/Boston Albany Utica Syracuse Rochester Buffalo Cleveland Chicago
    • Northeast Regional Boston Providence / Springfield Hartford New York Washington, DC Roanoke / Richmond Norfolk / Newport News Virginia Beach
    • Palmetto: New York Washington, DC Charleston Savannah Jacksonville Orlando Tampa / Miami
    • Pennsylvanian: New York Philadelphia Harrisburg Pittsburgh
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