Skylands Cycling  Cue Sheet

 

Name of Ride: Florida (NY) Loop                                      Total Mileage: 35

 

Description:  Flat and rolling tour of the black dirt region of Orange County, New York with one small (.7 mile) climb

 

Starting Point:  Sussex Christian Church, Unionville Avenue, Sussex

 

Directions to Starting Point:  From Rt. 23, Sussex, take Rt. 284 north  .4 miles. Make hard left onto Unionville Ave at NAPA auto parts store.  Church parking lot is immediately on right.  Park in back.   

Mileage

Turn

Road or Street Name

Comments

0.0

Left

Unionville Ave

 

0.05

Straight

Rt. 284 north

 

3.5

Right

Bassett Bridge Rd. 

(C.R. 642)

4.5

 

 

Cross the Wallkill River

4.6

Straight

Owens Station Rd.

 

5.6

Left

Lake Wallkill Rd.

 

6.5

 

 

Welcome to NY State

10.0

Left

Pulaski Highway (C.R. 6)

 

15.2

Right

C.R. 2(Pumpkin Flats

 

16.8

Right

Roe St.

 

17.0

Right

Golden Hill Terrace

 

17.05

Straight

Round Hill Rd.

Flat Flat Flat

19.2

Left

Big Island Rd.

 

19.22

Right

Mt. Eve Rd.

 

20.2

Straight

Little York Road

 

20.4

 

 

Start small climb

21.1

 

 

Climb over

21.6

 

Little York Road

Bear right (no street sign)

22.1

 

 

Warwick Valley Winery

22.9

Right

Little Brooklyn Rd.

 

23.4

Right

C.R. 1

 

24.8

Right

Pine Island Tpk.(C.R. 1)

 

25.2

Left

Missionland Rd.

More Flats

26.7

Left

Gurda Lane

 

27.1

Right

Lake Wallkill Rd.

 

29.3

Right

Owens Station Rd.

 

31.4

Left

Rt. 284 south

 

34.9

Straight

Unionville Ave

 

35.0

Right

Church parking lot