LOCAL RIDE SUGGESTIONS

 

This page provides a collection of cue sheets and maps for rides in the Hunterdon County area. I have tried to provide a variety of routes from different locations. We are very lucky that western New Jersey has many miles of beautiful rural roads for cycling just outside our door.

 

Cue sheets are in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format unless otherwise noted. Click HERE to download the free Acrobat Reader. Most cue sheets also include a color topographic map showing the route. If possible, you should print the map on the back of the cue sheet. Not all the routes have been field-checked. Eventually I hope to get all the routes mapped with GPS and my topo mapping software. I am always collecting more cue sheets and looking for new routes to ride. If you have suggestions please send them to me at rsheneman@earthlink.net. I’ll add more suggestions as they become available.

 

NOTE – Not all the routes have been field-checked this season. Roads are often closed for repairs and construction, so you might want to drive the route first to make sure all the roads are open.

 

Most cue sheets are formatted to be printed on letter-size paper (8.5” x 11”) and folded in half or in quarters for easy use on the road. I used to clip the cue sheet to my shifter cables using office-type binder clips.  Now I use the CueClip (www.cueclip.com) and attach the sheet to my bar stem. They don’t seem to get lost as easily this way.

 

Another way I like to ride is to print a few pages from the New Jersey Bike Map (ww.njbikemap.com) and pick some new roads. When I’m not sure about where to go, I just pull out the maps and choose a direction. These maps include useful information like scenic roads, food stores, schools and parks, etc. Printing a few maps on waterproof paper and heading out for the day is a great experience!

 

Rides Starting in Stockton

 

 

(Prallsville Mill, Rte. 29)

Wickecheoke Creek – 12 mi

Stockton – Ringoes – 18 mi

Stockton – Sandbrook -20 mi

Stockton – Kingwood – 26 mi

Stockton – Oak Grove – 30 mi

Stockton – Reaville – 30 mi

 

Rides from Pittstown

(Del-Val H.S., Senator Stout Rd.)

Oak Grove Short Ride – 9 mi

Oak Grove Ride – 14 mi

Quakertown Mini-Tour – 16 mi

Union Road Ride – 17mi

Croton-Locktown Tour – 20mi

 

Rides from Bulls Island State Park

Central Bucks Bicycle Club Cue Sheets (xls)

 

Rides Starting in Ringoes

(East Amwell School, Wertsville, Rd.)

Last Covered Bridge – 15 mi

Last Covered Bridge – 25 mi

South County Loop – 26 mi

 

Rides Starting in Lambertville

Central Bucks Bicycle Club Cue Sheets (xls)

 

Rides Starting in Flemington

(Mine Brook Park, Old Croton Rd.)

Flemington – Croton – 15 mi

Flemington – Raven Rock – 37 mi

(Barely Sheaf School, Barley Sheaf Rd.)

Barley Sheaf Boogie – 26 mi

(Lenape Park, Co. Rte. 523)

Dunkard Church Road – 13 mi

 

You’re right…these ride photos are NOT from New Jersey!

They’re provided by some friends who like to tour the American southwest by bicycle.

 

I have collected route suggestions from a number of publication and internet sources.  The listing below provides information on these sources.  I want to recognize the hard work involved in publishing this information and express my thanks to the authors.

Central Bucks Bicycle Club (www.cbbikeclub.org)

New Jersey Bike Map (www.njbikemap.com)

Ride Guide, Central New Jersey 2nd edition, Dan Goldfisher, Anacus Press, Inc., Warren NJ, 1999

The Back Road Bike Book, 3rd edition, Catherine D. Kerr, Freewheeling Press, New Hope, PA, 1998

Back Roads Bicycling in Bucks County, PA, Catherine D. Kerr, Freewheeling Press, New Hope, PA, 2003

Rural New Jersey By Bicycle, Volume 1, Thornton Holmes, 1999

Rural New Jersey By Bicycle, Volume 2, Thornton Holmes, 1999