Meeting time/place is indicated by a transportation code within each hike/excursion write-up (e.g., Trans. 1A, Trans. 1B, etc.). The codes are explained below and apply only to this schedule.
Drivers: use your NY and NJ road maps to locate the towns/routes mentioned. Do NOT call the leaders for driving directions; use your map or the web. Towns in NJ are so identified; all others are in NY.
Events meeting at public transportation places should not begin before arrival of bus or train. A leader should wait at least ½ hour for scheduled arrival, not necessarily for delayed private cars. All meeting times coincide with the bus/train time of arrival. All buses leave the NY Port Authority Bus Terminal (41 St. & 8 Ave.), unless otherwise noted. Check schedules with rail and bus lines as this schedule is printed several months in advance of events.
1 Applies to weekends only: 8:30 a.m. SHORT LINE bus run #401 (212-736-4700 www.coachusa.com/shortline) North Wing – Note: run #401 discharges passengers upon request during boarding along the Rt. 17 corridor. Coachusa website does not include request stops shown below. (Late bus run # 389 leaves NYC at 9:10).
A. Not Used
B. Sloatsburg, Rockland CO., NY. Arr. 9:12. Meet at Municipal Building Parking Lot located north of 2nd stop light just past Characters Restaurant. Follow signs into parking lot.
C. Tuxedo, Orange CO., NY. Arr. 9:17. From Rt. 17 north turn R on East Village Rd. Meet in commuter lot just past the tracks.
D. Rt. 17A/Sterling Forest. Orange CO., NY. Arr. 9:19. (Rt. 17 & 17A, Park & Ride) Exit Rt. 17 to the left, 2.5 miles past Tuxedo, meet in the paved parking lot past the stop sign.
E. Southfields, Orange CO., NY. Arr. 9:21. Meet at Red Apple Rest on route17 northbound. No all day parking allowed.
F. Arden, Orange CO., NY. Arr. 9:25. Request bus driver to stop at "Welcome to Harriman Park" sign on Rt. 17 at Arden Valley Rd (2 miles N of Southfields). At that sign, go E 4/10 mile. Meet at pkg. lot, which is the first right turn after crossing Thruway Bridge.
G. Harriman RR Station, Orange CO., NY. Arr. 9:28.Meet at RR Sta. parking lot off Rt. 17 northbound.
2 8:30 a.m. SHORT LINE bus #733 (212-736-4700 www.coachusa.com/shortline) to:
A. Mountainville, Orange CO., NY. Arr. 9:52 a.m., Rt. 32 & Angola/Pleasant Hill Rd., at Black Rock Fish & Game Club sign.
3 7:30 a.m. NJ TRANSIT Bus # 197 (Sun bus leaves 7:45 a.m.) (212-564-8484, 973-762-5100 www.njtransit.com) Sat. 8:30 a.m. departure bus terminates Ringwood Park and Ride arr. 9:47 a.m. Late bus #198 leaves Sat. & Sun. 9:30 a.m. Bus departs from PABT Gate 233.
A. Wanaque NJ. Rt 511 & Skyline Lakes Dr., (Request stop only) arr 8:43 (Sun 8:58). Park in shopping mall behind “Skyline Diner Rest”. Do not park at diner.
B. Ringwood Park and Ride. One Cannici Dr. (off of Skyline Drive, 1500 feet from its T junction with Rt. 511) arr. 8:43 (Sun 8:58). Late bus on Saturdays arr. 9.47.
C. Ringwood, Rte 511 and East shore Rd arr. 9:02 (Sun 9:17). Trailhead parking for Highlands trail is across the road from bus stop
D. Greenwood Lake, NJ. Route 210 at Lakeside Rd., arr. 9:06 (Sun 9:21). Bus stops just opposite Le Bistro II restaurant. Meet at A&P Shopping Plaza parking lot near Lukoil station just west of intersection with 511.
E. Stateline Trail Lakeside Rd (Request stop at NY/NJ Border arr. 9:14. (Sun. 9:29). Parking area located on dirt access road west of Greenwood Lake Marina. Do not park on private property of Marina.
F. Greenwood Lake, NY. Park and Ride, Jersey Ave. arr. 9:16 (Sun 9:31) Park and Ride is 500 ft before Jersey Ave (Rt 210) ends at T junction with Windemere Ave.
G. Mt. Peter (Kain Rd Request stop only), arr. 9:20. (Sun. 9:44). Parking area is on Rt 17A & Continental Rd, North of Greenwood Lake NY. Look for AT sign.
4 8:45 a.m. COACHUSA/Short Line (212-736-4700 http://www.coachusa.com/shortline/). Purchase ticket at Short Line Ticket Windows (North Wing).
A. Suffern, Rockland CO., NY. Arr. 9:38. Meet pkg. lot opp. bus ticket off. nr. jct. Rtes. 59 & 202 in business district.
B. Viola School. Arr. 9:43. Kakiat Cty. Pk. Rt. 202, 3 mi. E of Suffern. Lot in park near entrance, N side of Rt. 202.
C. Mt. Ivy. Arr. 9:50. Rt. 202 & PIP Exit 13. Meet in commuter lot.
D. Tomkins Cove. Arr. 10:05 Route 9W. Trailhead 1777 Trail, 3.4 mi. N of the bridge in Stony Point. Stops only on request.
E. Jones Point, Dunderberg on Route 9W. Arr. 10:10. 3½ mi. S of Bear Mtn. Inn. Stops only on request.
F. Bear Mtn. Inn. Rockland CO., NY. Route 9W S of Bear Mtn. Bridge. Arr. 10:15. (Return: lv. Inn at 5:19 p.m.)
G. Ft. Montgomery, Orange CO., NY. (N of Bear Mtn. Bridge). Arr. 10:30. 9W & Richie's Little Place, approximately 1 mile N of Bear Mtn Bridge. (Do not park in his parking lot.)
5 8:47 a.m. METRO-NORTH RR (212-532-4900 www.mnr.org/mn) Poughkeepsie train from GCT (early train leaves 7:47 a.m.).
A. Peekskill, Westchester CO., NY. Arr. 9:43. Off Rt. 9 (early train 8:43 a.m.).
B. Manitou, Putnam CO., NY. Arr. 9:50. Located 1¼ mile N of Bear Mtn. Bridge on Manitou Rd. off Rt. 9D (early train 8:50 a.m.).
C. Garrison, Putnam CO., NY. Arr. 9:55. ¼-mi. W of Rts. 9D & 403 (early train 8:55 a.m.).
D. Cold Spring, Putnam CO., NY. Arr. 9:59. Meet at foot of Main St. (near Station Cafe) (early train 8:59 a.m.).
E. Breakneck Ridge, Dutchess CO., NY. Arr. 10:03. Breakneck Ridge parking lot is located ¼ mile N of the tunnel. Train riders walk south along road to parking lot. Do not walk on tracks. (early train 9:03 a.m.).
F. Beacon, Dutchess CO., NY. Arr. 10:10. Meet in the northbound commuter parking lot (early train 9:10 a.m.).
6 8:30 a.m. ADIRONDACK TRAILWAYS (212-967-2900 www.trailwaysny.com). Ticket office is in South Wing, near 8 Ave., 40 St. Earlier bus leaves at 7:00 a.m.
A. New Paltz, Ulster CO., NY. Arr. 10:05. Meet at bus station. Drivers take NYS Thruway to Exit 18, then Route 299 W 1 mile. Park on side street, NOT in station. Early bus arr. 8:35.
B. Kingston, Ulster CO., NY. Arr. 10:35. (Early express bus leaves 7:00 a.m. arr. 8:40 a.m.) Meet at bus station. Drivers take NYS Thruway to Exit 19. Park at side of bus station (400 Washington Ave.)
7 8:22 a.m. ROCKLAND COACHES (COACH USA) (www.coachusa.com/rockland) bus from PABT, South Wing gate 220, tickets at windows 11-15.
A. Englewood Cliffs, Bergen CO., NJ. Palisade Ave. & Route 9W. Arr. 8:52.
B. Greenbrook Rd., 9W Bergen CO., NJ. Arr 8:55. Ent. Greenbrook Sanct.
C. Closter Dock Rd., 9W Bergen CO., NJ. Arr. 9:00. Tunnel to Long Path.
D. Piermont, Rockland CO., NY. 450 Piermont Ave. Arr. 9:17.
E. Upper Nyack, Rockland CO., NY. Arr. 9:30, on Rt 9W. Approx 1 mile N of NY Thruway. Meet in dirt parking area a few feet N of Christian Herald Rd traffic light on W side of Rt. 9W. Drivers park in lower athletic field on Christian Herald Rd. west of Rt. 9W.
F. Rockland Lake Park & 9W. Arr. 9:35.
8 8:10 a.m. NJ TRANSIT (212-564-8484, 973-762-5100 www.njtransit.com). Bus #194 (8:20 a.m. on Sun.).
A. Lot 25, Willowbrook Mall, next to Lord & Taylor. Arr. 8:40 (9:00 Sun.). Mall is at junction of Rtes. 23, 46 & 80, Wayne NJ. Enter mall from Rt. 23 just S of junction.
B. Pompton Lakes NJ. Arr. 9:11 (9:33 Sun.), Wanaque & Pompton Aves., parking lot, rear of library. Stops only on request.
C. Meadetown NJ Shopping Center, Rt. 23, in Butler. Arr. 9:26 (9:46 Sun.). Stops only on request.
D. Newfoundland NJ. Arr. 9:34 (9:56 Sun.), Old Rt. 23 & Kanouse Road.
9 9:14 a.m. NJ TRANSIT (800-772-2222 www.njtransit.com) train from Penn Sta. arriving Secaucus 9:20. Change to Port Jervis line leaving Secaucus 9:31. PORT Jervis line may also be boarded at Hoboken at 9:23.
A. Suffern, Rockland CO., NY. Arr. 10:05. Railroad station is about 500 ft. S of junction of Routes 59 & 202.
B. Sloatsburg, Rockland CO., NY. Arr. 10:12 Meet at Municipal Building Parking Lot located north of 2nd stop light just past Characters Restaurant. Follow signs into parking lot..
C. Tuxedo, Orange CO., NY. Arr. 10:17. Meet at RR Sta. on route 17 northbound.
D. Harriman, Orange CO., NY. Arr. 10:27. Meet at RR sta. parking lot off Rt. 17 northbound.
10 7:40 a.m. (later train 9:16) LIRR (718-217-LIRR www.mta.info/lirr) Penn Sta.
A. Bay Shore. Arr. 8:52 (later train 10:25).
B. Great River Later train only, arr. 10:33.
C. Sayville. Arr. 9:03 (later train 10:42).
D. Patchogue. Arr. 9:11 (later train 10:49).
E. Mastic-Shirley. Later train only, arr. 11:01.
11 10:10 a.m. LIRR (718-217-LIRR www.mta.info/lirr) train from Penn Station.
A. Wantagh. Arr. 11:06.
12 NJ TRANSIT train or PATH to Newark Penn Sta., then BLUE Newark Light Rail (Subway) Line, usually departing from platform 1, to the 3rd stop, Warren St. Pool is in gym by subway exit, & Tiernan Hall is the bldg. behind the athletic field scoreboard. Allow 60 min.
13 8:15 a.m. SHORT LINE bus #908 Bergen County Rt. (212-736-4700 www.coachusa.com/shortline) – North Wing
A. Suffern, Rockland CO., NY. Arr. 9:06. Meet pkg. lot opp. bus ticket off. nr. jct. Rtes. 59 & 202 in business district.
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