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I did this Novenber 12 2000. Bike/train trip from Trenton NJ using NJT train to  Newark NJ. Follow cue below to Ft Lee NJ. Cross GW Bridge and use the bike Path to Trade Center. Cross on Hoboken Ferry or Path. At Hoboken use PATH train to Newark and the train to Trenton.A 40 mile bicycle ride.
Biking the George Washington Bridge and New York River Front  Bike Path.
Cue starts in Newark NJ
Newark to Ft Lee, Cross GW Bridge and use The Bike path to Trade Center                                                  
Start - Raymond Plz W                                        Time @ 12 mph          
                  NE                    0          0:00:00          Raymond Plz W
Left              NW                    0          0:00:00          River St
Bear Rt          N                       0          0:00:00          SR 21 (Mccarter Hwy)
Right               E                    1          0:04:00          Bridge St
STAY              E                    1          0:04:00          Harrison Ave
Left                  N                    1          0:04:00          Passaic Ave
Bear Rt          NE                    4          0:16:00          CR 507 (River Rd)
Bear Rt          NE                    7          0:28:00          Park Ave
Right              SE                    9          0:36:00          Paterson Ave
Left                NE                    9          0:36:00          Hackensack St
STAY           NE                    11          0:44:00          Terrace Ave

STAY             NE                    13          0:52:00          Polifly Rd
Bear Rt          E                    14          0:56:00          Essex St
Left                 N                    14          0:56:00          Main St
Right             E                    14          0:56:00          Court St
STAY            E                    14          0:56:00          W Fort Lee Rd
STAY            SE                    14          0:56:00          E Fort Lee Rd
STAY           SE                    14          0:56:00          Fort Lee Rd
Left                 N                    15          1:00:00          Teaneck Rd
Right             SE                    15          1:00:00          Degraw Ave
STAY           SE                    16          1:04:00          Fort Lee Rd
STAY           SE                    17          1:08:00          Main St
Left                 N                    18          1:12:00          Hudson Ter
Bear Rt          NE                    19          1:16:00          Bridge Ramp

                                                  
Bike Path direction 11 miles                                                  
          E                    0          0:00:00          W 178Th St
Left          N                    0          0:00:00          Fort Washington Ave
Left          W                    0          0:00:00          W 181St St
Bear Rt          NW                    0          0:00:00          Plaza Lafayette
Left                                                  Cross Foot Bridge
                                                  Down stairs to Bike path
STAY                                                  Bike Path (bad potholes)
Hard Right                                                  Before GW Bridge, enter bile path
                                                   Steep down hill with a large rock
                                                  partially blocking the path
>  Exit GW Bridge path onto 178th Street                                                  
>  Left on Fort Washington Ave                                                  
>  Left on West 181st Street, to end                                                  
>  Right on road adjacent to northbound Henry Hudson Pky for 1 block                                                  
Plaza Lafayette                                                  
>  Left onto pedestrian bridge                                                  
>  Down stairs at other end of bridge to path                                                  
>  South on sidewalk (caution - large potholes)                                                  
>  Bend Right around turn, before Bridge,
> carefully enter path partially blockaded by large rock
>  Continue on waterfront path South for 2 miles
>  Path ends at sewage plant.  Take road behind gate marked "PRIVATE
> ROAD NO PEDESTRIANS" around sewage plant to the South.  Exit at
> gate to West 135th Street.  If guard is at the gatehouse, they might
> yell at you a little, but just smile, thank them, and keep on going.
(Work is being done and new section are being open regularly)
>  Left on West 135th Street (just past gatehouse).
>  Right on Twelth Ave (or whatever they call that road under the viaduct)
>  Right on West 133rd Street
>  Left on Marginal Street (by Fairway supermarket)
>  At end of street, take sidewalk path on Right of highway entrance by
> Hudson River (Cherry Walk)
>  Follow path along waterfront. 
Around 83rd street after Cherry walk ends, the path get narrow and bumpy
To aviod this:
Specifically, at the end of the "Cherry Walk" (98th St.) continue along the
river past the tennis courts.  Just before the bumpy spot, bear left onto an
underpass below the HH, then bear right up the path into Riverside Park.
Continue South along the park concourse.  Just before the cow statues,
follow path to the right and down alongside the river again.  This will take
you to 72nd Street boat basin.
>  At 72nd Street, waterfront path currently ends, but "sometime in
November"
> a new extension should be open to take you down to 59th Street.
This section Now open72nd boat basin to 59th street
Otherwise,
> use West End/11th Ave to get to 59th Street.
>  At 59th Street, take the service road of West Street, temporary bike
> path, or permanent bike path (whichever is available).
Currently, go pass a no bike sign.
>  At 23rd Street, take either service road or path detour through
> Chelsea Piers complex.
>  At 14th Street, take bike path down to Hoboken Ferry Pier.
Or ride the side wark of building until the path is finished

Ft. Lee approach to the George Washington Bridge and route to the Riverside bike path.
Detour at 72nd St to 59th St.
60th Street to Trade Center
Map of route from Newark
Newark Penn Station to Passaic Ave.
Onroad route, Gw Bridge to Brooklyn Bridge
If you are not familiar with the GW Bridges, when you leave the bike
path ramp turn right on the sidewalk, ride about 100 feet and then:

R   CABRINT BLVD.
R   W 177 ST. (AT T)
L   HAVEN AVE. (FIRST LEFT)
R   FT. WASHINGTON AVE.
R   W 165TH ST.
L   RIVERSIDE DRIVE
BL  W72
R   WEST END AVENUE
L   W 24TH (CONSTRUCTION)
R   9TH AVENUE
L    W IOTH
R   7TH AVENUE
L   DUANE ST.
R   CENTRE ST.
L   ENTRANCE TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE