Old Mine Road Brochure REV
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For more information please contact: Bicycle Advocate NJDOT 1035 Parkway Avenue P.O. BOX 600 Trenton, NJ 08625 www.nj.gov/transportation Rev. 10/02 Old Mine Road Ride New Jersey Department of Transportation General Tips Plan ahead. Read the route directions before beginning the ride. Obey safety laws. Obey all rules of the road! Keep right; ride with traffic, not against it. Obey all traffic signs and signals. In New Jersey, a bicyclist has the same rights and responsibilities as a motor vehicle driver. Use signals. Show your intention clearly when turning and changing lanes. Share the road/trail. Be aware of and respect the rights and safety of other road and trail users, especially children, pedestrians, and joggers. Be aware of road conditions. Users should take the trail as they find it. NJDOT does not guarantee that the trail is completely free from conditions that may be a hazard to bicycle traffic. In preparing this route, every attempt has been made to select roads that can provide a quality bicycle touring experience. However, some route segments may have adverse conditions. Road conditions continually change: pavements deteriorate, roads are resurfaced, more development leads to increased traffic. Conditions listed in this route were effective at this printing. Your comments will be useful in updating or revising the route. E-mail comments to [email protected]. Be aware of traffic patterns. Plan trips to avoid peak traffic hours. This route generally utilizes low traffic volume roads. However, be careful if you bicycle during peak commuter traffic. New Jersey Department of Transportation A Tour Guide for Cyclists Old Mine Road Ride
Transcript of Old Mine Road Brochure REV
For more informationplease contact:
Bicycle AdvocateNJDOT1035 Parkway AvenueP.O. BOX 600Trenton, NJ 08625www.nj.gov/transportation Rev. 10/02
Old Mine Road Ride
New JerseyDepartment of Transportation
General Tips
Plan ahead.Read the route directions before beginning the ride.
Obey safety laws.Obey all rules of the road! Keep right; ride with traffic,not against it. Obey all traffic signs and signals. In NewJersey, a bicyclist has the same rights and responsibilitiesas a motor vehicle driver.
Use signals. Show your intention clearly when turning and changing lanes.
Share the road/trail. Be aware of and respect the rights and safety of otherroad and trail users, especially children, pedestrians,and joggers.
Be aware of road conditions.Users should take the trail as they find it. NJDOT does notguarantee that the trail is completely free from conditionsthat may be a hazard to bicycle traffic. In preparing thisroute, every attempt has been made to select roads thatcan provide a quality bicycle touring experience. However,some route segments may have adverse conditions.
Road conditions continually change: pavements deteriorate, roads are resurfaced, more developmentleads to increased traffic. Conditions listed in this routewere effective at this printing.
Your comments will be useful in updating or revising theroute. E-mail comments to [email protected].
Be aware of traffic patterns.Plan trips to avoid peak traffic hours. This route generallyutilizes low traffic volume roads. However, be careful ifyou bicycle during peak commuter traffic.
New JerseyDepartment of Transportation
A Tour Guide for Cyclists
Old Mine Road Ride
don’t give up! The natural beauty of the area makesthe effort well worthwhile. North of Dingmans Ferry onCounty Route 521, the route is fairly level.
On summer weekends, you’re likely to encounter somevehicular traffic, particularly in the vicinity of the DelawareWater Gap Visitors Center. The area is extremely popularwith fishermen, hikers, boaters and rafters. As you movefarther north along the route in New Jersey, the trafficthins out, completing your unique biking experience.
The rolling hills and pristine valleys of western SussexCounty will surround you. On the Pennsylvania side ofthe Delaware, the Appalachian Mountains frame theriver’s shoreline. From spring through autumn this areatruly is a sight to behold, a must-see for cyclists, localresidents and visitors alike. It follows Old Mine Road,one of the first in the nation, built in 1659 by Dutch settlers to bring copper ore from the Pahaquarry Minesto Esopus (now Kingston, NY) on the Hudson River.
You’ll find many points of interest along the route,including Millbrook Village, where National Park Serviceemployees wear period dress and demonstrate handcraftssuch as spinning, weaving and blacksmithing; PetersValley Craft Center; and Dingmans Ferry Bridge,connecting New Jersey to Pennsylvania. Just follow yourmap and you can take an abbreviated version of thetour along one of the rural roads that wind through thearea.
The following will give you a “sneak peek” at the NewJersey portion of the Old Mine Road from the DelawareWater Gap to Port Jervis, NY, a distance of 42.9 miles.The Old Mine Road continues another 60 miles toKingston, NY as Route 209 (more traffic than in NewJersey). In the few places where the Old Mine Road disappears or is no longer maintained, the route followsother paved roads.
The route is moderately hilly with two major climbs anda steep descent where you must exercise caution. But
Old Mine Road Old Mine RoadStarting at the Kittatinny Point Visitors Center that islocated just off the last exit from I-80 in New Jersey, the Old Mine Road is an exceptionally scenic bicycleroute. It takes you along the historic Delaware River and winds its way through the Delaware Water GapNational Recreation Area. Beautiful vistas encompassthe Delaware River around every turn.
For more informationplease contact:
Bicycle AdvocateNJDOT1035 Parkway AvenueP.O. BOX 600Trenton, NJ 08625www.nj.gov/transportation Rev. 10/02
Old Mine Road Ride
New JerseyDepartment of Transportation
General Tips
Plan ahead.Read the route directions before beginning the ride.
Obey safety laws.Obey all rules of the road! Keep right; ride with traffic,not against it. Obey all traffic signs and signals. In NewJersey, a bicyclist has the same rights and responsibilitiesas a motor vehicle driver.
Use signals. Show your intention clearly when turning and changing lanes.
Share the road/trail. Be aware of and respect the rights and safety of otherroad and trail users, especially children, pedestrians,and joggers.
Be aware of road conditions.Users should take the trail as they find it. NJDOT does notguarantee that the trail is completely free from conditionsthat may be a hazard to bicycle traffic. In preparing thisroute, every attempt has been made to select roads thatcan provide a quality bicycle touring experience. However,some route segments may have adverse conditions.
Road conditions continually change: pavements deteriorate, roads are resurfaced, more developmentleads to increased traffic. Conditions listed in this routewere effective at this printing.
Your comments will be useful in updating or revising theroute. E-mail comments to [email protected].
Be aware of traffic patterns.Plan trips to avoid peak traffic hours. This route generallyutilizes low traffic volume roads. However, be careful ifyou bicycle during peak commuter traffic.
New JerseyDepartment of Transportation
A Tour Guide for Cyclists
Old Mine Road Ride
don’t give up! The natural beauty of the area makesthe effort well worthwhile. North of Dingmans Ferry onCounty Route 521, the route is fairly level.
On summer weekends, you’re likely to encounter somevehicular traffic, particularly in the vicinity of the DelawareWater Gap Visitors Center. The area is extremely popularwith fishermen, hikers, boaters and rafters. As you movefarther north along the route in New Jersey, the trafficthins out, completing your unique biking experience.
The rolling hills and pristine valleys of western SussexCounty will surround you. On the Pennsylvania side ofthe Delaware, the Appalachian Mountains frame theriver’s shoreline. From spring through autumn this areatruly is a sight to behold, a must-see for cyclists, localresidents and visitors alike. It follows Old Mine Road,one of the first in the nation, built in 1659 by Dutch settlers to bring copper ore from the Pahaquarry Minesto Esopus (now Kingston, NY) on the Hudson River.
You’ll find many points of interest along the route,including Millbrook Village, where National Park Serviceemployees wear period dress and demonstrate handcraftssuch as spinning, weaving and blacksmithing; PetersValley Craft Center; and Dingmans Ferry Bridge,connecting New Jersey to Pennsylvania. Just follow yourmap and you can take an abbreviated version of thetour along one of the rural roads that wind through thearea.
The following will give you a “sneak peek” at the NewJersey portion of the Old Mine Road from the DelawareWater Gap to Port Jervis, NY, a distance of 42.9 miles.The Old Mine Road continues another 60 miles toKingston, NY as Route 209 (more traffic than in NewJersey). In the few places where the Old Mine Road disappears or is no longer maintained, the route followsother paved roads.
The route is moderately hilly with two major climbs anda steep descent where you must exercise caution. But
Old Mine RoadOld Mine RoadStarting at the Kittatinny Point Visitors Center that islocated just off the last exit from I-80 in New Jersey, the Old Mine Road is an exceptionally scenic bicycleroute. It takes you along the historic Delaware River and winds its way through the Delaware Water GapNational Recreation Area. Beautiful vistas encompassthe Delaware River around every turn.
The State of New Jersey has published this map to aid the cycl ist and takes no responsibi l ity for user's safety and in no way warrants the safety or f itness of the suggested routes. Ride carefully.
This map i l lustrates the route and should be used for general wayfinding purposes.
Old Mine Road Ride
0.0 0.0 Head north out of Visitors Centerparking area along River Rd (Hardwick Twp)
0.4 0.4 Pass under I-80 overpass
0.5 0.1 Enter Worthington State Forest Park / One lane traffic. Wait for green light;rough pavement in places
12.6 12.1 Left at Millbrook Village (towards Peters Village) /CAUTION: steep ascent followed by steep descent with “S” curve, narrowbridge and stop at the bottom.BRAKES! KEEP BIKE UNDER CONTROL!
14.9 2.3 Left at intersection (after crossing newconcrete bridge)
15.7 0.8 Beginning of Old Mine Rd (NPS 615)/Monument marker on left side of road
21.6 5.9 Veer left (North) at intersection with NPS 615
26.5 4.9 Arrive at Peters Valley, cross CR 615 ontoCR 521, take center road north towardsDingmans Ferry/Steep ascent followed bysteep descent
28.4 1.9 At T-intersection with CR 560 (nearDingmans Ferry Bridge), travel straightahead onto Old Mine Rd north
35.4 7.0 At junction make left onto CR206; bear right onto CR 521north/Traffic
41.8 6.4 At the junction of three states: New Jersey,New York and Pennsylvania, enter NewYork State
43.2 1.4 Arrive at Route 6, Port Jervis, NY, the startof the NY Route 97 Scenic Byway
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The route description begins at the Delaware Water Gap National RecreationArea Visitors Center.
Map by The Louis Berger Group, Inc.
