The Ride
Newburgh & Beacon are often thought of as twin cities. They sit directly across the Hudson River from each other and are much larger than other towns near them. As Newburgh is on the other side of the Hudson from our start in Cross River, I knew we’d have to cross the Newburgh Beacon Bridge, which carries Interstate 84, to get there. With only 26.4 miles indicated on the Beeline in compass mode, there wouldn’t be many opportunities for many backroads since we would have to hit the highway to cross the river. See our article on discovering new roads with Beeline.
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Leaving Cross River aboard the BMW R1200GSA, I headed north on Route 121 to grab the excellent reservoir road by the Titicus Reservoir and start heading west. After reaching Route 22, I turned north and quickly turned off onto Stoneleigh Avenue to catch the reservoir roads by the Croton Falls Reservoir.
Passing through Carmel, NY, I turned onto one of the most popular motorcycle roads in the area, Route 301. This road passes by several other reservoirs that feed the New York City water supply.
Shortly after Meads Corner, I turned onto Hortontown Road. This narrow, winding road climbs over several hills to the side of Route 301. It runs roughly north and eventually terminates with the only option to get on the Taconic Parkway headed north.
I took the Taconic to the next exit and continued to head northwest, passing under the Taconic, following the Beeline compass indication. I passed under Interstate 84 as the compass pointed more to my left. With a few side roads on the north side of Interstate 84, I eventually got on the Interstate to cross the river, passing Beacon on my left before the bridge leading to Newburgh, NY.
