Cycling in Putnam with Nick and my sons
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It was great to get a call earlier this summer from an editor at Putnam Magazine, asking me to write
about cycling in Putnam County. So I worked on two tracks. First, I scheduled a regular Westchester Cycle Club Monday night ride from Lake Secor to develop a good route to share with the readers. Over six weeks, Nick Jubok, who showed up
regularly, helped me find a challenging 27-mile loop from Mahopac, through Putnam Valley, Kent, Carmel and back to Mahopac. Then I took my sons on what I called the Trailway Challenge – a 16-mile round-trip on the Putnam Trailway from Carmel to Baldwin Place and back. Here’s what I found: To read the whole story, click here.
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on Thursday, September 4th, 2008 at 6:56 PM by David McKay Wilson. 
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I’ve ridden most of these roads, and I have to agree that they are very scenic and make for wonderful riding, if hilly. It’s so great to have so much riding—and so many riding options—right here where we live.