Join the first ride on the Walkway over the Hudson in Poughkeepsie Sunday

September

Below is an open letter inviting cyclists to join him on Sunday October 4th to be part of the first bike ride on the Walkway over the Hudson. Fred Schaeffer who was instrumental in bringing a bike and walk path to the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge which will open for public use Sunday October 4th. PoJoWalkway26A

Cycling Friends:
Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. – first bike ride over Walkway Over the Hudson
For 30 years I’ve been organizing bike rides in the Hudson Valley. It was 16 years ago I first walked out on the abandoned Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge and dreamed of a walkway and bike path on it over the Hudson River. As you might know, the Walkway Over the Hudson, will open to the public for cycling, walking and running on the weekend of October 2-4. I would like to invite you to join me in a ride across the Walkway on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. This is not a formal event but just an invitation to my friends and fellow cyclists to enjoy the wonderful vista and quietness as you ride across the new Walkway. We will meet at the west entrance to the bridge at 87 Haviland Road in Highland, N.Y. at 10:30 A.M. ready to ride. Map on www.walkway.org .
I will provide maps which will suggest routes on both sides of the river for those who want to continue riding on either side. A round trip across the bridge and back is just 2.5+ miles but I have suggestions for 10 mile loops on both sides of the river which incorporate the sections of the Dutchess Rail Trail in Dutchess County and Hudson Valley Rail Trail in Ulster County.
Please RSVP to me via email FredinHV@aol.com or at 845-454-1190 so I know how many maps to prepare and how many to expect.
There is no charge for crossing the bridge nor for participating in this ride. We will simply be celebrating the volunteers, donors, engineers, construction crews and other supporters who help make this dream come true. I am not sure if Haviland Road will be open for parking so you may have to park in nearby lots (follow signs) on Rt. 9W, which will be open to the public for Walkway parking and cycle to Haviland Road. Allow enough time for extra traffic and finding a parking spot.
Pass on this invitation to your friends

Fred Schaeffer, Esq.

Thanks to your hard work friend and to so many others’s who helped make this happen. I look forward to riding across it in the coming weeks. These are Poughkeepsie Journal photos of the Walkway. In the center photo Fred Schaeffer gives it a test ride.

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