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hi, i just signed up for this forum thinking it was a bicycle forum. Hence the name buzzer. anyways, since i'm already logged on, maybe i can change up the pace and ask if anyone knows how to find a good, safe bicycle route ... anywhere. More specificaly from North Jersey (rockaway) down to wildwood. I've been looking on the net but no realy luck so far, nothing that can help with such a specific search on finding safe roads that are good for biking.
Map quest isn't bad, but specifying local roads got me on some narrow, hilly, unsafe roads, and on some highways with little or almost no room to ride. Anyways, if you know of some methods, or anything i'd really apreciate. best of luck to the rest of you with your searches.
I've found that if I'm really planning on heading into areas unknown I
1: Do a map quest route thing. Make note of major intersections etc that I want to avoid and alter the route to avoid them
2:Fire up Google earth and do a virtual fly over looking for obviousl problems along the way etc.
3: If I'm really unfamiliar with where I'm planning to go I do a road trip via car first. make notes re fruit stands, places you can refill water bottles, places with easy access to a bathroom...just incase..
seems like a lot of work but after a fashion you build up a "knowledge library" that suits your needs.
Hello fellow cyclist. Bless you for riding and not driving to Wildwood. I just myself rolled over 5000 miles for 2007 on my bicycle, and plan on another 5000 before the year is up.
Here are directions Microsoft maps spit out for NO HIGHWAYS from Rockaway to Wildwood. You might just have to take a gander a little. It's an adventure!!! Will you be doing this in 1 day? IF you do, you are awesome. Iwould love to do some nutso rides like this. Haven't done more than about 70 total (in any given day), however averaging about 50 a day or so. Good luck.
Time Mile Instruction For Toward
Summary: 174.6 miles (5 hours, 8 minutes)
9:00 AM 0.0 Depart Rockaway on E Main St (East) 76 yds
9:00 AM 0.1 Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto Franklin Ave 1.6 mi
9:03 AM 1.6 Turn RIGHT (North) onto Palmer Rd 0.4 mi
9:04 AM 2.0 Road name changes to Franklin Rd 1.4 mi
9:07 AM 3.4 Road name changes to Quaker Church Rd 0.6 mi
9:08 AM 4.1 Turn LEFT (South) onto CR-656 [Millbrook Ave] 1.9 mi
9:12 AM 6.0 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-656 [CR-670] 1.1 mi
9:13 AM 7.1 Turn RIGHT (West) onto CR-617 [Sussex Tpke] 0.4 mi
9:14 AM 7.6 Turn LEFT (South-West) onto Old Brookside Rd 1.1 mi
9:17 AM 8.7 Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto Woodland Rd 0.5 mi
9:18 AM 9.2 Turn RIGHT (West) onto Cold Hill Rd (S) 1.9 mi
9:22 AM 11.1 Turn LEFT (East) onto CR-646 [Tempe Wick Rd] 4.0 mi
9:29 AM 15.1 Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto US-202 [Mt Kemble Ave] 1.8 mi
9:32 AM 16.9 Keep STRAIGHT onto US-202 [Morristown Rd] 1.8 mi
9:35 AM 18.6 Bear LEFT (West) onto US-202 [Mine Brook Rd], then immediately turn LEFT (South) onto CR-525 [Mt Airy Rd] 2.0 mi
9:39 AM 20.7 Turn LEFT to stay on CR-525 [Mt Airy Rd] 2.5 mi
9:44 AM 23.2 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-525 [Martinsville Rd] 0.3 mi
9:44 AM 23.5 Bear LEFT (South) onto CR-525 [Liberty Corner Rd] 3.2 mi
9:49 AM 26.7 Bear LEFT (South) onto CR-525 [Mt Horeb Rd] 0.6 mi
9:50 AM 27.3 Turn LEFT (South-East) onto CR-525 [Washington Valley Rd] 0.3 mi
9:51 AM 27.5 Turn RIGHT (South) onto CR-525 [Chimney Rock Rd] 1.7 mi
9:53 AM 29.2 Bear LEFT (South-East) onto CR-525 [Thompson Ave] 0.3 mi
9:54 AM 29.5 Keep RIGHT onto Thompson Ave 0.3 mi
9:55 AM 29.7 Bear RIGHT (South-East) onto CR-525 [Thompson Ave] 0.5 mi
9:57 AM 30.2 Turn RIGHT (West) onto SR-28 [W Union Ave] 0.3 mi
9:58 AM 30.5 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-28 [Union Ave] 1.2 mi
10:00 AM 31.7 Turn LEFT (South) onto CR-633 [Finderne Ave] 0.5 mi
10:01 AM 32.2 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-533 [Finderne Ave] 1.1 mi
10:03 AM 33.2 Bear LEFT (South) onto CR-533 [N Main St] 0.4 mi
10:04 AM 33.6 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-533 [S Main St] 1.2 mi
10:05 AM 34.8 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-533 [Millstone River Rd] 1.4 mi
10:08 AM 36.2 Turn LEFT to stay on CR-533 [Millstone River Rd] 0.1 mi
10:08 AM 36.3 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-533 [Main St] 2.4 mi
10:12 AM 38.6 Bear LEFT (South) onto CR-533 [Millstone River Rd] 1.9 mi
10:15 AM 40.5 Bear LEFT (South-West) onto CR-533 [River Rd] 1.6 mi
10:17 AM 42.1 Turn LEFT (East) onto CR-632 [Griggstown Causeway] 0.3 mi
10:18 AM 42.4 Turn RIGHT (South) onto Canal Rd 3.0 mi
10:24 AM 45.4 Road name changes to CR-603 [Kingston-Rocky Hill Rd] 1.6 mi
10:27 AM 47.1 Bear LEFT (South) onto CR-603 [Laurel Ave] 0.2 mi
10:27 AM 47.3 Turn RIGHT (West) onto SR-27 [Lincoln Hwy] 2.0 mi
10:31 AM 49.3 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-27 [Nassau St] 1.0 mi
10:33 AM 50.3 Turn LEFT (South) onto CR-526 [CR-571] 1.6 mi
10:36 AM 51.9 Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto Local road(s) 32 yds
10:36 AM 52.0 Bear LEFT (South-East) onto Local road(s) 54 yds
10:36 AM 52.0 Turn RIGHT (South-East) onto CR-526 [CR-571] 1.1 mi
10:39 AM 53.1 Turn LEFT to stay on CR-526 [CR-571] 1.5 mi
10:41 AM 54.5 Bear RIGHT (South) onto CR-526 [S Mill Rd] 1.5 mi
10:43 AM 56.0 Turn LEFT (East) onto CR-526 [Village Rd E] 0.4 mi
10:44 AM 56.4 Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto CR-526 [Edinburg Rd] 1.5 mi
10:46 AM 57.9 Turn RIGHT (West) onto CR-526 [CR-535] 0.2 mi
10:47 AM 58.1 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-535 [Old Trenton Rd] 2.1 mi
10:50 AM 60.2 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-535 [Edinburg Rd] 0.2 mi
10:51 AM 60.4 Turn LEFT (South) onto Hughes Dr 1.1 mi
10:54 AM 61.5 Turn RIGHT (West) onto Mercer St 0.4 mi
10:55 AM 61.9 Road name changes to Yardville Hamilton Square Rd 3.6 mi
11:02 AM 65.6 Bear LEFT (South-East) onto S Broad St 2.0 mi
11:05 AM 67.5 Turn RIGHT (South) onto Church St 0.4 mi
11:06 AM 67.9 Bear LEFT (East) onto Main St 0.2 mi
11:07 AM 68.1 Turn RIGHT (South) onto Crosswicks Chesterfield Rd 2.0 mi
11:11 AM 70.2 Road name changes to Chesterfield Crosswicks Rd 0.4 mi
11:12 AM 70.6 Turn LEFT (South-East) onto CR-528 [Bordentown Chesterfield Rd] 0.1 mi
11:13 AM 70.7 Turn RIGHT (South) onto CR-677 [Chesterfield Georgetown Rd] 2.6 mi
11:18 AM 73.4 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-545 [Bordentown Rd] 0.1 mi
11:18 AM 73.5 Bear RIGHT (West) onto CR-543 [School House Rd] 0.6 mi
11:20 AM 74.1 Bear LEFT (South) onto CR-543 [Gaunts Bridge Rd] 0.6 mi
11:21 AM 74.7 Turn RIGHT (West) onto CR-543 [Mt Pleasant Rd] 2.7 mi
11:25 AM 77.4 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-543 [E Main St] 0.3 mi
11:26 AM 77.7 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-543 [W Main St] 0.8 mi
11:27 AM 78.5 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-543 [Columbus Rd] 0.7 mi
11:28 AM 79.2 Turn LEFT (South-West) onto CR-628 [Jacksonville Rd] 1.8 mi
11:31 AM 81.0 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-628 [Hedding Jacksonville Rd] 76 yds
11:32 AM 81.1 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-628 [Mt Holly-Jacksonville Rd] 3.1 mi
11:36 AM 84.2 Road name changes to Jacksonville Rd 0.5 mi
11:38 AM 84.7 Road name changes to Union St 0.4 mi
11:39 AM 85.1 Turn LEFT (South) onto High St 0.3 mi
11:40 AM 85.4 Turn RIGHT (West) onto CR-537 [Washington St] 0.3 mi
11:41 AM 85.7 Bear LEFT (South) onto Madison Ave 0.7 mi
11:43 AM 86.4 Road name changes to Local road(s) 10 yds
11:43 AM 86.4 Road name changes to Main St 109 yds
11:44 AM 86.5 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-641 [Main St] 0.6 mi
11:46 AM 87.1 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-541 [Main St] 2.9 mi
11:52 AM 90.0 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-541 [Mt Holly-Medford Rd] 1.4 mi
11:53 AM 91.4 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-541 [Medford Mt Holly Rd] 0.8 mi
11:54 AM 92.1 Bear LEFT (South) onto CR-541 [N Main St] 0.4 mi
11:55 AM 92.5 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-541 [S Main St] 0.3 mi
11:55 AM 92.8 Keep RIGHT onto Local road(s) 65 yds
11:56 AM 92.8 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-623 [Mill St] 0.7 mi
11:58 AM 93.6 Turn RIGHT (West) onto CR-623 [Himmelein Rd] 0.1 mi
11:58 AM 93.7 Bear LEFT (South-West) onto CR-623 [Taunton Blvd] 1.6 mi
12:00 PM 95.3 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-623 [Medford Blvd] 0.4 mi
12:01 PM 95.6 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-623 [Taunton Blvd] 0.6 mi
12:02 PM 96.3 Turn LEFT (South-East) onto Tomlinson Mill Rd 153 yds
12:03 PM 96.3 Road name changes to Hopewell Rd 4.9 mi
12:10 PM 101.3 Road name changes to Taunton Rd 0.4 mi
12:12 PM 101.7 Turn LEFT (East) onto CR-534 [Jackson Rd] 0.9 mi
12:14 PM 102.7 Turn RIGHT (South) onto CR-713 [Cooper Rd] 0.4 mi
12:15 PM 103.1 Keep STRAIGHT onto Cooper Rd 0.5 mi
12:17 PM 103.6 Turn LEFT (South-East) onto US-30 [White Horse Pike] 3.9 mi
12:23 PM 107.5 Keep STRAIGHT onto US-30 [S White Horse Pike] 0.5 mi
12:23 PM 107.9 Keep STRAIGHT onto US-30 [White Horse Pike] 4.6 mi
12:29 PM 112.6 Keep STRAIGHT onto US-30 [N White Horse Pike] 1.4 mi
12:30 PM 114.0 Keep STRAIGHT onto US-30 [S White Horse Pike] 6.7 mi
12:38 PM 120.6 Keep STRAIGHT onto US-30 [White Horse Pike] 4.4 mi
12:44 PM 125.1 Keep STRAIGHT onto US-30 [Agassiz St] 0.5 mi
12:44 PM 125.6 Keep STRAIGHT onto US-30 [CR-563] 2.9 mi
12:48 PM 128.5 Bear RIGHT (South) onto CR-563 [Tilton Rd] 4.9 mi
12:56 PM 133.5 Bear RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s) 43 yds
12:57 PM 133.5 At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto Local road(s) 0.1 mi
12:57 PM 133.6 Bear RIGHT (East) onto CR-646 [Delilah Rd] 3.2 mi
1:03 PM 136.8 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-646 [W Delilah Rd] 0.9 mi
1:04 PM 137.6 Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto CR-585 [N Main St] 1.0 mi
1:06 PM 138.7 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-585 [S Main St] 1.4 mi
1:08 PM 140.1 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-585 [Shore Rd] 5.7 mi
1:18 PM 145.8 At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto Local road(s) 0.1 mi
1:18 PM 145.9 Bear RIGHT (South-East) onto SR-52 [Stainton Memorial Causeway] 2.1 mi
1:22 PM 147.9 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-52 [W 9th St] 0.1 mi
1:22 PM 148.0 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-52 [E 9th St] 0.3 mi
1:22 PM 148.3 Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto CR-619 [Central Ave] 4.9 mi
1:32 PM 153.2 Turn RIGHT (North-West) onto CR-619 [E 55th St] 0.3 mi
1:33 PM 153.5 Bear LEFT (West) onto CR-619 [Bay Ave] 2.3 mi
1:36 PM 155.8 Bear RIGHT (South-West) onto CR-619 [Commonwealth Ave] 1.5 mi
1:38 PM 157.3 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-619 [Landis Ave] 4.8 mi
1:46 PM 162.1 Keep STRAIGHT onto CR-619 [Ocean Dr] 4.6 mi
1:55 PM 166.7 Bear RIGHT (South-West) onto CR-619 [3rd Ave] 2.0 mi
1:59 PM 168.7 Bear RIGHT (South-West) onto CR-619 [Ocean Dr] 2.3 mi
2:01 PM 171.0 Turn LEFT (East) onto SR-147 [North Wildwood Blvd] 0.6 mi
2:03 PM 171.6 Bear RIGHT (South) onto SR-147 [Spruce Ave] 0.1 mi
2:03 PM 171.7 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-147 [W Spruce Ave] 0.6 mi
2:04 PM 172.2 Road name changes to CR-621 [New Jersey Ave] 2.3 mi
2:08 PM 174.6 Arrive Wildwood
I suggest a visit to the local Barnes and Noble, or even the library. I've seen a handful of books with the type of info you are looking for.
Dcris With all due respect telling someone to go to Barnes & Noble or the local public library isn't helpful AT ALL ! DUH Do you think that's an original thought on your part ??
If you have actual knowledge of specific reference sources that would be great. If so please post the titles etc and let the rest of the bicycle community in on the secrets contained in this "handful" of helpful texts.
If you've seen a "handful" of such texts it should be NO problem to pass along even a few of the titles so the rest of us can benifit.
hey man, JBrown. i'm not trying to tell you how to talk or anything, but what you said was pretty rude, and can be offensive. i mean... a simple request for more specific information would have been fine. there is no need for insulting.
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no need for harshness
