| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
|---|
| 91.1 | Rail Beds | EAGLE4::CAMILLI | | Thu Jul 03 1986 09:37 | 12 |
|
I've been on some sections of previously used, but currently
paved railroad beds with a touring bike. Looks like lots of
states are claiming old beds and paving them for bike paths.
I tried a little of the Albany to Buffalo one, near Albany.
From calls to NYS, I got maps that indicate they have about
120 miles paved so far. I guess you're free to use the rest
as-is.
Was it Ford that had ads for a truck that showed one driving over
(railroad) ties? Whatever turns you on...
|
| 91.2 | Here's one for EVERYONE | LSMVAX::MILLER | Gary Miller | Tue Jul 08 1986 13:40 | 9 |
| *** Has anybody out there been riding there mountain bikes along unused
railroad beds?***
One of the nicest rides I do, is on an old unused railroad bed. It's been
"derailed" and paved, and named "Cape Cod Rail Trail". It is 20 miles long
with about 2 miles of town streets in Orleans to interrupt it. Otherwise
it is a delight. No grey vans, no blind curves and lots of width. Moreover,
it doesn't *REQUIRE* a Mountain bike.
|
| 91.3 | Rails to Trails | EQUINE::DANI | | Wed Nov 16 1988 07:48 | 13 |
|
There is a group that has been formed called Rails To Trails. I
joined them about a month ago and am still waiting for the news letter.
THe news letter will give a list of the rail-trails in the U.S.
Some are paved and some I presume are not as they are used for
horseback riding.
Will post more info when I get it, or I can post the address of the
group if others are interested.
Danielle
|
| 91.4 | re:-1....yes, post the address! | MAILVX::HOOD_DO | | Wed Nov 16 1988 08:55 | 5 |
| I'm interested.... if the list includes railbeds in the southeast.
Could you post the address OR send a copy to Doug Hood at
IPO/IPO?
doug
|
| 91.5 | Cape Cod trail before it was... | SCOMAN::BOURGAULT | I have a story to tell..... | Mon Nov 28 1988 02:49 | 38 |
| re: .2 on the Cape Cod bike trail.
I rode it back around 1965, at a time when it was still officially
railroad. Most of the length from Hyannis to Orleans had the ties
removed, but there were patches with ties still in place. Very
few people were yet interested in bike trails.... but that's
another story!
I rented a tandem... a big, heavy frame, fat balloon
tired, american-made tandem.... from a place (gas station?)
near Nickerson State Park in Brewster (next to Orleans).
With various members of my family or the family we were
"camping with" for the week, I made the trip from Nickerson
to Orleans, Nauset Beach, etc. and back. After a couple of
trips on the main road, I started looking for another route!
I got smart... I bought the appropriate topographic map(s),
thinking to find little back roads not on road maps. What
I found was a nice, straight, level.... "road" that came
out about 50 yards from the front entrance to the park!
With the fat tires, I had no trouble riding over the slightly
sandy surface... and one trip into town was enough to convince
me! I was riding in the shade (in August), no cars... except for
the pickup truck going to somebody's cranberry bog, once...
very little ANYthing except peace and quiet. I loved it.
A couple of years later, I even wrote to a couple of political
types urging the creation of a bicycle path there... my older
brother was connected (member?) with the Worcester-based
Sevenhills Wheelmen, and was at least attending meetings with
the local League of American Wheelmen (LAW) chapter, and he
got information on the campaign from both places. As I recall,
the best anybody got was a "not feasible at this time" type
of answer.... and a strong impression that politicos are NOT
interested in something as "juvenile" as bicycle riding!
I hope that attitude has changed....
- Ed -
|
| 91.6 | Penn Central Aint bad either! | ADVAX::G_FRYE | | Fri Aug 04 1989 17:03 | 6 |
| I've been riding on the old Penn. Central railway bed, It's pretty
quite. The portion I've been riding runs from Baldwinville Ma. to Ottis
Ma. 15 to 20 miles or so I'd guess. I've seen deer,coyote,partidge,and
a couple of Ford's too!
|
| 91.7 | | SX4GTO::HOLT | Robert Holt @ UCS | Wed Aug 16 1989 08:25 | 9 |
|
The SP tracks through Cupertino to Stevens Creek Blvd
are rideable for about 3 miles, as are the ones through Mt
View and Palo Alto.
Beware of junk on the Palo Alto lines, especially scrap wire which
once caught in my BB and threw the bike in one direction and me
in the other. Cost me a new BB and a painful scrape on the ol
hindquarters..
|