--- In bikemh@yahoogroups.com, alselvin <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> Intro: I've been biking in and around Pawling since moving here in
1992. In the 80s I did
> some long bike tours in the upper Midwest, Canada, New York,
India, Sri Lanka, Nepal,
> Thailand, and Malaysia, and thinking about doing one in France
next year for my 50th (!). For
> the fun of it I recently started a bike log at
http://dutchessbikelog.blogspot.com/. I've done
> lots of longer rides than the blog shows, but almost all on the
east side of Dutchess County
> except for a foray or two to New Paltz.
>
> Query: I'd like to do some rides from Pawling to Beacon (partially
inspired by noticing a
> Muddycup coffee shop there recently) and back, perhaps via Cold
Spring one way or the
> other. I know that Rte 301 is a decent ride to Cold Spring, but
I'm wondering if there is a nice,
> traffic-avoiding way to get to Beacon or at least Fishkill. Hills
are fine but I'd like to avoid Rte
> 52 and other trafficky roads if possible.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Al
>

Al - I see that you say you had moved into Pawling in 1992? - have
we met? because that is when I was in Pawling as well - I had mapped
out a lot of routes for that area - I don't have the files with me
(I am at a Pok. lib computer)

I hace one back road town route from Clarence Fahnstock SP to the
twn. of Pawling Holmes then into the village - the route goes past
the White Pond? DEC area in Putnam cnty. just after CF SP going
south east into Dutchess cnty - I think there is a twn. road way to
get to Fishkill on rt. 9 near Wal Mart - but I don't think there are
too many roads that cross I 84

when I get back home I will send you txt file of some of those routes

Kevin Newman
Adventure Cycling member no. Z075293