Finger Lakes Cycling Club
Canisteo Valley -- 55 miles

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Start in Addison at the corner of Main and Front Streets (CR 119 and NY 417).

Turn

Road

Leg

Total

 

County Rt 119, Front St. heading west

This bring you to a left turn in CR 119. Take the left to continue the ride. Going straight (CR 118) leads to the village of Canisteo in about 1.5 miles. That's the last stop for food or drink on the ride.

24.2

24.2

Left

continue on CR 119

0.6

24.8

Left

NY 36

5.0

29.8

Left

CR 21 -- this begins a few miles of climbing and seemingly going in circles. In 5.6 miles (35.4) there is a jog to the left to continue on CR 21. Two miles later (37.6) jog left again.

13.4

43.2

Right

CR 81. (In 0.8 miles (at 44.0) the route takes a right.)

2.5

45.7

Left

NY 417 back to Addison and starting point. This is the former main route (NY17), but no longer carries too much traffic. The shoulders are comfortable.

8.2

53.9

Short Route

This variant is quite a bit shorter, but it includes one quite serious climb. CR 22 goes directly from the river valley to the ridge in a couple of miles of serious work. It's about 800 feet of climbing before you arrive at the gentle rolling farmland on top. Comparable hills in Ithaca might be NY 327 from lower Treman to the upper entrance.

Turn

Road

Leg

Total

 

County Rt 119, Front St. heading west

12.0

12.0

Left

CR 22

4.3

16.3

Left

CR 21

5.0

21.3

Right

CR 81. (In 0.8 miles (at 22.1) the route takes a right.)

2.5

23.8

Left

NY 417 back to Addison and starting point

8.2

32.0

To get to Addison -- it's a few miles southwest of Corning. On NY 17 in Corning take the NY 15 South exit until the first exit, NY 417 into Addison.