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Map
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Please take care to follow
a map or knowledgeable leader at the southern end of the lake on this
ride. A detail map is provided. This
is a very pretty bit of the route, but very frustrating if you're lost.
So, print out the detail map if you don't care for frustration.
[Scott Zimmerman submits these additional maps: Skaneateles Tricky Parts (pdf, ~420kb)]
The ride starts and ends at the Colonial Inn at the bend in NY 41A near
Bear Swamp. Turn right out of the parking lot heading north toward Skaneateles.
Continue for 15 miles.
If you can spot it, turn right on Golf Course Rd just
before Skaneateles. This is a more pleasant approach for the
last mile into the village. If you miss it, never mind -- turn right
on US 20 when you get there, just a mile further.
A break in the village at the head of the lake is customary.
To continue, head east out of town to the intersection of NY41 and turn
right (south). In about 7.5 miles, in Borodino, you can depart from the state highway for a few miles by turning right on Nunnery Rd, a pretty road that follows the hillside just below NY 41. In about 2.5 miles, take a right at the intersection with Woodworth Rd and follow that until it climbs back up to NY 41. Another 7 miles brings you to Scott where you turn right to follow the detailed
map across the valley.
This part is where folks get confused and lost.
If you have an odometer, note the mileage at the corner in Scott.
- In a half mile, bear left on Grinell Rd.
- Another half mile comes to a T on County Rd 100, W. Scott
Rd. Turn right.
- Follow CR 100, which will become CR 165, Gulf Rd.
- The tricky place is at Case Rd., which you do not
want to follow. The junction comes at an uphill place about 2.3 miles
from the turnoff in Scott; going straight ahead would put you on Case
going up quite steeply, so turn right onto Bear Swamp Rd.
- From there, it's straightforward to wind up on Iowa Rd
after Bear Swamp becomes dirt and veers off to the right. Iowa Ts into
41A and the finish is just a short way to the right.
Riding back to Dryden
The nicest route back is to go north of the start/finish on 41A to Sayles
Corners Rd (about a mile from the Colonial). Turn left and follow the
road down to 38A and Moravia. From there go south through Groton and Freeville
to Dryden. About 26 miles
And, a cue sheet from Scott Z:
~Leg |
Direction |
Location |
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Start |
Colonial Inn
(At the bend in NY 41A near Bear Swamp)
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0.0 |
TR |
Rt. 41A |
15.0 |
TR |
Golf Course Road (W. Lake Rd.) |
1.0 |
Break |
Skineateles |
0.2 |
TR |
NY41 |
7.5 |
TR |
Nunnery Rd. (at Borodino) |
2.5 |
TR |
Woodworth Rd.
(Intersection Nunnery & Woodworth, just before returning to Rt. 41)
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TR |
Rt. 41(Intersection Woodworth & Rt. 41)
|
7.0 |
TR |
Glen Haven Rd. , CR 101, Scott -
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0.5 |
BL |
Grinnell Rd. |
0.5 |
TR |
W. Scott Rd.
(on CR 100 at "T")
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CONT |
CR 100, becomes CR 165
(becomes Gulf Rd., or Scott Gulf Rd.)
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2.3
(From Scott) |
TR |
Bear Swamp Rd.
(NOT straight uphill on Case Rd.)
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TL |
Iowa Rd.
(this is where Bear Swamp turns dirt)
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TR |
Rt. 41 |
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END |
Colonial Lodge |
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