Tibbetts Point -- Sackets Harbor
Two things stand out about this part of New York State -- one is the endlessly convoluted shoreline of entwining bays and peninsulas; the other is the tremendous role the area played in the history of the country. In riding to the center of that historical importance, Sackets Harbor, you get to explore a lot of that extraordinary shoreline. At its simplest, the ride is about 60 miles out and back. However, for an extra 15 miles, on the way back you can take a loop out to Sherwin Bay. This pushes the whole ride to about 75 miles. Sackets Harbor is a place you can linger for a while. There is a lot of historical stuff in a museum as well as various buildings and grounds, including a battlefield. There are also restaurants, a great coffee shop, art gallery, etc. If you get hungry along the way, there are stopping places in Chaumont and Dexter.
It proved hard to make a cycling map of this ride; the whole route is on three sheets:Tibbetts Point to Mud Bay, Mud Bay to Limerick, and Limerick to Sackets.
Tibbetts Point to Sackets Harbor
AT |
TURN |
ROAD |
FOR |
0 |
|
Depart Lighthouse toward Cape Vincent |
2.1 |
2.1 |
R |
Pleasantville Rd, CR 6 |
8.8 |
10.9 |
R |
NY 12E |
10.4 |
21.3 |
R |
NY 180, through Dexter |
4.0 |
25.3 |
R |
Military Rd |
3.6 |
28.9 |
BR |
Dodge Ave, CR 75 |
0.2 |
29.1 |
L |
Broad St |
0.2 |
29.3 |
|
Arrive Sackets Harbor |
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Sackets Harbor to Tibbetts Point, extended
0 |
|
Start out Broad St from corner of Main |
0.2 |
0.2 |
R |
Dodge Ave |
0.2 |
0.4 |
L |
Old Military Rd |
3.7 |
4.1 |
L |
NY 180 to Dexter |
2.3 |
6.4 |
L |
Lakeview Dr |
0.5 |
6.9 |
L |
Doane Rd |
1.7 |
8.6 |
L |
Middle Rd |
1.0 |
9.6 |
L |
Shore Rd |
13.1 |
22.7 |
L |
Moffett Rd |
2.8 |
25.5 |
L |
NY 12E |
7.5 |
33.1 |
L |
Carying Rd CR 57, becomes CR 6 |
8.8 |
41.9 |
L |
Tibbetts Point Rd |
2.1 |
44.0 |
|
Arrive at Tibbetts Point Lighthouse |
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