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 |
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 |