Day 7 - Canajoharie to Schenectady
42.8 miles
Saturday, July 13, 2002
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Above is "the leader
of the pack" on the left in the orange T-shirt. To the
right is the kindly "sweep" who changed my bike tire for me the
previous day when I picked up a piece of glass along the road. |
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Fort Hunter CANAL DAYS - flea market, entertainment, food.
There were 350 of us cyclists. The first 50 to hit the
fair purchased our helmet ornaments: butterflies,
dragonflies, birds. I had a red, white and blue helmet so
my bird was an eagle. The other 300 were out of luck since
no more were available.
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Day 1, Sunday, July 7, 2002 |
Buffalo to Medina 47.4 miles |
Day 2, Monday, July 8, 2002 |
Medina to Pittsford
52.1 miles |
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Day 3, Tuesday, July 9, 2002 |
Pittsford to Waterloo
55.4 miles |
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Day 4, Wednesday, July 10,
2002 |
Waterloo to Syracuse
50.5 miles |
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Day 5, Thursday, July 11,
2002 |
Syracuse to Rome 50
miles |
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Day 6, Friday, July 12, 2002 |
Rome to Canajoharie
69.1 miles |
Day 7, Saturday, July 13,
2002 |
Canajoharie to
Schenectady 42.8 miles |
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Day 8, Sunday, July
14, 2002 |
Schenectady to Albany
24 miles |
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FOR |
ON |
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At the end of the high school driveway |
| 0.0 |
R |
0.3 |
Maple Avenue |
| 0.3 |
L |
0.2 |
Montgomery Street |
| 0.5 |
R |
0.1 |
Mitchell Street |
| 0.6 |
R |
11.9 |
Route 5S |
| 12.5 |
L |
0.1 |
Main Street in the village of Fultonville. Ice
cream parlor on corner features large 4 x 4 historical pictures
of the canal |
| 12.6 |
R |
0.2 |
Erie Street |
| 12.8 |
S |
1.6 |
Erie Street /Glen Drive |
| 14.4 |
L |
0.2 |
Unknown street |
| 14.6 |
L |
2.9 |
Route 5S (Aurieville Shrine on right at 16.3) |
| 17.5 |
L |
0.1 |
Dufel Road to bike path |
| 17.5 |
IR |
2.0 |
Onto bike path |
| 19.5 |
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Fort Hunter. Schoharie Crossing State
Historic Site - to go to the visitor's center - at Main Street
take a left off the bike path and an immediate left onto
Railroad Street (0.3 miles). Canal Day's festival is held
here (this was where a number of us cyclists picked up our
helmet creatures). |
| 19.5 |
ST |
5.0 |
Bike path to Route 30 |
| 24.5 |
ST |
1.9 |
To end of bikeway at Route 5S |
| 26.4 |
ST |
5.8 |
Route 5S (Past Lock 10) Coastal store
(food, etc.) |
| Rotterdam Junction |
| 32.2 |
BR |
1.3 |
Bikeway starts on the right side of the road
just past the railroad bridge |
| 33.5 |
L |
0.1 |
Iroquois Road - Canal Path ends |
| 33.6 |
R |
1.7 |
Main Street (Route 5S) - convenience store |
| 35.3 |
L |
5.6 |
Bikeway - continue along towpath. Lock 8
(porta-potty) Historic Lock 23 on right |
| 40.9 |
L |
0.25 |
Access road - Path ends at Schenectady.
Community college go left under Western Gate bridge.
Caution: possible hazard entering sidewalk at curb. |
| 41.15 |
L |
0.15 |
Route 5 - onto sidewalk along Route 5 |
| 41.3 |
L |
0.1 |
Washington Avenue |
| 41.4 |
R |
0.9 |
Union Street |
| 42.3 |
R |
0.05 |
Through Union College car gate |
| End of day 7 |
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