CLASSIC CAR CLUB ROUTES & ROADS ROUTES & ROADS A great car is only as good as the route you choose. The following are some of our favorite roads within a 200-mile radius of our club in Manhattan. Get out there and carve a line.
ROUTE 22 TACONIC STATE STATE TACONIC & PARKWAY 3 — CLASSIC CAR CLUB REGION HUDSON VALLEY
entertaining cutbacks and rolling sweepers. Little towns along the way provide roadside dining and various antique and craft shops. just a bit south of Canada. Once north just a bit south of Canada. traffic begins to of Putnam Valley, populated with thin and the route is & ROUTE 22 & ROUTE The Bronx and runs This route starts in to Mooers, NY, about 170 miles north STATE PARKWAY HUDSON VALLEY REGION HUDSON VALLEY TACONIC
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the yellow line. CCC recommends a mid- the yellow line. super light car to enjoy this horsepower, road to the maximum. the town of Cornwall. Running just west the town of Cornwall. 218 provides Route of the Hudson River, road is as technical great vistas and the narrow so mind It’s as one could want. Also known as Storm King Highway, Highway, King Also known as Storm a miles long, but it’s this route is only 10 10 miles. It starts genuinely entertaining and finishes off in off at Highland Falls STATE ROUTE ROUTE STATE 218, NY HUDSON VALLEY REGION HUDSON VALLEY
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cuts straight through the West Branch cuts straight through the West you’re making you feel like Reservoir, driving on water. River and continuing east for 20 miles. River and continuing east for 20 miles. The road is dotted with sweepers and cutbacks. As you proceed east, the road turns into a two lane ribbon of road that 301, NY 301, NY of the Hudson on the east shore Starting HUDSON VALLEY REGION HUDSON VALLEY ROUTE STATE
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to enjoy this route. to enjoy this route. off at Harriman State Park, home of the Park, home of State off at Harriman Bear Mountain technical roads of the police Homes dot the way and Region. needed isn’t are on patrol, but speeding up to Route 202, Bear Mountain Bridge. 202, Bear Mountain Bridge. up to Route views of the 9W offers great scenic windy 27-mile Hudson River and its elevations drops you climb up to higher ROUTE 9W, NY 9W, ROUTE it and take off from Fort Clinton Start HUDSON VALLEY REGION HUDSON VALLEY
9 — CLASSIC CAR CLUB BEAR MOUNTAIN REGION BEAR MOUNTAIN 10 — CLASSIC CAR CLUB REGION HUDSON VALLEY PARK, HARRIMAN STATE
When driving here, make sure to keep an sure to keep make When driving here, and boulders eye out for cyclists, hikers that line the roads. One must keep his/her eyes up on this One must keep road. Drive is a mountain Memorial Perkins climb highest point, giving up to the region’s you a view 50 miles in every direction. corners through the trees. Tiorati Brook corners through the trees. Tiorati Brook of sweepers and is a combination Road switchbacks, many over sharp elevation things interesting. changes, which keeps Drive is all about the big, long sweepers, and is much tighter Road Valley Arden with a few hairpin technical, punctuated of the most entertaining and technical of the most entertaining Just 45 New York. roads in and around and you’re there. minutes north of CCC – Seven Lakes A few roads of note MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN REGION is home to some Park Harriman State STATE BEAR PARK, HARRIMAN HARRIMAN HUDSON VALLEY REGION VALLEY HUDSON
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excursion is littered with beautiful little excursion elevation corners and roller coaster-like along the way at Gurney’s changes. Stop for breakfast. Headed out to The Hamptons or Headed out to The dip off of a quick Montauk? Then take Highway 27 and onto Old Montauk Route This five mile Park. at Hither Hills State SUFFOLK SUFFOLK COUNTY MONTAUK MONTAUK HIGHWAY, LONG ISLAND REGION LONG OLD
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a great motocross track – Calverton motocross track – Calverton great a a MX – near the end of the road, so twist throttle if you have the time and talent. provides a slithering, one-lane, backroad provides a slithering, one-lane, romp through the woods and drops you right next to the Ave, at Edwards off also entrance back on the LIE. There’s miles but it’s right off the LIE. So if you’re right miles but it’s 111 in heading east, exit north at Route a right at the North Manorville and make Road junction. Mill Mill Road Street, COUNTY COUNTY run of just five This is another short LONG ISLAND REGION LONG MILL ROAD, SUFFOLK
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into the Adirondack mountains, where the into the Adirondack mountains, where roads are better than State-maintained rolling sections of most race tracks. boarder in Deposit and continues for NY on Lake 200 miles, north to Hague, 8 climbs repaired, Route Recently George. up and down the rolling hills of NY and ROUTE 8 near the Pennsylvania 8 starts Route CATSKILL MOUNTAIN REGION MOUNTAIN CATSKILL STATE
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The road is rarely traveled, so prepare to The road is rarely traveled, so prepare have it all to yourself. Locals call it the Mini Dragon’s Tail. Tail. call it the Mini Dragon’s Locals elevation changes Speedy sweepers and tighter corners. down into a few hunker It might be a bit of a distance from CCC, It might be a bit of in central NY, but if you find yourself 29 51. It’s Route your way over to make Ilion to Burlington. miles, running from STATE ROUTE ROUTE STATE 51, NY CATSKILL MOUNTAIN REGION MOUNTAIN CATSKILL
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curvy, swooping corners and continue curvy, it miles. Keep south for another 17 blind corners collected through the and all will go well. ROUTE 629 ROUTE Round at the north end near Start bits of for the best Reservoir Valley NEW JERSEY COUNTY
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the Jersey Devil. scenic than sporty, providing a pleasant scenic than sporty, Pine Barons and romp through the Jersey Ocean. Jump in a ending at the Atlantic and watch out for classic cruiser drop top, R539 starts just south of Trenton and of Trenton R539 starts just south leaving you at the continues for 45 miles, more This route is shore in Tuckerton. COUNTY COUNTY 539 ROAD NEW JERSEY
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