Northvale Diner
NORTHVALE DINER
Fast and Fabulous Cycling Club
Jan. 26, 2003
by Sue Foster
This is a moderately hilly, roundabout route to Northvale, N.J., which is in
northern Bergen County on the border with New York State. The diner is a
favorite destination of New York Cycle Club riders, and it’s safe to leave the
bike unlocked out front. It’s still not a bad idea to get a table with a window
view! The cue sheet starts and ends at the Boathouse in Central Park, though
the routes between the park and the George Washington Bridge are not the same.
| L=Left Turn | BL=Bear Left | X=Cross |
| R=Right Turn | GF=Gaily Forward | XU=Cross Under |
| BR=Bear Right | eor=end of road | XA=Cross Above |
| 0.0 | Entrance to Boathouse. Stay on Central Park Drive. | |
| 2.3 | X | West 110th St. |
| GF | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. | |
| 2.6 | L | West 117th St. |
| 2.7 | QR | St. Nicholas Ave. |
| 3.1 | X | West 125th St. |
| 5.2 | L | Cross Broadway onto West 168th St. |
| 5.6 | R | Fort Washington Ave. |
| 6.0 | L | West 177th St.; short downhill. |
| 6.1 | R | Cabrini Blvd.; one block long. |
| 6.2 | L | Onto sidewalk going west; QL onto pedestrian ramp to George |
| Washington Bridge. | ||
| 7.9 | R | Hudson Terrace |
| 9.8 | L | At end onto Palisades Ave. |
| 10.2 | R | Summit |
| 11.0 | L | Lyncrest to T |
| 11.2 | R | Woodland |
| 12.2 | L | Churchill |
| 12.8 | R | Leroy; continue on Stonehurst |
| 13.6 | R | Engle |
| 14.4 | L | At end onto Hudson |
| 14.7 | R | County Rd. / Rt. 501 |
| 15.9 | GF | Anderson (Rt. 501 goes left; you go forward) |
| 16.4 | L | Hardenburgh |
| 17.2 | R | County Rd. / Rt. 501 |
| 21.7 | L | Oak Tree (at light) |
| X | Rt. 303 | |
| 22.7 | L | Livingstone (DeWint House at far left corner); then R onto Rt. 303 |
| STOP at Northvale Diner; eat! | ||
| R | Rt. 303 | exiting diner parking lot |
| 25.2 | L | Blanche St. |
| 25.4 | R | West |
| 26.2 | L | At end onto High St. / Rt. 502 |
| 26.6 | R | At blinking light, Closter Dock Rd. / Rt. 502 |
| 27.0 | R | Piermont Rd. |
| 27.9 | GF | Piermont Rd.; County Rd. / Rt. 501 goes left |
| 29.7 | L | At stop sign onto Central Ave. |
| 29.8 | R | County Rd. / Rt. 501 |
| 30.2 | R | Dean Dr. (still Rt. 501) |
| 30.2 | BR | Stay on Dean Dr. |
| 31.1 | L | At light onto Ivy |
| X | At light | Rt. 501 |
| 31.6 | R | At end onto Elkwood |
| 31.9 | L | At end onto Davison |
| 32.1 | R | Lydecker |
| 32.6 | L | Walnut (hill!) |
| 33.2 | L | Woodland |
| 33.3 | R | Pershing |
| 33.6 | R | Summit |
| 33.9 | L | at light, Palisades Ave. / Rt. 505 |
| X | Rt. 9W | |
| 34.3 | R | Hudson Terrace |
| 36.3 | L | GWB pedestrian path |
| 38.0 | R | West 178th St. in Manhattan |
| 38.2 | R | Fort Washington Ave. |
| 38.9 | R | West 165th St. (short downhill) |
| 40.2 | L | Riverside Drive |
| 45.9 | L | West 72nd St. |
| 46.7 | X | Central Park West |
| GF | 72nd St. Transverse across the park | |
| 47.2 | L | Central Park Drive |
| 47.9 | END | Boathouse! |