Electric Bikeways
of the
Hudson Valley, Catskills
& Western Connecticut
Download Self-Guided, Turn-by-Turn Electric Bike Routes Along the Prettiest Backroads, Foothills and Farmlands of the Hudson Valley, Catskill Mountains and Western Connecticut. Mile after mile of electric biking rapture.
Western Connecticut
Stone walls. Antique farmhouses and cottages lined by sentinel, towering sugar maple trees. Narrow roads that weave between home and barn, emerging at a nearby pond. Western Connecticut is beautiful and surprising, in any season. And it’s perfect for the electric bike.
Hudson Valley
Supremely beautiful. A bike ride in the valley might take you to a calm lake, a secluded forest, a historic town, a gentleman farm. The Hudson Valley — besides being an important agricultural region — is one of the most magical places in the United States.
Further Afield
If you’re willing to travel a little further afield, these self-guided electric bike routes in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and upstate New York will reward the effort with scenic adventures. Pine barrens, hemlock gorges, mountains and marshes appeal to all your senses as you ride the byways and old woods roads.
Catskill Mountains
From foothill villages to mountaintop cottages, the roads that furrow deep into the mountains and forests of the Catskills have lured hikers and bikers from all over the Northeast. Let your electric bike flatten out the mountains of our picturesque routes.
New Route: The Carriage Roads of Mohonk Preserve
Climbing the Mohonk ridge, this ride for your Class 1 e-bike then circles through some of the prettiest carriage roads in the Preserve. Shimmering hemlocks, white-rocked cliffs, and surprises tucked around every corner.
Can I Ride An E-Bike on the Empire State Trail?
Can you ride an electric bike on the Empire State Trail? The rules may vary between towns, but does the “No Motor Vehicles” rule really apply? The short answer: maybe.
Postcard: Empire State Trail, Rosendale
This Rosendale section of the Empire State Trail traces the Wallkill Valley Trail, in shady forests and past crumbling rural industry ruins.
Undiscovered: E-Bike the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
Take the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail by e-bike as it meanders through the historic grounds, backyards and green spaces of Westchester County. This is a 29-mile loop that uses both the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail and South County Trailways, but you could cut the ride in half by returning by train.
The Albany-Hudson Electric Trail: Stuyvesant Falls to Niverville
Ride your electric bike on the Albany-Hudson Electric Trail as it winds through Columbia County’s rural industrial past.
Escaping the Snow, for E-Bikes
Looking for a snow-free place to ride your electric bike this winter? Watch the weather reports, and use a snow depth map to see in real time where the gravel roads are clear.
What’s this website all about?
If you’re looking for rides with your electric bike that aren’t just along bike paths, I hope you’ll like (and use) this website.
And if you have an electric (pedal-assist) bike, you’re ready to explore the twists and turns of the Hudson Valley, Catskills and Western Connecticut country byroads. And these regions are singularly beautiful.
But they’re also perfect for the electric bike. With hills climbs that are never too steep, with interesting little villages dotting the dales and valleys, a ride in the quiet corners of these regions offers the perfect challenge-to-reward ratio.
All routes come with links that will bring you to the routes on RideWithGPS.com, so if you’re bicycling with your smart phone, you can see exactly where you are on the route. You can navigate to the start of the ride easily. And you can see a couple points of interest along the way.
Just charge up, download your turn-by-turn directions to your RideWithGPS app for your smartphone…
…and go!
Suzy
More e-bike routes you might like:
The Vernooy Kill: A Southern Catskills Ride
Further Afield: Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
An Old Croton Aqueduct E-Bike Route
