Help scout some new roads across the beautiful middle of New Jersey on a hilly 200K route from the GW Bridge to Raritan!  9,000 feet of ascent.  We will visit Picatinny Arsenal, Jenny Jump State Forest, and Point Mountain Reservation, with a return via NJ Transit (Raritan) to Penn Station (or PATH to WTC). 

Ride with GPS file here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20657314 (draft; expect changes).  Cue sheet provided at start.

This is a Quick Spin; we will ride together and will not use point-drop sweep unless something unexpected requires it.  To finish comfortably before dark, we will maintain ~19 MPH on the flats subject to weather, traffic and safety conditions; pause briefly to regroup at the top of the major climbs; and take food/water breaks every 25-30 miles.  There is one bail-out via New Jersey Transit (Dover) at approximately 50 miles.  Please make sure you bring water, pocket food, spare tubes, an air supply, a bungee and trainfare for NJ transit, and anything else you may need.