The new Maybrook Trail has been completed, so let's take a nice ride through upstate New York on the new Maybrook with awesome nature at its best. It's a great time to see the new foliage. This trail was once a train line of the New York and New Haven Hartford railroad.  It also connected to Waterbury, Branchin, and Derby Connecticut.  Now it has become part of the Empire State Trail that runs from NYC to Canada. We will stop at in Hopewell Jct for a short break.  There is a nice  park to sit down to eat. We will then continue down the trail to the Village of Brewster where you can take Metro North train back to NYC or continue on the Old Put Trail for 52 more miles back to the Bronx. It's your choice but the ride ends in Brewster. 

ALL COVID CRITERIA APPLIES FOR THE TRAIN. IMPORTANT NOTICE: YOU MUST HAVE AND WEAR A MASK WHEN NECESSARY ON ALL 5BBC RIDES AS INDICATED BY THE RIDE LEADER. THIS RIDE HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF SPENDING SOME PERIOD OF TIME INDOORS. IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE AND JOIN ANY INDOOR ACTIVITY, YOU MUST BE MASKED.

YOU ARE GOING TO NEED THE 6:40AM TRAIN OUT OF GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL TO GET TO POUGHKEEPSIE BY 8:48AM 

WE WILL STOP AT HOPEWELL JUNCTION FOR A SHORT BREAK THEN HEAD DOWN THE MAYBROOK TRAIL TO BREWSTER WHERE WE WILL STOP FOR FOOD. WE CAN RELAX BEFORE GETTING ON THE TRAIN 

 WE MEET ON THE UPPER LEVEL  AT THE TAXI AREA AT THE POUGHKEEPSIE TRAIN STATION

PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST BE REGISTERED FOR THE RIDE  TO JOIN.

THIS RIDE IS RAIN OR SHINE

ALSO JUST ONE NOTE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A GOOD BRIGHT BIKE LIGHT BECAUSE IT GETS DARK EARLY

IMPORTANT NOTICE: YOU MUST HAVE AND WEAR A MASK WHEN NECESSARY ON ALL 5BBC RIDES AS INDICATED BY THE RIDE LEADER. THIS RIDE HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF SPENDING SOME PERIOD OF TIME INDOORS. IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE AND JOIN ANY INDOOR ACTIVITY, YOU MUST BE MASKED, VACCINATED AND BRING PROOF OF VACCINATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE 5BBC MAKES NO REPRESENTATION AS TO THE VACCINATION STATUS OF ANYONE ON THE RIDE OR ENGAGED IN ANY ACTIVITY, INDOOR OR OUT. THE RISK INVOLVED IN ANY ACTIVITY ON THE RIDE IS ASSUMED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL RIDER

IF YOU HAVE ANY MEDICAL ISSUES YOU SHOULD NOT ATTEND THIS RIDE BECAUSE  MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE