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By Brian McLaughlin
As the winter wanes, and spring approaches, the Anchor House Ride route design team has been hard at work stitching together the 2025 route. Although there may be changes to the route between now and July, here is the state of our itinerary.
Day 1 Geneva to Corning NY. 60 miles, 3000 ft climbing. After leaving Hobart & Wm Smith College, the route hugs the west shore of Seneca Lake, then turns southwest to Corning. After some climbs and descents, the route rolls into Corning on NY 414.
Day 2 Corning to Binghamton NY. 83 miles, 2900 ft climbing. Following a 6 mile climb almost immediately after leaving, the rest of the day is mostly valley riding on lightly traveled roads. There is a smaller climb at mile 55, then the roads twist and turn as we enter downtown Binghamton and our hotel.
Day 3 Binghamton - Binghamton NY. Loop day. 2 routes; mileage and elevation still in development at time of writing. We are hoping to offer two loop options for day 3: a “long” and a “short”. Stay tuned for more information as we get closer to spring.
Day 4 Binghamton NY to Scranton PA. 80 miles, 3950 ft climbing. Longest & most challenging day. The route heads east on NY Bike Route 17 to Windsor NY, then turns south to follow valley roads to Scranton. A long, gradual climb starts at mile 26 and finishes at mile 42. From there, the roads and paved trails through the various towns in the Wyoming Valley pitch downhill.
Day 5 Scranton to Stroudsburg PA. 53 miles, 3950 feet climbing. More climbs per mile today than any other day. The route starts with a steep climb on rural roads to leave town, then features about 25 miles of relentless ups and downs. After that, the roads turn primarily downhill to our downtown hotel.
Day 6 Stroudsburg PA to Clinton NJ. 67 miles, 4100 feet of climbing. A typical Anchor House Day 6 on a northern route. Lots of climbing and ridge lines to cross to get to our hotel. Another tough day.
Day 7 Clinton to Pennington NJ. 43 miles, 2400 feet of climbing. Last day! Lots of rolling, smaller climbs; that is, until we get to the Sourland ridge. After getting over it, a quick jaunt on familiar roads takes us to our ride picnic.
That’s it for now. We’ll have more updates later as we get closer to July. Overall, the 2025 route is shaping up to be much like past northern routes. It will begin relatively tame then turn hilly as we near home. But remember, as we like to say, “It’s For The Kids!”
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