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New York -
North Bound:

 Champlain Bikeway
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New York-
South Bound:

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Champlain Bikeway around the Lake- New York, North Bound

Whitehall, NY to Chambly, Québec

Mile Point

		Skenesborough Museum, Whitehall, NY - Southern most point of the Champlain Bikeway.
0.1		Pass straight through blinking light. (Cross tan bridge to get to Vermont.)
0.3		Turn L at Lock 12 on Clinton Avenue.
0.4		Turn R at Clinton and Broadway onto Rt. 22 North.
17.0		Bear R on Cty Route 2 at Putnam Grocery. (Start of Alternate 1W.) 
17.5		Go straight on Lower Road/County Route 2 and pass Putnam Central School on R..
21.5		Stay L and up hill on Wrights Ferry Rd.
23.6		Turn R on Rt. 22 heading north. (End of Alternate 1W.)   
26.3		Intersection of Rts. 22 & 74. (Turn R to Fort Ti & ferry, 1.4 mi.)
26.8		Turn R on Shore Airport Rd. (Start of Alternates 2W & 3W.)
28.5		Main entrance to International Paper Plant.
31.0		Turn R on Rts. 9N and 22 towards Crown Point. (End of Alternate 2W.)
35.2		Crown Point
35.7		Turn R on Lake Rd.
37.8		Cross RR & bear L on Trimble Rd. - Lake Rd. to the right goes to the bridge 3.3 mi.
38.9		Turn L on Rt. 903
39.9		Turn R on Rt. 22
43.7		Port Henry
46.9		Pass County Road 54. (End of Alternate 3W.)
54.1		Westport Green - Restaurant in town and store on north edge of  town
54.8		 Bear R on Lakeshore Dr. - start a long hill. (Start of Alternate 4W.)
65.3		Essex - Ferry to Charlotte, VT - Stay north on Rt  22 (End of Alternate 4W).
69.8		Middle Rd intersection - stay on Rt. 22 into Willsboro.
73.4		1812 Homestead  - A Farm Museum in Willsboro.
74.9		Turn R on Highlands Rd (unpaved for 1.3 mi). (Start of Alternate 5W.)
82.5		Bear L up hill on Port Douglas Rd, County Route 66.
83.8		Turn R on Mace Chasm Rd. Keeseville is straight ahead 1.5 mi.
85.4		Stay straight on Mace Chasm Rd at Soper Rd. (Scenic view .5 mi. E on Soper Rd.)
86.1		Turn L on Old State Rd - Ausable Chasm entrance is straight ahead.
86.4		Turn R on Rt. 9. (End of Alternate 5W.)
86.7		Bridge over Ausable Chasm.
86.9		Pass Route 373 on the R (Port Kent ferry to Burlington, VT is 3.0 mi to the east).
89.3		Bridge over Ausable River. (View of Valcour Bay on route to Plattsburgh.)
98.4		Main Gate to Plattsburgh AFB. 
99.6		Turn  L on Bridge St and cross bridge.
99.8		Turn R on City Hall Place.
99.9		Bear R over bridge on Cumberland Ave - look for the Heritage Trail.
100.9		Turn R on Rt.  9 which is Margaret Street at the Georgia Pacific Plant.
102.3		Turn L on Rt. 314 which is Moffitt Rd. (Start of Alternate 6W.) 
106.3		Turn R on Spellman Rd at the end of Moffitt Road.
107.5		Turn R on Route 9.
107.9		Turn  L on Point Au Roche Rd. (End of Alternate 6W.)
109.6		Point Au Roche State Park - bear  L on Lakeshore Rd. 
122.9		Coopersville - turn R and cross green bridge on Rt.  9B towards Rouses Point
127.4		Go straight at intersection with Route 11 into Rouses Point.
128.6		Intersection with Rt. 2 to Vermont. (View of Fort Montgomery from bridge scenic overlook.)
129.4		U.S./Canadian Border  Caution should be taken crossing railroad tracks 
133.8		Lacolle - Cross Route 202. (Lacolle Blockhaus near intersection.)
139.2		Entrance to Fort Lennox, Saint Paul de Ile Aux Noix.
149.7		Turn R onto Jacques Cartier Boulevard and enter St. Jean Richelieu
152.6		Bear R toward river then L 2 blocks later on Rue Richelieu
153.3		Turn R to Pont Gouin - Canal pathway starts off bridge walkway
157.5		Pont Pierre Dugre Bridge - access to Route 223 to the L - entering Ile Ste.Therese.
160.3		Bridge - access to Route 223 (Jean Talon) to the L- leaving Ile S
161.3		Turn L through opening marked PROPRIETE PRIVEE.
161.6		Leave PROPRIETE  PRIVEE.
165.0		Turn R into paved parking lot and go through it.
165.2		Turn  R on street.
165.5		Fort Chambly, Chambly, Québec - Northern most point of the Champlain Bikeway.

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