RRA 25K Hudson River Challenge
- Sep 10, 2011
- open water
- Hudson River, from G. Washington to Tappan Zee Bridges
- Nyack, NY (USA)
- Hosted By: Rockland Rowing Association, Inc.
Directions
Starting Line. Englewood Picnic Area & Boat Basin (Bloomer's Beach), Englewood, NJ (Latitude N40°52'42' Longitude - W73°56'44') is about two miles north of the George Washington Bridge, at the base of Dyckman Hill Road (which is the continuation of Palisade Avenue at Exit 1, off the Palisades Interstate Parkway).
Directions to the Englewood Boat Basin & Picnic Area are available at the Palisades Interstate Park webpage:
Please note. Large trailers going to the finish line must use the southern park entrance off River Road at the Fort Lee-Edgewater border, since the northern entrance is inaccessible for such vehicles (due to hair-pin turns). For directions to the southern park entrance, follow the Ross Dock Picnic Area directions on the Palisades Interstate Park webpage:
http://www.njpalisades.org/directions.htm#RD
Finish Line. Car and trailer parking is available beginning Friday, 9-Sep-11, at the Nyack Municipal Marina, just north of Nyack's Memorial Park (2 Depew Avenue, Nyack,NY 10960).
Nyack Municipal Marina - Latitude 41° 5' 18' Longitude -73° 54' 57'
Parking
Boat, Equipment & Trailer Drop-off and Parking.
- Teams arriving Friday may drop off boats,equipment and/or trailers at either the Englewood Boat Basin or Nyack Municipal Marina venues.
- Please note: the Englewood Picnic Area closes at dusk and the gates are locked until dawn; In contrast, there is no security locked gate at the Nyack Municipal Marina – the area is accessible 24 hours;
- Teams arriving on Saturday morning may drop equipment off at the launch site, then drive the trailer to the Nyack Municipal Marina finish line.
- There is limited parking for cars in the parking lot just north of Memorial Park.
Shuttle Transportation
We can arrange shuttles, if needed, to transport athletes to and from the start/finish lines before and after the event. Please contact River Rowing if you have any questions or need assistance with any logistical arrangements.
Contact. For more details, and further updates, please contact Sue DeMocker at [email protected].