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D M on 8/11/2020 8:48:02 AM:

Does anyone know of backroads to take on the 20 mile route on 5s outside of Herkimer?

wnybubba from Bflo - Roc on 8/12/2020 12:53:58 PM:

Not a direct answer to your question, but you would be following Bike Route 5. Nice bike shoulder lane on a state highway. I don't remember it being dangerous or uncomfortable at all. Admittedly, I'm fine on state roadways and have a decent rear view mirror so I know what's going on around me.

Yankee John from Braintree, VT on 9/6/2020 6:56:57 PM:

There are some beautiful roads with open country and Amish farms and little traffic on both the south (5S) and north sides but they are really hilly!

RussfromErie from Erie on 11/18/2020 12:48:54 PM:

It’s funny that you commented on Route 5S outside of Herkimer. This past summer while biking the Erie Canal path, my friend and I ended up on 5S thinking we were on the canal trail. We biked the 2 most longest and steepest hills that I have ever biked. Finally at the top of the second hill we sensed something was wrong, thinking hills this big would surely not be part of the bike route. After studying google maps, we realized we were riding parallel to the trail path located several thousand feet below us. That was an exhausting day. We are not sure how we missed a trail sign (though we did serval times throughout our trip) but I still blame my biking partner thinking he saw a sign for ice cream just ahead.

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