Big Hills near NYC

**Pat S** · 05-04-2008 10:03 AM

My friend from school really wanted to go yesterday so he convinced me to go despite the kinda wet pavement and promise of rain. We left at 3 and it was supposed to start raining at 4:30 so we were expecting to get like 5 runs and get rained out. Well it didn't rain again till 8 and we explored the area and skated at least 6 different spots for about 4 hours.

Clausland road is sick- short but really steep and fast. Good pavement, and a few sweepers leading to a nice runout. Theres an intersection at the bottom and you have right of way but it's still a bit sketchy. Airbreaking some of it and footbreaking before the turn into the intersection (didn't have a spotter) we were still hitting low 40s. With a spotter i could easily see hitting 50+.

Rockland cemetary- sick hairpin on the road connecting two parts of the cemetary, kinda shitty pavement but fun eastrock-ish corner. Visiting hours end at 4 so we stayed and sessioned the corner for about an hour without running into anybody.

We also skated broadway to ash ave that lead down to piermont which has a fast left hand sweeper and then a really tight right hairpin. We also hit rockland ave which leads down to piermont which has kinda sketch pavement and a fast right hand turn with a mirror on it so you can see cars coming up. Oh and we slid the most ridiculous hill it's at least 20 degrees and straight with nice pavement that's like a half mile from nyack college- much steeper and longer than watchtower. It was a hell of a session.

**SpeedFiend** · 05-04-2008 10:06 AM

thats sounds like a great time. thanks for the location names and reports.

**GravityRider15** · 05-09-2008 07:45 AM

Is there anything going on this weekend?

**gordo6987** · 05-22-2008 10:58 AM

so pat...do you wanna skate clausland soon?

**mcgoon** · 05-22-2008 11:03 AM

You guys ought to come up to Ontario and ride the Escarpment with us sometime...

**gordo6987** · 05-22-2008 11:14 AM

i would love to...but my car wouldnt make it any where nears there...im pushing it thinking abouth ny and when i went to PA last sunday i thought i wasn't goign to make it back...but im getting a new car soon one that wasn't made in 84 so as soon as i get the chance too ill drive up there...by the way what speeds do you hit on that?

**mcgoon** · 05-22-2008 02:32 PM

We have a good variety of hills. We have hills that you can hit 100km on with the right tuck and brass balls (i'm not there yet). It'd be rad to make a weekend of it. We could try and get the Ottawa and Quebec crews out too.

There are two main areas that are full of hills. The Burlington area, and the Collingwood area. Both have at least 6-10 good runs with varying levels of difficulty ranging form #### yer pants fast to techy slower stuff....Our longest run is about 4 minutes long

**gordo6987** · 05-23-2008 11:43 AM

im definatley up for this... we could make a weekend out of it but i couldnt do it till i got a new car =/ wich isnt that far away i just have to get a loan and crap...but pat what do you say about clausland mountain rd next weekend?

**mcgoon** · 05-28-2008 06:38 AM

Are you guys coming up to F's chalet freeride? East coast unitezors?

**gordo6987** · 05-28-2008 07:56 PM

i am...but i don't know a date and or location...and if im going to have a new car by then.

**mcgoon** · 05-29-2008 07:28 AM

It's the weekend before Munnsville, 30 minutes outside of Montreal. Check the section that includes Quebec, Canada.

**pakunga** · 06-22-2008 11:46 AM

theres a really nice hill in forest park in queens

**SpeedFiend** · 06-22-2008 11:51 AM

where is the hill at?

JD · 06-22-2008 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by pakunga

theres a really nice hill in forest park in queens

i was going to ask if anyone has ridden there. i may be moving to kew gardens by the end of the year so the park is right there. i've never been in the park but a forest hills friend says that it is closed off from cars. i need to check it out.

**Pat S** · 06-22-2008 10:41 PM

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/vi...ubj=1490790067

Its more of a mountain than a hill but I guess this counts. more videos being uploaded now.

edit: and Mcgoon-me, crappysurfer, longboard1, and Wells are coming to f's chalet.

**worldridr768** · 06-22-2008 11:32 PM

Sweeeeeeeeet

**krebhorn** · 06-23-2008 06:50 AM

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/vi...=1011037119526

**gordo6987** · 06-23-2008 06:45 PM

can you guys post a link to the videos thats not a facebook? i dont have a facebook or myspace and dont plan on getting one at all ever. i know youtube sucks for quality but there are other websites that dont have crap quality and you dont have to be a member of.....and pat you missed out on saturday.

**krebhorn** · 06-24-2008 07:17 AM

Originally Posted by gordo6987

can you guys post a link to the videos thats not a facebook? i dont have a facebook or myspace and dont plan on getting one at all ever. i know youtube sucks for quality but there are other websites that dont have crap quality and you dont have to be a member of.....and pat you missed out on saturday.

okay, sometime today i'll post to youtube. then i'll put the link(s) up

**pakunga** · 07-01-2008 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by SpeedFiend

where is the hill at?

the 1 im talkin about is on 102nd street and the other street i dont know but to get there just go to 102nd and jamiaca ave and then just got up towards the park u shuld be able to see it there the road is smooth and its a reall nice nice the only problem is that at the bottom of the hill is a intersection