The 7 Stages
Stage 1. The Islands — Rip Van Winkle Br. to Kingston Rhinecliff Br.
Distance: 18.3 miles
Meeting Location: Public Dock Catskill Point, Catskill
Finish Location: Roundout Creek Maritime Museum, Kingston
Highlights: Cementon, Saugerties Lighthouse, small islands, mostly narrow and rural.
Stage Record: 4hr:31m
Recommended Pace: 30 mins per mile
Water Temp.: 66 – 70˚F
Stage 2. The Lighthouses — Kingston Rhinecliff Br. to Mid-Hudson Br.
Distance: 19.8 miles
Meeting Location: Roundout Creek Maritime Museum, Kingston
Finish Location: Shadows Marina, Poughkeepsie
Highlights: Roundout lighthouse, Esopus Meadows lighthouse, mostly narrow and rural.
Stage Record: 5hr:28m
Recommended Pace: 28 mins per mile
Water Temp.: 65 – 70˚F
Stage 3. The Hudson Valley — Mid-Hudson Br. to Newburgh Beacon Br.
Distance: 13.2 miles
Meeting Location: Shadows Marina, Poughkeepsie
Finish Location: Beacon Public Dock
Highlights: Cedar Cliff, New Hamburg, Chelsea.
Stage Record: 3hr:39m
Recommended Pace: 37 mins per mile
Water Temp.: 65 – 70˚F
Stage 4. The Highlands — Newburgh Beacon Br. to Bear Mountain Br.
Distance: 15.0 miles
Meeting Location: Beacon Public Dock
Finish Location: Garrison Landing Yacht Club
Highlights: Hudson Highlands, Bannermans Castle, West Point, The Devil’s Playground.
Stage Record: 4hr:10m
Recommended Pace: 30 mins per mile
Water Temp.: 65 – 71˚F
Stage 5. The Great Bays — Bear Mountain Br. to New Tappan Zee Br.
Distance: 19.8 miles
Meeting Location: Shattemuc Yacht Club
Finish Location: Tarrytown Marina
Highlights: Indian Point, Haverstraw Bay, Croton Point, parts are very open.
Stage Record: 6hr:05m
Recommended Pace: 27 mins per mile
Water Temp.: 66 – 72˚F
Stage 6. The Palisades — Tappan Zee Br. to George Washington Br.
 Distance: 15.7 miles
Meeting Location: Tarrytown Marina
Finish Location: La Marina, Dyckman St Inwood
Highlights: Piermont Marsh, Palisades, Yonkers, Spuyten Duyvil.
Stage Record: 3hr:06m
Recommended Pace: 44 mins per mile
Water Temp.: 66 – 73˚F
Stage 7. Liberty — George Washington Br. to Verrazano Narrows Br.
Distance: 18.6 miles
Meeting & Finish Location:La Marina, Dyckman St Inwood
Highlights: Manhattan, Governor’s Island, Statue of Liberty, Narrows, NY Harbor
Stage Record: 4hr:21m
Recommended Pace: 33 min per mile
Water Temp.: 66 – 72˚F