#These 3 bike routes show cyclists the best of Brooklyn

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Brooklyn’s waterfront bike paths include wonders like Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel.
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Jacqueline VanDusen has biked more than 4,000 miles over three years to cover every block in Brooklyn, tracking per epic project on Instagram and on an interactive website.

As the Williamsburg-based graphic designer finishes her epic project Saturday, here are three excursions she recommends to see the gems the borough has to offer.

The 50-mile loop

This circumnavigation of Kings County is not for the faint of heart. But on the plus side, it promises experienced cyclists stellar breezes off the water for most of the ride.

From VanDusen’s neighborhood of Williamsburg, she set out to ride alongside the East River and New York harbor, where piers and other pit stops offer prime vantage points of the Manhattan skyline.

Pedal onward, under the Verrazzano Bridge, to Bay Ridge and Gravesend before hitting the sandy shores of Coney Island. Pass seaside bungalows in Gerritsen Beach and waterfront mansions in Mill Basin.

After Canarsie and East New York, turn inland to teeter along the Brooklyn-Queens border back to Williamsburg.

The brewery tour

VanDusen’s “boozin’ by bike” tour kicks off at Kings County Brewers Collective, at 381 Troutman St., in Bushwick. The first to operate in the neighborhood for more than 40 years, KCBC operates a 5,000-square-foot warehouse and taproom.

From there, careen to East Williamsburg hoppy spots Grimm (990 Metropolitan Ave.) and Interboro Spirits and Ales (942 Grand St.).

Next up, Threes Brewing in Greenpoint (113 Franklin St.). After that, ride due southwest, parallel to the East River, until you hit Transmitter Brewing at the Brooklyn Navy Yard (141 Flushing Ave.). End the day with happy hour at Finback (545 President St. in Gowanus).

All stops offer their brews to-go and adhere to the city’s social distancing and outdoor dining mandates.

The Bed-Stuy brownstone food crawl

Bed-Stuy is the best neighborhood in Brooklyn, VanDusen proclaims.

The rows of gorgeous townhouses have filled her camera roll, but it’s the bevy of independent businesses to support that makes this journey worth tracing. The 8-mile ride she’s charted through the area allows for multiple food and drink pit stops.

Highlights of the route include Southern comfort food spot Peaches (two outposts, at 415 Tompkins Ave. and 393 Lewis Ave.), old-school bakery Doc’s Cake Shop (214 Bainbridge St.) and soul food joint Ma-n-Pop (349 Lewis Ave.). Take the grub to-go or eat outside starting Monday.

Polish off the ride with a to-go beverage from local watering hole Do or Dive (1108 Bedford Ave.).

Check VanDusen’s website for details of her journey as well as interactive routes.