Presidential Views via Mt Clinton Road and Base Road

Presidential Views via Mt Clinton Road and Base Road 10:00 am

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Looks like the weather will be clear and sunny for Thursday!  Good for a ride with a view.

This ride is relatively short in mileage but big on scenery and attractions, and is a good work out, too. It includes panoramic Presidential views, the Cog Railroad (if you decide to climb up to the station), Upper and Lower Ammonoosuc Falls. We can eat lunch/snacks on the rocks next to the Lower Ammonoosuc Falls 

 
Start at the Eisenhower Wayside Park which is on the right side of Route 302 a couple of miles after passing through Crawford Notch. It has a tall flagpole and it is a sledding hill in the winter. We ride back up the notch to the train station for a view of Elephant Rock, and then back to Mt Clinton Road. We could climb up to the Cog Railroad or just enjoy the downhill cruise, stopping to look at Upper Ammonoosuc Falls. After that we will head west on 302 and Lower falls Road past Lower Ammonoosuc Falls to Zealand Road.  Ride out the Zealand Road  to the gate, turn back and follow 302 back to the cars

Start:  10:00 am at the Eisenhower Wayside Park

Total distance: approximately 27 miles; 20 if you skip Zealand Road.  It can be done with a road bike but I would suggest the gravel bike for this one

Snowville Loop

 

Thursday August 24th

Meet at the Pine Tree School on Mill St,   Ready to Ride at 930 am.

The ride goes down Mill Street to ride by the beach on Conway Lake, up Brownfield Road to Hampshire St, and up the famous Asparagus Hill. This hill is the yearly test of how far you can ride up before having to jump off the bike before tipping over...

Return by Route 153 to Stark Road (right turn at the four corners). This is a nice riding road that cuts out half of Route 153 and avoids Conway Village lights and traffic. At the end of Stark Road, where it meets Route 113, you can take a right onto Odell Hill Road, which runs parallel to route 113 for a short distance. Then you pop out back on 113 and come to the lights at Route 302 where we head back in Center Conway back to the school

Distance  < 25 miles 
Ready to Ride at 9:30 am! 

Here is a map of the ride:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/21252684

 

Franconia Notch Bike Path and Kinsman's Notch Loop 10:00 am

Thursday 8/10/23

The ride is a 36 mile, anticlockwise loop which goes up the Franconia Notch Bike Path, turns off the path to head downhill via the Mittersill Ski slopes then skirts south of Franconia on Wells Road coming out near the glider airport. It then heads out Route 116 to the Kanc and climbs Kinsman's Notch from the easier, more gradual side. The downhill cruise back to the cars is a real treat!! Beautiful, epic ride.

We start and finish in Woodstock, at the public parking lot behind the storefronts across from the Woodstock Brewery. Great place to enjoy a burger and beer after the ride.

If the weather fails, or you have had enough, us we can make the call at the top of the bike path and return to the cars downhill by bike path. This is a fabulous 28 mile ride by itself. 

Bring food for lunch at the glider airport.

To get to the parking lot in Woodstock:  Bear Notch Road and the Kanc to Lincoln, following the Kanc past the Route 93 interchange into Woodstock. Just as you are slowing down, after crossing the river, BEFORE approaching the traffic light in Woodstock at the Route 3 junction, there is an entrance to the public parking lot on your right. It is a big lot behind the storefronts on Route 3. If you miss this entrance, take a right into Woodstock onto Route 3 and drive about a block, looking for the parking lot entrance driveway on your right. It is BEFORE you reach the Woodstock Brewery.

Let's be ready to ride at 10:00 am.

Here is a map:

http://www.mapmyride.com/us/deerfield-nh/franconia-notch-bike-path-and-kinsman-no-route

Variation of Believe in Books 7/27/23

Variation of Believe in Books

Since Vince is out of commission for a while, I will be leading a gravel ride closer to home this week.  This is an adaptation of a ride did years ago for believe in books fundraiser incorporating the new rec path.  As the ride goes on the group may want to change some of the trails

BELIEVE IN BOOKS INTERMEDIATE LOOP

Start at the scenic outlook
Ride down Intervale Cross/Old Bartlett Road to Cranmore

New rec path to Walmart, cross 302 to Kennett

The rec path along the Saco
Past Davis Park
Up Passaconaway Road
High Street to the forest Road to Hales
Roads back to the beginning

If everybody is well behaved maybe a cone at Trail’s End

Total about 20 miles,  with a hill or 2

Meet at the Scenic Outlook at 930

Brownfield Tour: Haleytown Road, Lords Hill and Sam Brown's Hill. 9:30 am B/2.5/30

Brownfield Tour: Haleytown Road, Lords Hill and Sam Brown's Hill. 9:30 am B/2.5/30

Thursday, July 13, 2023

  The ride covers almost all of the pleasant biking roads in Brownfield, Maine. Starting out of the Maine Visitor's Center, the ride goes south into the sun on Haleytown Road, then turns left on Hampshire and goes into the village of Brownfield, bearing left onto Main Street, Route 160. Head out to do the climb of Lord's Hill. Heading back on 160 and then Hampshire, bear left on good pavement towards Sam Brown's Hill for more good views. Back Haleytown

Start at the Maine Visitor's Center on Route 302, just over the border in Fryeburg, Maine.

Ready to ride at 9:30 am

Distance is about 30 miles. Make it 22 by skipping Lord's Hill loop.

Map for the 30 mile option including Lord's Hill loop: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30577803

 

Lovely Lovell Loops

Lovely Lovell Loops

Thursday, June 8th, 2023



Lovely Lovell Loops

I will be gone this week, but Dave Kinsman agreed to host this weeks ride.  It is a great ride, hilly but not too hilly, quiet roads  It is not a long ride so we should be able to get it done before any afternoon showers.  Short in mileage, but long on workout and scenery.

Start at the park next to the North Fryeburg Saco Valley Fire Station (corner or Route 113 and South Chatham Road). Park away from the fire station, leave that area open for the firefighters.

We head out on Harbor Road all the way to Lovell, then go up Christian Hill Road, head out by Ebenezer's Restaurant and then cross Route 5. We go up Old Waterford Road and do a scenic quiet but thrilling loop on Eastman Hill and Old Stage Road. Return is back by Ebenezer's, but then we head out to the Kezar Lake Narrows for a lakeside lunch and/or ice cream break and maybe a swim. Head back via Shave Hill (sometimes called Swamp Road) and Harbor Road.

This is a 24 mile ride. It can be lengthened if desired adding in Fish Street/MacNeil or MacNeil, up Fish, down Cornshop.

Here is the map:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28020504

 

Four Lighthouse Tour (Ride codes A/2/22) Meet at Marina Parking next to Bistro
North 43 in South Portland at 10:00 AM!

 Thursday May 25, 2023

For this Thursday... We will ride in the Casco Bay area, starting near Bug Light Park in South
Portland.
We will be traveling through South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough, Maine. The ride
will travel by 4 lighthouses and will include a return trip that skirts the Rachael Carson Preserve.
Lots of wildlife opportunities. There will be plenty of time to stop for photos. NOTE: The ride is
mostly on pavement, there is a short section on Cape Elizabeth that is hardpacked dirt, and
some soft sand that should be OK for a road bike.
After the ride, we will have lunch at Bistro North 43, which is in Spring Point Marina. Because
parking spaces are limited, and we need a count for lunch, can you please RSVP to Vince as
soon as possible if you want to ride and to get a lunch seat?  First come first served.
Info on the ride:
The ride is 22 miles, 95% pavement, with some rolling hills.
Bring snacks, sunscreen, and an appetite for lunch.
Meet at the Bistro North 43 parking lot at 10:00 am, Ready to Ride. There is a changing room
with showers that we have access to. When you RSVP, Vince will send the code for the
changing rooms. Bistro North is located at Spring Point Marina near Bug Light in South
Portland, the address is:  
1 Spring Point Drive, South Portland, ME
The website is:  https://north43bistro.com
RSVP to Vince:  vpelote@davinci-consulting.com