Thursday, July 2, 2013
Not only does the weather look good for The Wonalancet Loop, the pavement looks good , too! In a forever search of new pavement, we have found Nirvana! What a difference it is to ride on smooth black velvet! Let's go ride it now while it is pristine!
Distance: 30 miles
Meeting place: Parking lot at McDonald's and Tram Store (old Mt. Whitter ski tram station) located on the east side of the junction of Route 16 and route 25 in West Ossipee.
From Conway, drive south on Route 16 to the traffic light at the 16/25 junction. Go straight at the light, then turn left into the parking lot for the McDonald's and Tram Store. Park on the right side of the lot, where we will not interfere with the McDonald's customer parking.
Meeting time: Ready to ride out of the Tram parking lot at 9:00 am. From Glen it is a 27 mile drive, from Conway Village it is a 16 mile drive.
Carpool: For the Glen/Jackson folks, carpool out of the Grants parking lot at 8:00 am.
Terrain: Farms, fields, forests, mountain views, marshland, horses, goats, churches, stone walls, riverside riding, etc, etc. Part of the ride will be on the road designated as The Chinook Trial (route 113A from Tamworth to Wonalancet). Chinook was a famous sled dog: www.theheartofnewengland.com/LifeInNewEngland-Chinook-Trail.html
Some flat riding at the start, a wonderful downhill at the end, which means that in the middle there are short steep rolling hills and moderate hills that will burn calories so that you can enjoy your lunch with ice cream at the...
...Food Stop: The Other Store in Tamworth Village (at ~mile 24). Bring your own or get a nice lunch and/or ice cream here and eat at the picnic tables in the back of the store by the brook.
Some flat riding at the start, a wonderful downhill at the end, which means that in the middle there are short steep rolling hills and moderate hills that will burn calories so that you can enjoy your lunch with ice cream at the...
...Food Stop: The Other Store in Tamworth Village (at ~mile 24). Bring your own or get a nice lunch and/or ice cream here and eat at the picnic tables in the back of the store by the brook.
Here is the ride map:
ALSO, here is info on the Saturday Ride, the 4th of July BARTLETT PARADE. This year you can BE IN THR PARADE, or can just be a spectator. Bring the family-- on bikes, in wagons, scooters! I have arranged an entry for the Bike Cub to ride, well, maybe "March" with our bikes in the parade. Check out the Bike Club website calendar for details.
In summary, meet at the Attitash parking lot, far end away form the lifts, at 8:30 am. We will ride to Bartlett Village, taking a short detour in 2 places so that we can take a peek at the future site of the Bartlett Recreation/Bike Path! If you are bringing little kids that cannot ride the 3 miles into the village, drive into the village and park off of River Road, perhaps on the other side of the river.
We will line up for the parade at 9:15 in the baseball field in Bartlett Village. Judging of the floats and decorations occurs here, it should be a hoot. The parade starts at 10:00. Bring the grandkids! Decorate your bikes! You or your grandkids could win that best decorated bike contest! Wear Red, White, Blue! We will have the MWV Bicycling Club Banner to carry! This parade is a gem, a small town spectacle, if you have never witnessed this, it is worth every minute. Enjoy the strawberry shortcake made by the church folks afterwards! A lap of River Road is a good cool - down from the parade excitement, and lets 302 clear of the traffic before we return to our cars.
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