Fryeburg Bikepath to Stow Store. 10:00 am

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Looks like good ThursdayBiking weather for 2 weeks in a row!!!!

Another good early season ride is a the classic trip through the fields of Fryeburg up to the Stow Store. For some variety, start at the Maine Visitor's Center on Rt 302 and use the Bikepath to access Fryeburg Village. Take Rt 113 by Weston's Farm and Sherman's Farm, then proceed up Rt 113. Take a right on Fish Street, left on MacNeil to get the Presidentials view. Sadly, the Red Iron Bridge is gone. Ride out/back to see the new landscaping where the bridge abutments used to be, otherwise proceed on Old Harbor Road and then turn right and go up to Union Hill Road (some hard packed dirt, in good condition, better than the pavement). Take Meadow Road towards the Stow Store. Return by Route 113. Total distance is about 28 miles.

Start at 10:00 am, Ready to Ride.

There are plenty of ways to shorten the ride. Start at Weston's Beach, or at the little white church in North Fryeburg. Lengthen to 30 miles by turning right on Cornshop to loop out to Rt 5 returning via Fish St. Add 7 miles by doing the Chatham loop from the Stow Store.

I will not be joining you, but almost everyone lovingly knows this route by heart and can lead the way!  I can't make a map with the internet service I have now. Go onto Map My Ride and look for my route called "Fryeburg Bikepath to Stow Store". It is the Cornshop-Rt5-Fish version, but shorten it a bit by turning right at Fish or a Harbor!!  Enjoy the sunshine!!!