Bike Path, Fryeburg Village and Menotomy Road. 9:00 am. Ride Code B/2/20

Fryeburg Village and Menotomy Road 9:00 am

Thursday, July 1st, 2021

I have been watching the weather, expecting rain for Thursday, but the rain seems to be pushed off until later in the day. The the temperature will be in the high 70's, so a bit of a relief! It is worth setting up a close-to-home short morning ride that should get us out and back before any wet weather comes in.

Meet at the Maine Visitor's Center on Route 302 just over the border in Fryeburg where the Mountain Division Rail Trail starts. We start with a lap on the "Rails With Trails" bike path and Porter Road, then go into Fryeburg Village, head over to the Snow School and Ice House Road. We cross Route 302 onto Menotomy Road, which is a very scenic out-and-back ride. It has short climbs that will keep us exercised.  More miles, if the weather holds, can be achieved on Haleytown Road. 

Distance?  Probably about 20 miles, plus more if we do some of Haleytown Road before any rain would gladly be received.

Ride Code:  B/2/20

Map:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13100838

Ready to ride at 9:00 at the Maine Visitor's Center.

Bear Notch Loop 9:00 am B/3.5/38

Thursday, June 24, 2021

This week Laurel will host ThursdayBike!  She has chosen the Bear Notch Loop, clockwise, starting at 9:00 am in the parking lot behind the Eastern Slope Inn, North Conway.  You will go down West Side Road, then up Passaconaway, up the Kanc and up Bear Notch Road. The downhill is a blast, then you return to Eastern Slope by Route 302 and upper West Side Road.

Ready to Ride at 9:00 am!!  Bring food and water.

The loop is about 37 miles, and is rated a B/3.5/38.

Here is the map:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13070517

Enjoy the ride! See you next week!

Vermont Side of the Connecticut River, Lancaster to DeBanville's General Store 9:30 am. B/3/49

Thursday June 17, 2021

One of the ThursdayBike Group's favorite places is the Vermont side of the Connecticut River. Vermont Route 102 is a quiet rural road that is very scenic, plenty of Holstein cows along the way. ...very Vermont and very Green in the springtime.

This ride follows the southern section of VT102, starting from Lancaster and ending at DeBanville's General Store in Bloomfield, VT. We can get food and ice cream at the lunch stop, but bring some food to have on the bike, just in case.

Weather: Looks good! 

Ride Starts: 9:30, ready to ride, from the parking lot of Shaw's Supermarket in Lancaster, on the right side of Route 3 North, just north of the town center. Drive about an hour to Lancaster from the traffic light in Glen.

Carpool if you like: Meet in the Attitash parking lot, far end away from the lifts, 8:15 am. Otherwise see you in Lancaster.

Terrain: Lots of flat and some very gradual ups and downs, a couple of rolling hills requiring some work. MWV Bike Club Ride Code: B/3/49

How far: 49 miles. See map below. (If you just have to get that 50 mile ride in for your record books - just continue up Route 102 from DeBanville's until your odometer says 25.00 then turn back!!)

Shorter Option?!!! Drive up a bit further up Route 3 north and cross the CT River via the bridge into Guildhall, VT and start from there. Park alongside the Town Green (bear right after you cross the bridge, then make a left alongside the green). This will take 18 miles off and give you a great 31 mile ride. 

Directions: Take Route 302 to the Twin Mountain 4-corners stoplight. Take a right onto Route 3 north. Follow Route 3 though Whitefield, then continue on Route 3 into Lancaster. Shaw's Supermarket is on the right, approximately 0.5 mile north of the center of Lancaster on Route 3. It is across the street from Dunkin Donuts. Park at the part of the lot closest to the road, furthest from the store entrance.

Bring: Snacks and water. 

Map:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13189233

Attitash to the Willey House. 9:00 am Ride Code: B/2/28

Thursday, June 3, 2021

7:50 am WEATHER UPDATE: Looks like it will be OK to ride, maybe not the beautiful day like yesterday, BUT no rain until later this afternoon. 

This is a relatively short ride, 28 miles (Ride Code B/2/28), good for getting a workout in before any rain might happen. Let's start at 9:00 am since it will be warm and there is less chance of wet weather earlier in the day. If you want to shorten it, you can start in Bartlett Village or at the 4th Iron or Sawyer River Road parking lots.

Meet at the Attitash parking lot, the far western end, ready to ride at 9:00 am. We will ride up to the Willey House, then enjoy the ride back down. There has not been much traffic lately, so this is a good time to do this ride, before the tourist traffic builds up.

Here is a map:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27335545