GO - Meadowbrook, Sterling

Bring your warm gear. 

GO - Beverly Soccer Field

Its quite a ways past the Salem exit on 128. 

This Week - Meadowbrook - Mass Central - West Acton

Dear AdventuRiders,

We seem to have turned the corner from Fall into Winter. The temperature is starting to drop, but we don't have any pesky Frankenstorms to deal with.

The Monday ride will feature a nice, warm, porcelain, coffee and cider donut equipped starting point. Yes, I'm talking about Meadowbrook Orchards in Sterling.

The morning Recreation Ride will feature a ride along the Wachusett Reservoir and a visit to the dam. We will also visit the currently defunct Atlantic Union College and currently defunct Maharishi Ayurveta Health Center.

The afternoon Recreation Ride will go past Davis Farm and currently defunct Mega Maze, ride a bit of the Mass Central Rail Trail, and visit the permanently defunct Old Stone Church. Hmmmm, seems to be a theme here :-)

On Monday, November 5th - Meadowbrook Orchards, Sterling

• 9:30 AM - The Morning Recreation Ride will leave.
• 11:30 AM - We should be back.
• Starting Point Map - Meadowbrook Orchards, Sterling.
• Route Map - Meadowbrook - Lancaster.
• Distance - 15 miles.
• Elevation Gain - 400 feet (one cat 5 hill).
• Unpaved - 1 mile (smooth).
• Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.

AR Index - Roughly equal to 18 flat, smooth miles.

LUNCH - Meadowbrook Orchards - Yummy!

• 12:30 PM - The Afternoon Recreation Ride will leave.
• 2:30 PM - We should be back.
• Starting Point Map -  Meadowbrook Orchards - Sterling.
• Route Map - Meadowbrook - Old Stone Church.
• Distance - 16 miles.
• Elevation Gain - 450 feet.
• Unpaved - 2 miles (very smooth).
• Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.

AR Index - Roughly equal to 20 flat, smooth miles.

On Wednesday, November 7th - Jefferson - MCRT - Barre

• 9:30 AM - The Exploration Ride will leave.
• 12:30 PM - LUNCH at Heavy Evie's Happy Kitchen in Rutland.
• 2:30 PM - We should be back.
• Starting Point Map - Jefferson Church.
• Route Map - Jefferson - MCRT - Heavy Evie's.
• Distance - 27 miles.
• Elevation Gain - 950 feet.
• Unpaved - 15 miles (smooth).
• Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.

AR Index - Roughly equal to 36 flat smooth miles.

On Friday, November 9th - West Acton

• 9:30 AM - The Fitness Ride will leave.
• 12:30 PM - We should be back.
• Starting Point Map - Elm Street Playground, West Acton.
• Route Map - West Acton - ARNWR.
• Distance - 27 miles.
• Elevation Gain - 450 feet.
• Unpaved - 8 miles (mostly smooth).
• Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.

AR Index - Roughly equal to 30 flat, smooth miles.

Hope to see you there,

Bill and Carole

SUNDAY Salem Spooktacular Tomorrow

Dear AdventuRiders,

DON'T FORGET TO SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK 1 HOUR TONIGHT. And change your smoke / CO detector batteries too.

The weather is looking very nice for this time of year, but chilly. Bring your warm stuff! It should be SUNNY and about 40 degrees when we leave and SUNNY and 50 degrees when we return. It will be a bit breezy, so be sure to bring a wind layer.

On Sunday, November 4th - Salem Spooktacular.

As I was was scouting out this ride, I ended up wanting to yell "Enough with the beautiful ocean vistas already, I get it!". Along with the history and Halloween madness of Salem, this promises to be a EPIC ride. Lunch is at Cap't Waterfront Grill & Pub. One of my friends works there and she claims it's the best place in town.

• 8:15 AM - Carpool from Shaw's in Groton.
• 9:30 AM - We will leave from Beverly.
• 12:30 PM - Lunch at Cap't Waterfront Grill & Pub.
• 2:30 PM - We should be back to Beverly.
• Starting Point Map - Beverly, Cross Lane Soccer Field.
• Route Map - Beverly - Salem - Marblehead.
• Distance - 31 miles (mostly flat).
• Elevation Gain - 400 feet (easy).
• Unpaved - 1 mile (smooth).
• Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike (as usual).

AR Index - Roughly equal to 33 flat, smooth miles.

Hope to see you there,

Bill and maybe Carole

GO - Lake Potanipo, Brookline, NH

Good News - The SUNDAY Salem Ride is ON!

Dear AdventuRiders,

We have a quorum of riders and a decent weather forecast for a rescheduled Salem Spooktacular ride on SUNDAY, November 4th.

I am going to move the starting time back to our normal 9:30 AM since we won't have to deal with rush hour traffic.

On Sunday, November 4th - Salem Spooktacular.

As I was was scouting out this ride, I ended up wanting to yell "Enough with the beautiful ocean vistas already, I get it!". Along with the history and Halloween madness of Salem, this promises to be a EPIC ride. Lunch is at Cap't Waterfront Grill & Pub. One of my friends works there and she claims it's the best place in town. Stay tuned for more info.

• 8:15 AM - Carpool from Shaw's in Groton.
• 9:30 AM - We will leave from Beverly.
• 12:30 PM - Lunch at Cap't Waterfront Grill & Pub.
• 2:30 PM - We should be back to Beverly.
• Starting Point Map - Beverly, Cross Lane Soccer Field.
• Route Map - Beverly - Salem - Marblehead.
• Distance - 31 miles (mostly flat).
• Elevation Gain - 400 feet (easy).
• Unpaved - 1 mile (smooth).
• Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike (as usual).

AR Index - Roughly equal to 33 flat, smooth miles.

Hope to see you there,

Bill and Carole

Reminder - Lake Potanipo - Hollis - Milford on Friday

Dear AdventuRiders,

The weather is looking much better tomorrow, but chilly. Its supposed to be Partly Cloudy, low 40s and light winds when we leave, low 50s when we return. Dress warmly!

We will start at Lake Potanipo (just past South Brookline on Route 13 then left at the blinking yellow light). From there we will ride through Brookline Village, UP to Rocky Hill Road and a visit to Rocky Hill Pond. Then we will ride to Silver Lake before turning back UP on Federal Hill Road. Once we get to the ridge, we will visit the ghost town of Monson Center and enjoy the mountain views on our way DOWN to see cute farm animals at Grand View Farm.

We will cross the 100 year old suspension bridge over the Souhegan in Milford and pass the Granite Town Rail Trail (not very bikeable) before stopping for lunch at Chrysanthi's Restaurant. If you want to skip lunch, its just a couple of miles straight down Route 13 back to the start.

There are 2 category 5 hills on this ride, but if you survived last Friday's ride, you will find this ride to be about the same level of difficulty.

On Friday, November 2nd - Lake Potanipo, Brookline, NH.

• 9:30 AM - We will leave for Milford, NH.
• 12:30 PM - Non-lunching people should be back.
• Starting Point Map - Lake Potanipo, Brookline, NH.
• Route Map - Potanipo - Silver - Milford.
• Distance - 23 miles.
• Elevation Gain - 760 feet - 2 Category 5 hills.
• Unpaved - 4 miles - mostly smooth.
• Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.

AR Index - Roughly equal to 31 flat, paved miles.

Hope to see you there,

Bill and Carole