GO - Larter Field, Dunstable

On Monday, September 28th -Dunstable - Larter Field

Starting Point

• Name - Larter Field
• Address - 120 Groton Street
• Town - Dunstable, MA 01827
• Navigation - Google - Waze
• Parking - Plenty.
• Facilities - PortaPotty.
  

Here's the Correct Morning Route Map.

Sorry, I had the Route Map link going to the wrong ride. Here is the correct one.

Bill

9:30 AM - The Morning Recreation Ride will leave.

• Route Map - Beautiful Dunstable Ride
• Distance - 11 miles
• Elevation Gain - 500 feet (moderate)
• Unpaved - 1/4 mile of old rail line.
• AR Index - Roughly equal to 16 flat smooth miles.

This Week - Dunstable - TBD - Lunenburg

Dear AdventuRiders,

Well, it looks like Fearless Leader could be out for a few more weeks :-( However, you will be in good hands with Very Nearly Fearless Carole.

The weather looks good, Partly Cloudy, 60s in the morning, 70s in the afternoon. This is a BYOL picnic ride.

The Monday morning Recreation ride gets "the best of Dunstable" with a slightly greater level of difficulty. Believe me, it will be worth it! We will NOT be doing long stretches of the very rough rail line like we did this Spring.

The Monday afternoon Fitness ride will be the "Field of Dreams" ride with a couple of challenging hills, but GREAT views.

The Wednesday "Fearless Leader's Choice" ride is CANCELLED :-(

I haven't totally figured out the Friday rides in Lunenburg yet because ALL the lunch places (and porcelain) have closed :-(

On Monday, September 28th -Dunstable - Larter Field

Starting Point

• Name - Larter Field
• Address - 120 Groton Street
• Town - Dunstable, MA 01827
• Navigation - Google - Waze
• Parking - Plenty.
• Facilities - PortaPotty.

9:30 AM - The Morning Recreation Ride will leave.

• Route Map - Beautiful Dunstable Ride
• Distance - 11 miles
• Elevation Gain - 500 feet (moderate)
• Unpaved - 1/4 mile of old rail line.
• AR Index - Roughly equal to 16 flat smooth miles.

11:30 AM - We are scheduled to be back.

11:30 AM - Lunch Time

BYOL Picnic - or Dunkin Donuts if you are desperate.

12:30 PM - The Afternoon Fitness Ride will leave.

• Route Map - Dunstable - Field of Dreams.
• Distance - 16 miles
• Elevation Gain - 900 feet (hilly)
• Unpaved - none.
• AR Index - Roughly equal to 22 flat smooth miles.

2:30 PM - We are scheduled to be back.

Hope to see you there,

(Bill and) Carole

GO - Harvard Center

On Friday, September 25th - Harvard Center

Starting Point

• Name - Harvard Center Parking
• Address - 5 Elm Street
• Town - Harvard, MA 01451
• Navigation - Google - Waze
• Parking - NOTE: The driveway between the Town Hall and the Unitarian Church is one way going out. You will have to go around the Common to get to the parking. You can just park on Elm Street away from the construction.
• Facilities - None (Town Hall is closed). 

Reminder - Harvard Center on Friday

Dear AdventuRiders,

What can I say? Another PERFECT day is forecast for tomorrow!

The bad news is that I am still not allowed to ride my bike fast enough to keep up with you lot. So I am promoting Carole to Nearly Always Fearless Leader.

PLEASE NOTE: there is construction at the Harvard Town Hall and you cannot use the driveway between the Town Hall and the Unitarian Church to get to the Start Point.

The Morning Fitness Ride is the infamous "Roller Coaster" ride. We will visit the Shaker Lollipop Cemetery, climb ("clank clank, clank" on the roller coaster)  UP Oak Hill Road to the Harvard apple orchards. Then we will zoom ("whee" on the roller coaster) back DOWN to Harvard Center.

The Afternoon Recreation Ride will feature Bare Hill Pond. We can enjoy the town beach for a while at least before we (maybe) get throw out. Then we ride around the pond and UP to Prospect Hill for spectacular views of the Nashoba Valley (and GOATS too). Then its a tamer version of the roller coaster back toHarvard Center.

On Friday, September 25th - Harvard Center

Starting Point

• Name - Harvard Center Parking
• Address - 5 Elm Street
• Town - Harvard, MA 01451
• Navigation - Google - Waze
• Parking - NOTE: The driveway between the Town Hall and the Unitarian Church is one way going out. You will have to go around the Common to get to the parking. You can just park on Elm Street away from the construction.
• Facilities - None (Town Hall is closed). 

9:30 AM - The Morning Fitness Ride will leave.

• Route Map - Harvard Center - Roller Coaster Ride.
• Distance - 13 1/2
• Elevation Gain - 900 feet
• Unpaved - none.
• AR Index - Roughly equal to 20 flat smooth miles.

11:30 AM - We are scheduled to be back.

11:30 AM - Lunch Time

Harvard General Store.

12:30 PM - The Afternoon Recreation Ride will leave.

• Route Map - Harvard Center - Prospect Hill
• Distance - 12 miles.
• Elevation Gain - 700 feet.
• Unpaved - some rough pavement.
• AR Index - Roughly equal to 17 flat smooth miles.

2:30 PM - We are scheduled to be back.

Hope to see you there,

Bill and Carole

No Wednesday Ride :-(

Dear AdventuRiders,

Its happened again :-( Portsmouth weather is looking great, except my Doctor tells me to lay low for a while.

So no Wednesday Ride.

Bill

GO - Sterling Center

It could be chilly!

Starting Point

• Name - MCRT Rail Trail Parking
• Address - 16 Waushacum Avenue
• Town - Sterling, MA 01564
• Parking - At the end of the rail trail driveway.
  
• Facilities - portapotty.