Dear AdventuRiders,
Well, this is it, the last week of Adventurides Spring 2010. To celebrate, we are having an End of Season Party at Alex's house (Thanks Alex!) on Friday, June 25th. The plan is to do a morning ride around Groton and have a potluck lunch and beach blowout at Alex's house on Lost Lake. RSVP to me and I will try to arrange that we don't end up with all salads. I will supply beer, wine, seltzer water, and cups.
The weather for Monday is looking sunny and warm, much like today. In order to be prepared for anything, I have prepared two routes that are very beach intensive. Bring some swimwear if you want, or just plunge in like I tend to do. We will meet at Forge Pond Beach in Westford. Here is a map.
The morning Fitness Ride will explore some pretty backroads of Westford on our way to Heart Pond in South Chelmsford. After a dip / snack / swing (and new PortaPotty) we will ride a bit of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail on the way back to Forge Pond. The route is a little over 17 miles and 350 feet vertical. Here is a map. There is a bit of gravel, and I plan to bring my hybrid bike.
We will have a picnic lunch at Forge Pond and we can get food at Pizzaria Presti.
The afternoon Recreation Ride will feature the old East Boston Camps in Westford and we will visit the beach at unspoiled Burgess Pond. From there we will go to Nabnassett Pond (with new PortaPotty) for a dip / snack / swing. The route is about 13 1/2 miles with a little less than 200 feet vertical. Here is a map. There will be some civilized off road around Burgess Pond. I plan to bring my hybrid bike.
On Monday, June 21st, we will meet at Forge Pond Beach in Westford. Here is a map.
- At 9:30 AM - The Fitness Ride will leave for Heart Pond. Here is a map.
- At 11:30 AM - We will have a picnic lunch at Forge Pond Beach.
- At 12:15 PM - The Recreation Ride will leave for Burgess Pond. Here is a map.
- At 2:15 PM - We will be back.
On Wednesday, June 23rd, since many of you couldn't ride last week, and because this is such a nice route, I am repeating the Boxboro - Hudson - Horseshoe Pub ride again. We will meet at the soccer fields in Boxboro on Liberty Square Road. Here is a map.
- At 9:30 AM, we will leave for Harvard. Here is a map.
- At Noonish, we will have lunch at The Horseshoe Pub in Hudson.
- At 2:15 PM, we will be back.
Then its off to lunch at The Horseshoe Pub in Hudson (80 beers on tap).
After lunch we will return by way of the Assebet River Rail Trail, Stow golf courses, Boxboro Center and the aptly named Hill Road. The route is about 28 miles and hilly with about 800 feet vertical (mostly in the morning). It is all on road and I plan to bring my road bike. Here is a GPSies map or a MapMyRide map.
On Friday, June 25th, we will meet at Alex's house in Groton. More info to come.
- At 9:30 AM - The Recreational Ride will leave.
- At Noonish - We will have an End of Season PARTY!
Hope to see you there,
Bill and Carole