Reminder - East Pepperell Center Tomorrow

Dear AdventuRiders,

I hope you got out to enjoy the beautiful weather today. Unfortunately, if you DO enjoy the weather in New England, just wait 10 minutes. The forecast for tomorrow features a 90% chance of rain / snow in the morning and just rain in the afternoon. One of our intrepid riders report that the NRRT is still covered in slush north of Groton, Thanks Ed!

I will send out email and update the website before 8:00 tomorrow morning with the GO / STOP ride status.

We will meet in East Pepperell Center at the gravel Rail Trail Parking lot.

The Monday morning Recreation Ride will take us south on the NRRT to Groton Center and then to the new Surrenden Farm conservation area. From there, we will check out the mural under the bridge on our way back to Pepperell. The route is mostly on the rail trail, basically flat and about 14 miles. There is a tiny bit of gravel at Surrenden, but a road bike will work fine. Here is a map.

The Monday afternoon Recreation Ride will take us north across the new covered bridge to Hollis, NH along the Nissitissit River. From there we turn back to historic West Pepperell, avoiding as many hills as possible, to check out the shrine and the pound. The route is about 12 miles, a bit hilly (250 feet gain) and there are some smooth dirt roads along the way. A sturdy road bike will work.  Here is a map.

On Monday, April 4th, we will meet in East Pepperell Center at the gravel Rail Trail Parking lot.

• At 9:30 AM - The morning Recreation Ride will leave for Groton Center and beautiful views of Mount Wachusett. Here is a map.
• At 11:30 AM - We will be back for LUNCH at the good ole Pepperell Spa.
• At 12:30 PM - The afternoon Recreation Ride will leave for the Nissitissit River and West Pepperell. Here is a map.
• At 2:30 PM - We will be back.

On Wednesday, April 6th, we will meet in Bedford at either Fawn Pond Parking or the Minuteman Rail Trail Parking.

• At 9:45 AM - The Exploration Ride will leave from Fawn Pond and ride on the Narrow Gauge Rail Bed. Here is a map.
• At 10:00 AM - The Exploration Ride will leave from the Minuteman Rail Trail Parking for Somerville. Here is a map.
• At 11:30 AM - LUNCH at Dave's Fresh Pasta in Somerville.
• At 12:30 PM - We will head back to Bedford.
• At 2:30 PM - We should be back to the Minuteman rail Trail Parking.
• At 3:00 PM - We should be back to Fawn Pond.

On Friday, April 8th, we will meet at the Heart Pond Parking lot in South Chelmsford.

• At 9:30 AM - The Fitness Ride will leave for the Olde North Bridge in Concord. Here is a map.
• At 12:30 PM - We will be back.
• LUNCH - TBD

Hope to see you there,

Bill and Carole