Dear AdventuRiders,
On Friday, June 7th - Westminster
After the glorious ride we had on Wednesday, it's even more painful to look at the weather for tomorrow :-( The forecast is for 53 degrees and 70% chance of rain. I'll make the call before 8:00 tomorrow morning.
BTW, there is a PortaPotty at the starting point and it wasn't locked last time I checked.
On Friday, June 7th - Westminster
Get ready for a gorgeous ride around Mount Wachusett. It's a bit outside our 30 minute starting point radius around Groton, but Route 2 is pretty quick.
The Fitness Ride will take us west to the Mount Wachusett region. We will start in Westminster, climb UP toward the west shoulder of Mount Wachusett on some scenic backroads before zooming DOWN to beautiful views at Princeton. From there we ride to Gardner passing many lakes before turning back to Westminster. There are a couple of significant hills at the beginning of the ride including a Cat 5 (easiest category) as we pass the mountain. From there it is rolling hills back to Westminster.
- 9:30 AM - The Fitness Ride will leave.
- 1:00 PM - We should be back.
- Starting Point Map - Westminster Bandshell
- Route Map - Westminster - Princeton - Audubon
- Distance - 25 miles
- Elevation Gain - 800 feet (more difficult)
- Unpaved - 1/2 mile - a few very rough spots
- Equipment - I plan to bring my ROAD bike.
AR Index - roughly equal to 35 flat, smooth miles.
Hope to see you there,
Bill and Carole