Dear AdventuRiders,
If you believe the forecast, it should be SUNNY and near 70 degrees with low humidity when we leave for our seacoast ride from Hampton North Beach to Portsmouth (and Kittery, ME) on Wednesday. It should be near 80 and Sunny on the way back with a slight sea breeze headwind on the way back!
Don't worry about registering yet, some of the Recreation Departments haven't got their Fall schedules posted yet.
As a reminder, you MUST have an approved bicycle helmet, and you MUST pump up your tires! You will also need to initial and sign our Release and Waiver of Liability.
In addition to our normal spectacular ocean view ride, I have added a short loop to Kittery, ME to try out the new Memorial Bridge.
RSVP if you are interested in carpooling. I will send out the list to the interested parties.
On Wednesday, September 4th - Hampton North Beach
- 9:45 AM - We will meet at Hampton North Beach (porcelain and everything!)
- 10:00 AM - We will leave for Newcastle and Portsmouth.
- Starting Point Map - Hampton North Beach.
- Route Map - Hampton - Portsmouth - Kittery.
- Distance - 32 miles.
- Elevation Gain - 300 feet (easy).
- Off Road - None.
- Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.
- 12:30 PM - LUNCH at Portsmouth Brewery.
- 3:00 PM - We will be back to Hampton North Beach.
AR Index - Roughly equal to 32 flat, smooth miles
On Friday, September 6th - 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.
This is a somewhat different ride that the usual Westminster ride. New places to explore!
- 9:30 AM - The Fitness Ride will leave.
- 1:00 PM - We should be back.
- Starting Point Map - Westminster Bandshell
- Route Map - Westminster - Princeton
- Distance - 25 miles
- Elevation Gain - 800 feet (more difficult)
- Unpaved - 2 miles - a few very rough spots
- Equipment - I plan to bring my ROAD bike.
AR Index - roughly equal to 34 flat, smooth miles.
Lunch - TBD
Hope to see you there,
Bill and Carole