This Week - Acton Center - Brookline - Lunenburg

Dear AdventuRiders,

I guess the weather can't be perfect all the time. Tomorrow is forecast to be "good" with temps in the mid 60s to mid 70s and Mostly Cloudy. 

The Morning Recreation Ride will explore the backroads of Carlisle, Nara Park in Acton and then Nagog Orchards in Littleton before a nice downhill run back to Acton Center.

The Afternoon Fitness Ride will visit an old school house, Boxboro Center (don't blink) and West Acton on the way back to Acton Center.

The Monday rides use a new starting point that has PORCELAIN, Picnic Tables, and a Pizza Joint! The library opens at 9:00 AM and has porcelain to the left as you walk in the front door. Please park away from the library entrance and down toward the playground.

LUNCH will be a BYOL Picnic at the playground. You can buy lunch at the Acton House of Pizza on the other side of the library.

On Monday, September 29th - Acton Center

• 9:30 AM - The Recreation Ride will leave.
• 11:30 PM - We should be back.
• Starting Point Map - Acton Center - Behind the Library.
• Route Map - Acton Center - Nagog.
• Distance - 13.5 miles.
• Elevation Gain - 650 feet.
• Unpaved - 1/2 mile.
• Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.
• AR Index = Roughly equal to 17 flat, paved miles.

LUNCH - BYOL Picnic - Or Acton House of Pizza

• 12:30 PM - The Fitness Ride will leave.
• 2:30 PM - We should be back.
• Starting Point Map - Acton Center - Behind the Library.
• Route Map - Acton Center - Boxboro.
  
• Distance - 14 1/2 miles.
• Elevation Gain - 800 feet.
• Off Road - none.
• Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.
• AR Index - Roughly equal to 20 flat, smooth miles.

On Wednesday, October 1st - Lake Potanipo, Brookline, NH.

We will cross the 100 year old suspension bridge over the Souhegan in Milford and pass the Granite Town Rail Trail (not very bikeable) before stopping for lunch at Chrysanthi's Restaurant. If you want to skip lunch, its just a couple of miles straight down Route 13 back to the start.

• 9:30 AM - We will leave for Milford, NH.
• 1:30 PM - Non-lunching people should be back.
• Starting Point Map - Lake Potanipo, Brookline, NH.
• Route Map - Potanipo - Silver - Milford.
• Distance - 23 miles.
• Elevation Gain - 760 feet - 2 Category 5 hills.
• Unpaved - 4 miles - mostly smooth.
• Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.

AR Index - Roughly equal to 31 flat, paved miles.

On Friday, October 3rd - Lunenburg Center

• 9:30 AM - The morning Fitness Ride will leave.
• 11:30 AM - We should be back.
• Starting Point Map - Lunenburg Center.
• Route Map - Lunenburg - Pearl Hill.
• Distance - 14 miles.
• Elevation Gain - 700 feet.
• Unpaved - none.
• Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.
• AR Index - Roughly equal to 19 flat, paved miles.

LUNCH is a PICNIC at the Teen Center. We can get food at the Village Grill.

• 12:30 PM - The afternoon Recreation Ride will leave.
• 2:30 PM - We should be back.
• Starting Point Map - Lunenburg Center.
• Route Map - Lunenburg - Shirley.
• Distance - 13 miles.
• Elevation Gain - 700 feet.
• Unpaved - none.
• Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.
• AR Index - Roughly equal to 18 flat, paved miles.

Hope to see you there,

Bill and Carole