Dear AdventuRiders,
Monday is forecast to be ANOTHER beautiful day. It will be chilly in the morning (about 50 degrees when we leave), but warming up to the low 60s by afternoon.
The morning Recreation Ride will take us UP to High Street and over to the Stone Arch Bridge before visiting a corner of Nashua. Then its back on scenic Dunstable backroads.
The afternoon Fitness Ride features Massapoag Pond and the "Field of Dreams".
On Monday, October 6th -Dunstable - Larter Field
- 9:30 AM - The Recreation Ride will leave.
- 11:30 AM - We should be back.
- Starting Point Map - Dunstable - Larter Field.
- Route Map - Dunstable - Nashua
- Distance - 13.5 miles
- Elevation Gain - 500 feet
- Unpaved - 1 mile.
- Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.
- AR Index - Roughly equal to 16 flat. paved miles.
LUNCH 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Picnic Lunch at Larter Field - BYOL - No food places nearby.
- 12:30 PM - The Fitness Ride will leave.
- 2:30 PM - We should be back.
- Starting Point Map - Dunstable - Larter Field.
- Route Map - Dunstable - Tyngsboro.
- Distance - 16 miles.
- Elevation Gain - 800 feet.
- Unpaved - None
- Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.
- AR Index - Roughly equal to 21 flat. paved miles.
On Wednesday, October 8th - 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 - 1400 feet - 2 Category 5 hills.
- Unpaved - 4 miles - mostly smooth.
- Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.
AR Index - Roughly equal to 32 flat, paved miles.
On Friday, October 10th - Westford - Forge Pond Beach
The Morning Fitness Ride will ride around a bunch of ponds and stop by the Stone Arch Bridge.
- 9:30 AM - The Fitness Ride will leave.
- 11:30 AM - We should be back.
- Starting Point Map - Forge Pond Beach, Westford.
- Route Map - Westford - Cow Pond - Stone Arch.
- Distance - 15 miles.
- Elevation Gain - 650 feet.
- Unpaved - 2 miles mostly smooth.
- Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike (as usual).
- AR Index - Roughly equal to 20 flat, paved miles.
LUNCH is at Pizzeria Presti.
The Afternoon Recreation Ride will go to Nabnassett Pond and visit East Boston Camps on the way.
- 12:30 PM - The afternoon Recreation Ride will leave.
- 2:30 PM - We should be back.
- Starting Point Map - Forge Pond Beach, Westford.
- Route Map - Westford - Nabnassett.
- Distance - 12 miles.
- Elevation Gain - 500 feet.
- Unpaved - a bit of smooth dirt.
- Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.
- AR Index - Roughly equal to 16 flat, paved miles.
Hope to see you there,
Bill and Carole