Dear AdventuRiders,
After a BEAUTIFUL week of riding (and a PERFECT 5 Boro Tour in NYC), it will be hard to top. However, we are going to Dunstable on Monday, Gloucester on Wednesday, and Lunenburg on Friday. The only "fly in the ointment" is the weather on Monday, we'll do our best!
I've been trying to mix the rides up a bit because the Recreation rides sometimes miss out on the best scenery in order to keep the ride difficulty at medium. The Monday morning Recreation ride gets "the best of Dunstable" with a slightly greater level of difficulty. Believe me, it will be worth it!
The Monday afternoon Fitness ride will be the "Field of Dreams" ride with a couple of challenging hills, but GREAT views.
The Wednesday "Fearless Leader's Choice" ride will be the Gloucester to Rockport ride around the end of Cape Ann. It will be our usual ride since there aren't too many route options here, but we will ride through "1%-ville" to the Eastern Point and stop at Good Harbor Beach on our way to LUNCH in Rockport.
I haven't totally figured out the Friday rides in Lunenburg yet because ALL the lunch places (and porcelain) have closed :-(
On Monday, May 11th - Dunstable - Larter Field
Starting Point
- Name - Larter Field
- Address - 120 Groton Street
- Town - Dunstable, MA 01827
- Navigation - Google - Waze
- Parking - Plenty.
- Facilities - PortaPotty.
9:30 AM - The Morning Recreation Ride will leave.
- Route Map - Beautiful Dunstable Ride
- Distance - 15 miles
- Elevation Gain - 700 feet (moderate)
- Unpaved - a few miles of old rail line.
- AR Index - Roughly equal to 19 flat smooth miles.
11:30 AM - We are scheduled to be back.
11:30 AM - Lunch Time
BYOL Picnic - or Dunkin Donuts if you are desperate.
12:30 PM - The Afternoon Fitness Ride will leave.
- Route Map - Dunstable - Field of Dreams.
- Distance - 16 miles
- Elevation Gain - 900 feet (hilly)
- Unpaved - none.
- AR Index - Roughly equal to 22 flat smooth miles.
2:30 PM - We are scheduled to be back.
On Wednesday, May 13th - Gloucester - Stage Fort Park
Starting Point
- Name - Gloucester Visitor Center
- Address - 9 Hough Ave.
- Town - Gloucester, MA 01930
- Navigation - Google - Waze
- Parking - Plenty - Maybe $10.00.
- Facilities - Bathrooms.
9:30 AM - The Fearless Leader's Choice Ride will leave.
- Route Map - Gloucester - Rockport.
- Distance - 28 miles.
- Elevation Gain - 1450 feet (moderate).
- Unpaved - a bit.
- AR Index - Roughly equal to 38 flat smooth miles.
11:30 AM - Lunch Time
BYOL and/or some take-out place in Rockport and we'll go to the end of Bearskin Neck to consume our gourmet findings.
2:30 PM - We are scheduled to be back.
On Friday, May 15th - Lunenburg
Bill and Carole