Tomorrow's weather prediction calls for clouds and wind, with a slight chance of rain and temperatures in the 50s. Check your mail or our website in the morning for the GO/NOGO decision. Clearly, I have mastered the weather call NOT. Thanks to all the good sports who rode on Friday, through decidedly un-springlike weather. We found a great new lunch spot in Groton. Check out Salt and Light Cafe.
Reminder: There are no rides during school vacation , from April 18-22.
The Morning Recreation Ride will take us through scenic Carlisle and Great Brook Farm. ( Genuine porcelain bathrooms GBFSP) .
The Afternoon Fitness Ride will take us to the Olde North Bridge and beautiful Monument Street. Porcelain bathrooms at ONB.
Jane and Nancy will be our Fearless Leaders today.
On Monday, April 11th - Carlisle Center
Starting Point
- Name - Center Park
- Address - Lowell Street
- Town - Carlisle, MA 01741
- Navigation - Google - Waze
- Parking - at Center Park just up the street from Fern's - Please DO NOT PARK at FERN'S.
- Facilities - Fern's outback PortaPotty, or buy something at Fern's.
9:30 AM - The Morning Recreation Ride will leave.
- Carlisle GBFSP REV- Carlisle - GBFSP.
- Distance - 11.9 miles.
- Elevation Gain - 541 feet, 2 noticeable hills.
- Unpaved - none.
- Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike.
- 11:30 AM - We are scheduled to be back.
12:30 PM - The Afternoon Fitness Ride will leave.
- Carlisle Old North Bridge -15.7- Carlisle - Old North Bridge.
- Distance - 15.7 miles.
- Elevation Gain - 744 feet (average)
- Unpaved - a little bit.
- Equipment - I plan to bring my road bike (as usual).
- 2:30 PM - We are scheduled to be back.
On Friday, April 15th - Acton
Darlene will be our Fearless Leader today. I will not be able to join you, as I'll be visiting colleges with my daughter.
The Morning Fitness Ride will visit an old school house, Boxboro Center (don't blink) and West Acton on the way back to Acton Center.
The Afternoon 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 starting point 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.
- 9:30 PM - The Fitness Ride will leave.
- 11:30 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.
- LUNCH - BYOL Picnic - Or Acton House of Pizza
- 12:30 AM - The Recreation Ride will leave.
- 2:30 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.