SummeRides - Groton Center Again

Dear AdventuRiders,

Well, it looks like a perfect summer day tomorrow, sunny, upper 60s in the morning, upper 70s in the afternoon and low humidity. So, I scheduled a longer ride and lunch on the patio at the Hollis Country Kitchen.

The FREE SummeRides season is coming to a close soon. Get your rides while you can!

Tomorrow, we will meet at the Rail Trail parking in Groton Center at 9:15 AM. Here is a map.
Beware of the Precision Parking Police!
Only parallel park between the signs and make sure you are facing the correct direction (facing away from Buckingham Bus). We got warning tickets last time we parked facing the "wrong" way.

After I do a final precision parking check, we will head DOWN to West Groton, then UP to Pepperell, and UP some more to the Beaver Brook Association. Lunch will be at the Hollis Country Kitchen, yum! After lunch it is almost all downhill to the rail trail and slightly uphill back to Groton. The route is a little over 27 miles will about 550 feet vertical, almost all in the morning. There is quite a bit of gravel on the way, but I'm bring my road bike anyway. Here is a map.

On Friday, July 30th - We will meet in Groton Center at the Rail Trail parking. Here is a map.

• At 9:15 AM - We will leave for Hollis, NH. Here is a map.
• At 11:30 AM - Lunch at Hollis Country Kitchen.
• At 2:15 PM - We should be back.

Hope to see you there,
Bill

SummeRides - Groton Center

Dear AdventuRiders,

Well, it looks like another HOT day is on the way for tomorrow, so I scheduled a shorter, easier, ride with a optional swim along the way. The FREE SummeRides season is coming to a close since I'm off to Bar Harbor soon. Get your rides while you can!

Tomorrow, we will meet at the Rail Trail parking in Groton Center at 9:15 AM. Here is a map.
Beware of the Precision Parking Police!
Only parallel park between the signs and make sure you are facing the correct direction (facing away from Buckingham Bus). We got warning tickets last time we parked facing the "wrong" way.

After I do a final precision parking check, we will head for West Groton for a refreshing dip in the Squannacook River at Bertozzi. Then we will head UP to Shirley Center, DOWN to Ayer and back on the Rail Trail. The route is about 18 miles and 400 feet vertical, mostly getting up to Shirley Center. There is some off road at Bertozzi, but I'm bring my road bike anyway. Here is a map.

On Wednesday, July 28th - We will meet in Groton Center at the Rail Trail parking. Here is a map.

• At 9:15 AM - We will leave for West Groton. Here is a map.
• At 11:30 AM - We should be back.
• At Noonish - We will have lunch (Filho's?).

Hope to see you there,
Bill

SummeRides - Boxboro to Horseshoe Pub Tomorrow

Dear AdventuRides,

Well, the weather is looking terrific tomorrow. Its supposed to be low 70s in the morning and low 80s in the afternoon with very low humidity and a WNW breeze.

You don't have to RSVP, but if no one does ...

On Monday, July 26th, We will meet at the soccer fields in Boxboro on Liberty Square Road. Its very near the intersection of Routes 2 and 495. Here is a map.

• At 9:30 AM, we will leave for Harvard. Here is a map.
• At Noonish, we will have lunch at The Horseshoe Pub in Hudson.
• At 2:15 PM, we should be back.

We will meet at the soccer fields in Boxboro on Liberty Square Road. From there we will go past the old Littleton train depot and climb Oak Hill to Harvard. After checking out the new solar panels at Carlson's Orchards, we will enjoy a 2 mile downhill cruise to Delaney Pond.

Then its off to lunch at The Horseshoe Pub in Hudson (80 beers on tap).

After lunch we will return by way of the Assebet River Rail Trail, Stow golf courses, Boxboro Center and the aptly named Hill Road. The route is about 28 miles and hilly with about 800 feet vertical (mostly in the morning). It is all on road and I plan to bring my road bike. Here is a GPSies map or a MapMyRide map.

Hope to see you there,
Bill

SummeRides - Sand Hill Road

Dear AdventuRiders,

The weather is looking quite nice for tomorrow morning. Partly cloudy, 70's and reasonable humidity.

Let's meet at 9:15 AM at the Sand Hill Road parking lot for the Rail Trail. Here is a map. From there we will ride to Baddacook Pond, Cow Pond Brook (swimming opportunity), Massapoag Lake, and Dunstable Center. Then its on to visit cows and return on the Rail Trail.

The route is almost 20 miles with a little over 300 feet vertical. Here is a map. There is a bit of gravel on the route, but as usual I'm bringing my road bike.


On Friday, July 23rd - We will meet at the Sand Hill Road parking lot for the Rail Trail. Here is a map.

• At 9:15 AM - We will leave for Dunstable. Here is a map.
• At noonish, we will be back.
• Lunch???

Hope to see you there,
Bill

GO - It looks like it will be dry.

SummeRides - Groton Center

Dear AdventuRiders,

Well, the weather forecast is for 30% chance of rain tomorrow morning. Let's live dangerously and go for a ride unless its actually rain hard! Hypothermia shouldn't be a problem :-) I'll post a GO / STOP notice before 8:00 AM tomorrow morning.

We will meet at the Rail Trail Parking in Groton Center. Here is a map. We will ride to Bertozzi in West Groton and then Heald Pond in Pepperell. Either place is swimable if we want to. The route is about 18 miles and 400 feet vertical. Here is a map. There will be some offroad around Bertozzi and Heald Pond, but as usual, I'm bringing my road bike anyway.

You don't have to RSVP, but I might not show up if no one responds.


On Wednesday, July 21st - We will meet at the Rail Trail Parking in Groton Center. Here is a map.

• at 9:15 AM - We will leave for Bertozzi and Heald Pond. Here is a map.
• at 11:45 AM - We should be back.
• Lunch at Filho's???

Hope to see you there,
Bill

How about 9:00 AM Starting Time?

Dear AdventuRiders,

It seems that there are a bunch of conflicts early, so how about a 9:00 AM starting time? We will probably skip breakfast, so you may want to bring a snack.

Bill