Start: Town of Hampton, NH municipal parking lot. Hampton is on Rt. 1, about 10 miles north of Newburyport. (This is not Hampton Beach, which is on Rt. 1A). Map to start Directions: Take Rt. 1 North to Hampton NH. Turn right on Rt. 27, High Street. The large (free) parking lot will be immediately… Continue reading NSC New Hampshire Coast from Hampton, NH
Start: Memorial Elementary School, Manchester, MA. map to start. It is the older elementary school, not the new high school. Description: Ride counter-clockwise along the Cape Ann coastline, through Gloucester, out to the Eastern Point Lighthouse and Atlantic Ave., to Rockport and back through Annisquam Village. The short and medium routes return to the start location in… Continue reading NSC Cape Ann from Manchester, MA
Location: Breakaway Computraining, 27 Charles St., North Andover, MA 01845. Map Description: 25, 42 and 60 mile rides. There is plenty of parking at Breakaway and a place to change as well as restrooms. Host: Steven Dipetro 60 Mile long route 60 mile NSC cue sheet PDF 60 mile cue sheet at RWGPS 60 mile route map at… Continue reading NSC Breakaway Ride, North Andover MA
This is a mix of rides on some of Quebec's dedicated bike paths heading west from Montreal to Ottawa. Lodging in Montreal: Two large inns in Montreal participate in the "Bienvenue cyclists" network: Hotel Pomerol 819 boul. de Maisonneuve Est, (800)361-6896 and Hotel St-Dennis 1254, RUE ST-DENIS, (800) 291-5927 . Continue reading to view all… Continue reading Bicycle paths between Montreal and Ottawa
This tour begins and ends at Kenneth L Wilson Campground, , 859 Wittenberg Road, Mt. Tremper, NY. The first day heads west through the Catskills, the second day follows the Delaware River to Port Jervis NY, the third day offers an option of loops along the river and through High Point State Park, and the… Continue reading Catskill-Delaware River bicycle camping tour (long version)
The 220 mile New England National Scenic Trail in southern New England consists of the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, Mattabesett Trail and the Metacomet Trail and is better known as the Triple-M Trail. The network starts at Guilford, Connecticut and goes north along the Metacomet Ridge and continues through the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts to the New… Continue reading The New England National Scenic Trail
The East Coast Greenway extends over 2,600 miles from Key West, Florida to Calais, Maine. The Maine section of the East Coast Greenway has five distinct sections: Maine's East Coast Greenway Casco Bay Coastal Route Downeast Route & Downeast Sunrise Trail Eastern Trail River Route The Explore Maine site Aroostook County Downeast & Acadia Greater Portland… Continue reading The East Coast Greenway in Maine
This scenic self-guided week-long tour of the popular Berkshires in western Massachusetts takes you into neighboring Connecticut, Vermont, and New York State. These routes begin from the Windflower Inn in Great Barrington, MA, and two nights at the Maple Terrace Motel in Williamstown, MA. Daily Ride options are 30-45 miles, with a nice mixture of… Continue reading Berkshire Cycle Touring
The American popularity of bicycles originated in Boston, which held the first U.S. bicycle race on May 24, 1878. In 1883, Abbot Bassett of Chelsea set out on the first recorded 100-mile bike ride, meandering on an adult tricycle along the North Shore to Ipswich and back home. George Chinn of the Beverly Citizen and… Continue reading The Massachusetts North Shore and the Golden Age of Cycling
This cycling tour of Prince Edward Island starts in Charlottetown, PEI and follows the coastline counterclockwise. View the clockwise version of this same tour. Options are given for each day to shorten the ride. Start Location: Charlottetown, PEI Overview Overview map PDF PRINT MAP FROM BROWSER Inns: Rodd Charlottetown, 75 Kent St, Charlottetown 902-894-7371 roddvacations.com… Continue reading Cycling tour of Prince Edward Island (counter-clockwise version)
This cycling tour of Prince Edward Island starts in Charlottetown, PEI and follows the coastline clockwise Start Location: Charlottetown, PEI Inns: Rodd Charlottetown, 75 Kent St, Charlottetown 902-894-7371 roddvacations.com Best Western Charlottetown 238 Grafton St, Charlottetown, 902-892-2461 bestwesterncharlottetown.ca The Great George, 58 Great George St, Charlottetown, 902-892-0606 thegreatgeorge.com The Holman Grand Hotel, 123 Grafton… Continue reading Cycling tour of Prince Edward Island (clockwise version)
Cycling Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard Outer Cape Rides from Ted Rowan at Cycling Cape Cod Red Brook Harbor Loop, 28 miles , Falmouth Ride, 28 miles, Cape Cod Loop, 28 miles, Upper Cape Metric Century, 62 miles Cape Cod Canal Bike Path Shining Sea Bikeway Cape Cod Rail Trail Nickerson State Park Provincelands Bike… Continue reading Cycling Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard
Visit bikewashington.org Thurmont Ramble, Tour of the valley at the foot of the Catoctin Mountains, 23 miles from Thurmond, MD Wye Not, Easy 23 miles along the flat flat roads of Wye Mills MD on the Eastern Shore. Patuxent Wildlife Center Loop, From the Greenbelt MD Metro Station to the Patuxent Wildlife Center, 25 miles Peach… Continue reading Road bike rides near Washington DC
The Cross Vermont Trail is a 75-mile trail-in-development to span the state of Vermont from South Burlington to Wells River. This is a project of the Cross Vermont Trail Association. For more information go to the Cross Vermont Trail Association's website. Overall Trail Map Section maps: Map 1 Village of Wells River (Connecticut River) to… Continue reading Cross-Vermont Trail
The Capital Crescent Trail (CCT) is a shared use off-road trail from Georgetown in the District of Columbia to Silver Spring, Maryland, built upon the abandoned railbed of the 11 mile Georgetown Branch of the B&O Railroad. The trail is paved from Georgetown to Bethesda, where it becomes packed crushed stone trail to Lyttonsville. Four… Continue reading Capitol Crescent Trail
The National Park Service transferred a 13 mile abandoned railroad corridor to Charles County in Maryland's western shore area, making possible the creation of the Indian Head Rail Trail. The paved trail will provide a pathway between the center of the county to the Potomac River. Parking is at MD Village Green Park at the western… Continue reading Indian Head Rail Trail
If your chain comes off the chain ring, ride it back on. You don't have to stop, or even slow down. There's no need to get your hands dirty. If the chain comes off to the outside of the chain ring, simply keep pedaling gently and downshift to the middle ring. The derailleur will pick the chain… Continue reading Ride your chain back on, without touching it!
The Southeastern (Massachusetts) Regional Planning & Economic Development District (SRPEDD) has been involved in the planning and building of safe bikeways in that region, with several miles of bikeways already built and many more miles in the planning stage. These paths, onroad routes and dedicated bicycle lanes are in Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, Fall River, New Bedford,… Continue reading SE Massachusetts bikeways
Bear Brook State Park, Allenstown NH, map to park . 10,000 acre park with varied terrain. Bear Brook Trails Map Franconia Notch State Park (Franconia Notch Bike Path) map to park features Flume Gorge, The Old Main of the Mountain Profile, Profile Lake, Boise Rock, The Basin, Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, and Echo Lake.… Continue reading New Hampshire state parks bicycle trails
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