North Creek Adirondack 75-mile loop

North Creek Ididaride bicycle ride

This is a 75-mile one-day bike ride in the Adirondacks starting from the Ski Bowl Park Pavilion on Ski Bowl Park Road in North Creek, NY.  The ride is all on good roads through the central Adirondack Mountains, most of which is public land. Towns visited include  Bakers Mills, Wells, Speculator, Sabael, Indian Lake, North… Continue reading North Creek Adirondack 75-mile loop

North Berkshire cycling tour

Based at the Maple Terrace Motel in Williamstown, Massachusetts.Rides are 35-50 miles with terrain varying from the flat Ashuwillticook Rail Trail to the challenging climb over Mount Greylock. Google Map for Maple Terrace Motel. Brodie Mountain / Jiminy Peak Loop with Petersburg Pass extra 7.5 mile option. This ride takes Rt. 7 south to New… Continue reading North Berkshire cycling tour

Cycle Massachusetts 2015 Northampton MA

Cycle Massachusetts State Bike Tour, “The Friendliest Ride In The East” August 1-7, 2015, Northampton, Hardwick, Greenfield; 2 nights in each location. Start and end at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School,  80 Locust St. Northampton, MA. The Cycle Massachusetts State Bike Tour supports MassBike and better biking for Massachusetts.Saturday, August 1st Loop rides starting and ending in Northampton, MA. Three ride distances; full… Continue reading Cycle Massachusetts 2015 Northampton MA

Bradford Ponds and Forests

Start: Bradford Elementary School, 118 Montvale St., Bradford MA (South Haverhill) Description: This ride heads from Bradford (a historic village in South Haverhill) to nearby Groveland, then continues through Boxford State Forest on quiet local roads not often travelled on NSC routes. The short and medium rides turn back toward Bradford without crossing Rt. 114.… Continue reading Bradford Ponds and Forests

Vermont – New Hampshire – Eastern Townships 4 Day Cycling Tour

This tour averages approximately 90 miles per day, starting from Newport Vermont. The ride heads east on the first day to New Hampshire with the option to ride south and back north along the Connecticut river. The second day continues north through New Hampshire wilderness over the border to Lac Megantic in Quebec. The third… Continue reading Vermont – New Hampshire – Eastern Townships 4 Day Cycling Tour

Catskill-Delaware Water Gap tour

Catskill-Delaware River Cycling tour (60 mile days) 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 continues through the Catskills and then turns sound along the Delaware River to Narrowsburg, the third day continues along… Continue reading Catskill-Delaware Water Gap tour

NSC Bagels and a Witch, Topsfield

Start: Masconomet High School. 20 Endicott Rd, Boxford, MA (map) Description: Flat to rolling loops through the North Shore. All rides pass through Boxford, Topsfield and Rowley. Medium ride adds Newbury and Newburyport. Long ride adds Plum Island including the paved bike lane on the Plum Island Causeway. A nice food stop is Tendercrop Farm on the… Continue reading NSC Bagels and a Witch, Topsfield

NSC Applecrest Farm ride

Start: Amesbury Elementary School, 20 South Hampton Rd., Amesbury, MA  map to start Directions: Rte. 95 to exit 58 for Rte. 110 Amesbury. Go to the 1st traffic light and take a right onto Elm Street. At the rotary take the 1st right onto Market St. (Rte. 150). Go about 0.5 mile; bear left onto… Continue reading NSC Applecrest Farm ride

Mount Desert Island Century ride

Mount Desert Island bicycle ride

Bike the nicest roads on Mount Desert Island, including the Park Loop, a climb up Cadillac Mountain, and a tour of Southwest Harbor, starting from Bar Harbor ME. View this ride at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/903812  Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course

NBW Flattest Century in the East

Flattest Century bicycle ride

The Flattest Century in the East is a Narragansett Bay Wheelmen (NBW) ride Start: University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Description: Great roads covering parts of southeast Massachusetts and neighboring Rhode Island. View the 2011 route at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/856676  Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course

Litchfield Hills Century rides

Litchfield Century bicycle ride

Bicycle Magazine names the Tour of the Litchfield Hills as the best ride in Connecticut. Our friend Pete Salomone created his own scenic century option. Start Loction: Coe Memorial park, Torrington CT View this ride at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/357636  Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course Start Loction: Hollow Park in Woodbury, CT… Continue reading Litchfield Hills Century rides

South Kingston to Watch Hill

South Kingston bicycle ride

Bicycle Magazine lists this Narragansett Bay Wheelmen ride as the best in Rhode Island. The easy 64-mile route from S. Kingston RI follows rural roads to the Watch Hill Coast Guard Station with views of Block Island Sound from three beaches. http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1580650  Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course

Monkton climb to Jerusalem

Monkton bicycle ride

Following a long climb, Jerusalem VT is at mile 14.6 on this ride at the intersection of Harlow Drive and Russell Young Road. You'll see several houses, the Jerusalem Corners Country Store, a Chevron station, a bed and breakfast, a few abandoned buildings, a cemetery, and a one-room schoolhouse built in 1874. Start: Monkton General Store… Continue reading Monkton climb to Jerusalem

Burlington-Greenbush Loop

Greenbush VT bicycle ride

Head south from the parking lot at Deerfield Road and Spear Street in Burlington VT through open farm fields and small villages. The route turns west to Lake Champlain before turning north on Greenbush Road. As you approach Shelbourne,you may wish to detour to the eastern shore of Lake Champlain before heading back to the start… Continue reading Burlington-Greenbush Loop

St. Albans Northern Vermont Tour

St. Albans VT bicycle ride

This ride begins at the Bay Park in St. Albans VT and goes north through Swanton and the Missisquoi National Wildlife refuge, continuing through North Hero, Grand Isle, and South Hero before returning to the mainland. http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1580459  Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course

Richmond VT Smugglers Notch

Richmond VT and Smugglers Notch bicycle ride

This 65-mile scenic ride starts at the Park & Ride in Richmond VT and is easiest if ridden clockwise. The start is the Richmond Park & Ride on VT Rt. 2. Start out by heading north along the Winooski River on Barber Farm Road. In Jeffersonville, begin a 7-mile, 1,600-foot climb up to Smugglers' Notch,… Continue reading Richmond VT Smugglers Notch

Ellenville NY – Shawangunk climber

Ellenville MA bicycle ride

Great views and two steep climbs on this 46 mile ride from Ellenville at the southern end of New York's Catskill Mountains. Start: Parking lot at the corner of South Main and Warren Streets View this ride at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/858713  Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course

Sudbury NVP Fall Century 2011

Sudbury Century bicycle ride

Shown below is the 100 mile route for the Neshoba Valley Pedalers 2011 Fall Century 27 mile http://ridewithgps.com/routes/570108 50 mile http://ridewithgps.com/routes/555252 80 mile http://ridewithgps.com/routes/654138 104 mile http://ridewithgps.com/routes/583802 Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course

Westfield Great River Ride

Westfield to Worthington MA bicycle ride

This is the metric century version of a challenging century ride in Western Massachusetts. Start:  Sons of Erin, William St., Westfield MA. View this ride at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1288183 Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course

Millerton Harlem Valley Century

Millerton Century bicycle ride

This 100 mile ride starts at the Millerton Recreational Park in Millerton NY.  Part of the ride is on the Harlem Valley Rail Trail. View this ride at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1288195 Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course