Ride Description from CTBikeRoutes: This century ride follows mostly rural town roads, and lightly traveled state highways with good shoulders. For the first 60 miles the ride heads north to Brattleboro, Vermont, following a course west of the Connecticut River. At Brattleboro, the ride crosses to the east side of the Connecticut River and heads… Continue reading Hatfield Connecticut Valley Century
Description from CTBikeRoutes: This is a rolling country ride with a couple of challenging climbs through farmlands and hills of Hadley, Amherst, Belchertown and Granby passing two beautiful waterfalls, a lovely old mill and featuring great scenic views of the Holyoke Range. Start: Hadley Village Barn Shopping Plaza, Rt. 9 Hadley, MA Cue Sheet GPX… Continue reading Hadley Riding the Range
Description from CTBikeRoutes: Mostly flat ride with a couple of rolling stretches around the Mount Holyoke Range through Hadley, S. Hadley, Granby, Belchertown, and Amherst, MA. Start: Hadley Village Barn Shopping Plaza, Rt. 9 Hadley, MA View this ride at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/865010 Route at RideWithGPS View Cue Sheet from Browser Print Map from Browser GPX file TCX Course
This short and somewhat hilly Charles River Wheelmen leisurely ride starts at the Westborough Shopping Plaza in Westborough, MA and goes to the Nashoba Valley Winery in Bolton where you might want to stop to taste the locally produced wines and beer. Food is available at the winery including box lunches. The return ride is… Continue reading Westborough Winery to Winery
Several years ago we participated in the Aids Action Ride from Pittsfield to Salem MA. The map below is for the century (100 mile) ride on day 2 from U Mass in Amherst to Regis College in Weston. Start: University Drive, Amherst MA.
The 36 mile Mohawk Towpath Byway ride starts on the Colonie/Niskayuna bike path (Mohawk Hudson Bikeway) at the Colonie NY Town Park and crosses the Mohawk River at Rexford just east of Schenectady, then returns through Colonie on the Old Champlain Canal Trail. View the Mohawk Towpath Byway at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/901426 Route at RideWithGPS Viewand print cue… Continue reading Mohawk Towpath Byway
This 80 mile ride from North Creek NY goes by Indian Lake, Blue Mountain Lake and Long Lake in the Adirondacks. Be prepared for some long climbs but wonderful roads with wide shoulders. View this ride at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/901361 Route at RideWithGPS Viewand print cue sheet View andprint map GPX file TCX Course
There are fairly wide and decent paved shoulders on this very rural Adirondack loop that originates at Gore Mountain Ski Area near North Creek NY. The ride goes north into North Creek and then heads west with several long climbs to Pottersville before looping back around through Olmstedville. View this ride at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/902630 Route at RideWithGPS… Continue reading North Creek – Pottersville NY loop
Description from CTBikeRoutes: This ride is over mostly back country roads with beautiful views of ponds, small lakes, horse farms and rural living. Early in the ride you will pass along the Cockaponset State Forest. The terrain is mostly rolling with a few hilly sections along the way. This is a beautiful ride from start… Continue reading Haddam – Killingworth – Madison Foliage Ride
Description from CTBikeRoutes: This exceptional ride travels on mostly back roads through the towns and villages of Madison, Killingworth, Clinton, Westbrook, Essex (including Ivoryton & Centerbrook villages) and Old Saybrook before returning to the starting point via a look-in at Hammonasset State Park. The first third of the ride is the hilly portion w/ the… Continue reading Madison – Old Saybrook Ride
This is a ride that heads northwest from Amesbury MA on rural roads through some of New Hampshire's smaller communities. The longest version enjoys some nice climbs around Mount Pawtuckaway. Thanks to DG Cycles in Epping for the inspiration-- I borrowed sections from a couple of their shop rides. Start: Amesbury Elementary School, South Hampton… Continue reading Amesbury Pawtuckaway Getaway
Description from CTBikeRoutes: This is a very comfortable and scenic route over mostly flat terrain that features a 2 mile ride along the Madison shoreline, a tour around Sachem's Head in Guilford and a visit to Stony Creek with its outstanding views of the Thimble Islands. Though there are some lengthy stretches of riding along… Continue reading Guilford – Madison – Stony Creek Ride
Description from CTBikeRoutes: Explore the quiet back roads of Hamden and Cheshire, as you cycle past farms and fields with views of Meriden Mountain, the Sleeping Giant, and the shady Quinnipiac Gorge. Many miles of flat cruising with a few short hills to climb. Start: Brooksvale Park,& Brooksvale Ave., Hamden CT View this ride at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/860062… Continue reading Hamden – Cheshire Circuit
Description from CTBikeRoutes: This is a short, mellow ride over mostly flat terrain with a few mild hills along the way. The route first takes you down to Guilford Green before doing a "U" turn and heading to No. Guilford and Lake Quonnipaug. Along the way the ride passes the monastery in No. Guilford soon… Continue reading Guilford – Quannipaug Lake Ride
Description from CTBikeRoutes: This is a mostly flat to rolling ride through scenic areas of Centerbrook, Ivoryton, Deep River, Essex and Old Saybrook. Amongst the places visited are the Connecticut River Museum, Saybrook Point (possible lunch or snack stop) and optionally Fenwick and Cornfield Point. Start: Route 9 Exit 3 (Route 154) commuter parking lot in… Continue reading Essex Coastal and Country Roads
Description at CTBikeRoutes: This ride's route makes extensive use of state roads (Rtes. 1, 80, 145, 148 & 79) for an approximate total of 19 miles. All have smooth biking surfaces and a shoulder that makes for comfortable, fast biking. There are several hilly sections en route with 1921 feet total elevation gain/loss making it… Continue reading Clinton CT Riding North
Description from CTBikeRoutes: This interesting and challenging ride passes through the Otter Cove section of Old Saybrook en route to the Baldwin Bridge bike trail crossing the Connecticut River. The route then travels up to Hamburg via mostly back roads before tackling the very hilly and difficult Joshuatown Road route to the Chester Ferry ($1.00… Continue reading Essex Connecticut River Double Cross
Description from CTBikeRoutes: This interesting but hilly ride uses mostly country roads as it visits the towns of Westbrook, Killingworth and Haddam Meadows State Park. The route takes you past Cedar Lake into Chester and Deep River villages before dropping down to Essex near the end of this challenging ride. Start: Route 9 Exit 3 (Route… Continue reading Essex – Haddam – Killingworth Ride
Description from CTBikeRoutes: This fairly flat ride heads east to Old Lyme through the towns of Clinton, Westbrook and Old Saybrook while visiting many shoreline sites w/ spectacular views of long Island Sound en route. It features a double crossing of the CT River via the Baldwin Bridge bike path and stops at the CT… Continue reading Clinton – Old Lyme Bike Loop
Description from CTBikeRoutes: This is a neat ride on the back roads of Clinton, Killingworth, Chester and Westbrook. Featured is a visit to Pataconk Lake in the Cockaponsett State Forest, which is a beautiful spot for a lunch or snack break stop. A hilly forest service road is used to gain access to the lake.… Continue reading Clinton – Westbrook – Chester cycling loop
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