Description from CTbikeroutes.org : This scenic ride travels over mostly flat terrain with a few hilly sections interspersed. It visits Guilford Harbor, Chaffinch Island Park, Sachems Head and Stony Creek. It uses Rt. 146 with its smooth pavement, wide shoulders, occasional shoreline and salt marsh views and relatively low traffic volume for ~ 1/3 of… Continue reading Branford – Guilford Shore Ride
Description from CTBikeRoutes: This ride features visits to Centerbrook, a pass-through of the Otter Cove development, a possible lunch/snack stop in Essex village at the Connecticut River Museum and a visit to Deep River Landing before tackling the hilly portion of the ride on a seldom used back-roads-return to Chester. For anyone wanting to do… Continue reading Chester – Essex River Ride
Start: Commuter Parking Lot, Route 9 Exit 6 CPL (Rt. 148), Chester CT Description from CTBikeroutes.org: This somewhat hilly ride travels up to Moodus by way of the East Haddam swing-bridge and Johnsonville Village before dropping down to Gillette Castle State Park for a rest stop. From there the ride heads up to Hadlyme before… Continue reading Chester – Old Lyme – Moodus Ride
Description from CTbikeroutes.org: This mostly rolling ride passes through lots of forested countryside with a stop at Haddam Meadows State Park, after which it heads north to Higganum before turning back into Killingworth. The route drops down into the southern part of Killingworth to Rt. 148, heads east to Winthrop, down onto a loop on… Continue reading Chester – Haddam-Killingsworth Ride
Branford - Guilford Wanderer from CTbikeroutes: "A pleasant ride on mostly rolling terrain in Branford and Guilford through some parts of Guilford that arent on the usual bike routes." Start: I-95 Exit 56 (Leetes Island Road) in Branford Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Description from CTbikeroutes : This mostly flat ride travels through portions of Branford, East Haven and New Haven and visits several areas with spectacular views of Long Island Sound and of Branford Harbor. The ride visits Foote Park and Lighthouse Park. Start: Intersection of Cedar St. and Rt. 1 in Branford CT. Route at RideWithGPS View… Continue reading Branford Carousel
Maudslay State Park This scenic 13-mile ride starts from the Essex St. Inn in downtown Newburyport . We ride along High Street, lined with large Federal period homes, then continue to Maudslay State Park. We stop here to walk for an hour or two through the old estate and along the river. Back on the… Continue reading Maudslay State Park loop
This 13 mile ride begins at the Essex Street Inn near downtown Newburyport MA, and crosses the Merrimack River Rt. 1 bridge to Salisbury. Turn off immediately to take local roads to Salisbury Beach State Reservation. Return following Rt. 110 to the town of Salisbury and then cycle a couple of miles on the Salisbury… Continue reading Salisbury Beach ride
This is a 19 mile ride from Newburyport to the lighthouse at the northern tip of the town of Plum Island. On our tour we meet Plum Island Kayak to spend a couple of hours along the Plum Island River. Back on the bikes, the ride continues through the Parker River Wildlife Refuge to the… Continue reading Plum Island 19 mile ride
This coastal ride is from CT Bike Routes. Start:: Francis Walsh Intermediate School, Damascus Road, Branford, CT. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
This ride is taken from Ken and Phoebe Roberts' Bike the Hudson Valley site. Cue Sheet Start: Main St. in New Paltz NY or at Lenape Lane near the Walkill Valley Rail Trail. Map to Start Location Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
This 14 mile loop to Natural Bridge from the Maple Terrace Motel in Williamstown Massachusetts starts out with a nice climb and a view back into the town along Notch Road before dropping back down to North Adams. We ride through town, then into the extraordinary Natural Bridge State Park. Our return is on North… Continue reading Natural Bridge from Williamstown
This Narragansett Bay Wheelmen Ride explores the coastline around Newport Rhode Island. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
This Charles River Wheelmen ride begins at Horseneck Beach State Reservation south of Westport MA, with views of Rhode Island Sound, Buzzards Bay and the Elizabeth Islands. The ride goes to Sakonnet Point in Little Compton, RI,, continuing through Little Compton, Tiverton and Westport MA. View this ride at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1083000 Route at RideWithGPS View and print… Continue reading Rhode Island Sound and Buzzards Bay
This Narragansett Bay Wheelmen ride starts at the University of Massachusetts campus in Dartmouth MA and heads southwest through Westport and then along the coast. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
This ride begins in Bourne at the entrance to Cape Cod, then south to Falmouth, crosses the Cape north to Sandwich, then back to Borne. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
A rural Narragansett Bay Wheelmen ride in the northwest corner of Rhode Island, crossing briefly into Massachusetts. Start: Lincoln Mall Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
This Narragansett Bay Wheelmen (NBW) loop around Swansea MA crosses briefly into Rhode Island. Start: Swansea II Shopping Center Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
This Narragansett Bay Wheelmen (NBW) ride begins in Seekonk MA near the border with East Providence RI, and loops to Plymouth MA and back through Cranberry Country. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
The Groton Country Tour, a Charles River Wheelmen bicycle ride: Start: Parking lot, 300 Foster Street, Littleton. MA (map) Description: This is a scenic ride through horse and orchard country. The short ride passes through Harvard, Littleton, Ayer, and Groton. The long ride adds Pepperell, Dunstable, and Hollis in New Hampshire. Both rides go through… Continue reading Groton Cycling Tour
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