Newport RI Circuit Tour

Newport RI bicycle ride

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

Rhode Island Sound and Buzzards Bay

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

Dartmouth Coastal Metric Century

Dartmouth MA bicycle ride

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

Inner Cape Cod Metric Century

Cape Cod Falmouth bicycle ride

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

NBW Lincoln-Burrillville Ride

Lincoln MA bicycle ride

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

Swansea MA cycling loop

Swansea bicycle ride

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

NBW Seekonk – Plymouth Cranberry Century

Seekonk Century bicycle ride

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

Groton Cycling Tour

Groton bicycle ride

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

North Catskill half-century bicycle ride

North Catskill Margaretville bicycle ride

This 54 miles of cycling starts in Margaretville, NY and was designed in 2009 by the Central Catskill Chamber of commerce as part of the 1st Annual Catskills Scenic Ride-n-Peak event with several shorter distance options and a century ride also available.The start location is the Village of Margaretville Pavilion, 982 Main Street, Margaretville, NY… Continue reading North Catskill half-century bicycle ride

Ashoken Reservoir Ride

Ashoken Reservoir bicycle ride

Starting from the Reformed Church parking lot in downtown Woodstock, NY, (map) this scenic ride circles the Ashoken Reservoir on good roads with a modest shoulder, with 1800 ft of combined climb over the distance of 34 miles. Some of the roads immediately on the reservoir were closed after the events of 9/11/2001 but have… Continue reading Ashoken Reservoir Ride

New Paltz – Ashokan bicycle climb

New Paltz Ashoken bicycle ride

Starting from downtown New Paltz, NY, this bicycle ride circles past Ashokan Reservoir and is for serious cyclists who love climbing and gorgeous views. A mix of wider roads with shoulders and a steady stream of traffic, and very narrow paved roads with little traffic. Not for the faint of heart, there is almost a… Continue reading New Paltz – Ashokan bicycle climb

Derby-Orleans-Greensboro cycling loop

This ride starts in Derby VT near the Quebec line and Newport on Lake Memphremagog. It passes through the beautiful heart of the Northeast Kingdom before returning to the start location.There are some decent hills and great views. View the 75 mile ride at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/276083 Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print… Continue reading Derby-Orleans-Greensboro cycling loop

Calvert County Maryland

Huntington Hunger Ride

Calvert County Maryland explores the western shore of Chesapeake Bay. Route options range from 16 to 62 miles. End Hunger In Calvert County is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization 2012 routes are shown below. Start location: Chesapeake Church (map) 6201 Solomons Island Rd., Huntingtown, MD 2063. 63 mile route  49 mile route 35 mile route 16… Continue reading Calvert County Maryland

Washington and Old Dominion Trail

Purcellville bicycle ride

The Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail follows a rail line that was abandoned in in 1968. The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority purchase of right-if-way purchases in 1982. A 45 miles 9' wide paved asphalt bike path and 32 miles of crushed stone and dirt running/equestrian paths make up the 100 ft. linear park… Continue reading Washington and Old Dominion Trail

Virginia Creeper Trail

Virginia Creeper Trail

The Virginia Creeper Trail is a stone dust path that runs 35 miles from Abingdon Virginia to the North Carolina state line near Whitetop Virginia, following the course of the former Abingdon Coal and Iron Railroad. It was named after the steam engine that once climbed the rails into the Iron Mountains. The U.S. Forest… Continue reading Virginia Creeper Trail

Windsor County Cruising

Windsor CT bicycle ride

Green Mountain Bicycle Club's Upper Valley Ride: Windsor County Cruising. Starts from Royalton VT. with a climb up Howe Hill and continues through Pomfret  almost to Woodstock, then right to Barnard, Bethel and back to Royalton. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course

East Bay Bike Path, Rhode Island

East Bay RI Trail

The East Bay Bike path is 14.5 miles, 10 foot wide following an abandoned railroad line along Narragansett Bay's coves and marshes, over bridges, and through State Parks in Rhode Island. This Bike Path's southern tip will connect to the Blackstone Bikeway when it is completed. North Access Location: Bold Point Park South Access Location:… Continue reading East Bay Bike Path, Rhode Island

Blackstone Valley Hills and Mills

Blackstone Valley bicycle ride

Start: Stop and Shop,  290 Turnpike Rd, Westborough MA Description: This is a hilly, 38 mile Charles River Wheelmen ride from Westborough MA& (just east of Worcester) through Upton, Northbridge, and Grafton. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course

New Hampshire’s Northern Rail Trail

Northern Rail trail bicycle ride

The Northern Rail Trail follows a section of Boston & Maine's abandoned railway heading southeast from Lebanon, New Hampshire that once went to Boston, stretching across the Mascoma Valley in central New Hampshire. The 23.8-miles between Lebanon and Grafton follow the Mascoma River and passes beside Mascoma Lake. The Merrimack County Section is now connected… Continue reading New Hampshire’s Northern Rail Trail