Maryland's 14 mile section of the Rock Creek Trail is a multi-use path through southern Montgomery County MD between Rockville and Bethesda/Silver Spring. The northern trail head is at Lake Needwood Regional Park and heads southeast to the DC line where the trail continues on-road following Beach Drive (closed to cars on weekends). The southern… Continue reading Rock Creek Trail
This ride is from the Bike Hudson site. It features 58 miles with lots of hills. Start: Intersection of Hibernia Rd. and Clifton Corners Rd. in Millbrook NY. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Start: First Congregational Church, 1180 Main Street in Holden, MA. Ride through the scenic, rolling hills of Holden, Sterling, Princeton, and West Boylston. View this ride at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1054612 Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Miles of quiet farm country in the west, beautiful hilltop views and long downhill cruising in the east, and several historic sites. A favorite from Ken and Sharon Roberts' "Bike Hudson" site. Start: Town Hall, Ghent NY Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
This ride from Ken Roberts' Bike Hudson site starts at the intersection of County Rt. 10 and Old County Rt. 82 in Taghkanic, NY Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Description from CTBikeRoutes: This is a lovely ride through several towns in the Connecticut River Valley in Massachusetts. The ride is on mostly flat to rolling terrain and features a great snack/lunch stop overlooking the Connecticut River at a Northfield river side park. After this stop the ride route heads north up to Northfield before… Continue reading Sunderland – Northfield loop
32 miles, hilly, pretty riding through the mountain lakes of Harriman Park and alongside the Hudson River, from the BikeHudson site. Some long or steep climbs. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Description from CTBikeRoutes: This is a flat to rolling ride with great views of the Connecticut River. Stop in Sunderland to see the largest sycamore tree in Massachusetts. Enjoy lunch in historic Old Deerfield Village with its stately homes, tree lined Old Main Street, and Deerfield Academy. Mile 13.1 is the site of a former… Continue reading North Amherst – Old Deerfield Ride
This ride from Hadley MA goes around Mount Holyoke. 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. Go to CT Bike Routes for cue sheet and… Continue reading Hadley MA – Mount Holyoke Loop
The Mad King Challenge is a century + 11 mile bicycle ride on the semi-annual Charles River Wheelmen's Velo Vermont weekend tour of the Green Mountains from the White Horse Inn in Warren, VT. The ride heads west over the Green Mountains through four mountain "gaps" (Vermont for mountain passes), beginning with a 6 mile… Continue reading Mad King’s Challenge and Mad River Century
Start: Old North Andover Common; Osgood St., North Andover, MA map to start and driving directions Directions: I-495 to Rte 114 East (toward Middleton). Left at lights onto Rt.125 (Bertucci's Pizza). At next set of lights (.2 mi) take right on to Andover St. Follow for approximately .7 mi to the common. From I-95, take… Continue reading NSC North Andover Ride
ANNUAL ROCKWELL RIDE & WALK with BIKERS EDGE charity bike ride event Event Location: ROCKWELL PARK, Bristol, CT Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
One of my favorite rides from Williamstown MA heads north across the state line to Bennington Vermont. A good starting point is the Public Library in Williamstown. Rt. 7 offers a wide shoulder with a steady easy climb to North Pownal. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file… Continue reading Williamstown – Bennington cycling loop
Charles River Wheelmen offers this annual spring century ride from Wakefield, Massachusetts. Participants can choose one of three beautiful routes on slightly rolling rural roads through the Merrimack Valley of northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. The 100 mile ride will take you through Exeter and Hampton Falls, NH. The other routes travel through such… Continue reading CRW Spring Century
This bicycle ride is part of the Tour de Kingdom from Newport, VT. and goes past Lake Seymour, Island Pond, Lake Willoughby and Lake Memphremagog. The roads in this are of Vermont are great for cycling and the landscape is beautiful. The tour organizers offer route options of 25, 50, 80, and 100 miles. Route… Continue reading Northern Vermont Lakes Bicycle Ride
This ride from CT Bike Routes starts in Norfolk CT. It heads up through the Canaan area into the Berkshires of Massachusetts before circling back. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Start: Griffin Office Park, #2 Waterside Crossing, Windsor CT near Bloomfield. Description: A scenic roller through the Duncaster area of Bloomfield, passing through the Cigna Campus and the Gillette Ridge Golf Course. View the interactive route map below. Description Cues View this ride at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/502675 Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX… Continue reading Duncaster Coaster Ride
This bucolic ride offers 2416 feet of elevation gain over 42 miles, starting from the town hall, ½ mile north of the fairgrounds on the east side of Rt. 169. Woodstock CT.. At Mile 16 you enter charming Pomfret, and at mile 25 near Putnam there is a roadside park overlooking the river, a good… Continue reading Woodstock, Putnam, Pomfret CT ride
A Charles River Wheelers ride Description: Ride on lightly traveled roads with views of Cape Cod Bay, Buzzards Bay, Nantucket and Vineyard Sounds, cranberry bogs, and salt ponds. The 61 mile ride goes north to Sandwich, along the Cape Cod canal, south through Bourne, North Falmouth, Woods Hole, and along Nantucket Sound. The 41 mile… Continue reading Cape Cod Ride
This 51 mile bicycle ride starts at Dutchman's Landing Park in Catskill, NY. The route as shown heads north along the west side of the Hudson River, then loops back through the Catskill foothills for a total of 51 miles. Thanks to Ken and Sharon Roberts for their web site Bike Hudson Valley where I… Continue reading Cycling between the Hudson and the Catskills
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