Cycle Martha’s Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard bicycle ride

Cycle Martha’s Vineyard is a recreational ride on the scenic island of Martha’s Vineyard. The 100k route circuits the island traveling along the Atlantic Ocean, Nantucket Sound, rolling farmland and State Forest. The 50k route also offers breathtaking views of Nantucket Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. All roads are paved. Cycle Martha’s Vineyard is sponsored… Continue reading Cycle Martha’s Vineyard

Portsmouth to Portland via Maine’s Eastern Trail

Eastern Trail Maine bicycle ride

This is a mix of on-road and off-road routes from Portsmouth NH to Portland ME along Maine's Eastern Trail. Signs along the trail will take you on bike paths as they are developed. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course

Durham Forests Cycling Loop

Durham bicycle ride Connecticut

Description from CT Bike Routes: This ride travels over some less familiar country and back roads on mostly rolling terrain (with a few hilly sections) through Durham, Middletown & Middlefield and features visits to Wadsworth State Park and Lyman Orchards farm store. Start: Coginchaug Regional High School, , Durham CT. Route at RideWithGPS View and… Continue reading Durham Forests Cycling Loop

South Bay Harbor Trail

South Harbor Boston bicycle ride

The South Bay Harbor Trail is a 3.5 mile-long pedestrian - friendly urban bike trail that will connect Lower Roxbury, the South End, Chinatown, and Fort Point Channel to Boston Harbor at Fan Pier in South Boston. It will also connect these neighborhoods and Boston Harbor to the Emerald Necklace. For centuries Boston Harbor has… Continue reading South Bay Harbor Trail

Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail

Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail bicycle ride

The Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail is a network of locally-managed trails between the mouth of the Potomac River and the Allegheny Highlands. Through five geographic regions, the varied Trail segments are a means to explore the origins and continuing evolution of the Nation. To date,830 miles of existing and planned trails have been recognized… Continue reading Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail

Hudson Valley Bike Maps

Hudson Bike Maps

An interactive list and map of cycling routes throughout the Hudson Valley of New York State, produced by Ken Roberts and Sharon Marsh Roberts Maps : List of Maps Main Map of Routes [List ] routes map Shorter routes map  [List] Off-street gentle map  [List by Difficulty - Map by Area | Favorites | Other… Continue reading Hudson Valley Bike Maps

Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail

Raritan Trail bicycle ride

The 68 mile Delaware and Raritan (D&R) Canal was built in the early 1830's to serve as a transportation route between Philadelphia and New York. It is filled with 19th century bridges and bridge-tender houses, remnants of locks, cobblestone spillways and hand-built stone-arched culverts. The upper portion of the feeder canal follows the Delaware River… Continue reading Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail

Great Allegheny Passage

GAP Great Appalachian Passage cue sheet

The 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage connects with the 184.5-mile C&O Canal Towpath at Cumberland, Maryland, creating a 334.5-mile traffic-free route between Pittsburgh and Washington, DC.The trail has a packed crushed limestone surface on abandoned rail beds, with an average grade of less than 1%. Near the Big Savage Tunnel, the trail crosses the Eastern Continental… Continue reading Great Allegheny Passage

Erie Canal Heritage Trail

Erie Canal Heritage Trail

The Erie Canal Heritage Trail follows a former towpath 85 miles along the Erie Canal, from Lockport, New York, to Palmyra, New York .  Trail Access: Lockport I-90 to Depew Exit 49. Rt 78 (Transit Road) north 15 miles. Right on Rt 31 east 2.5 miles. Left on Cold Springs Road 0.5 miles to parking.… Continue reading Erie Canal Heritage Trail

Barkhamsted Reservoir 22 mile bike loop

Barkhamsted Reservoir Hartland bike ride

Start: Saville Dam parking area, intersection of Rtes. 219 and 318 in Connecticut at the south end of Barkhamsted Reservoir. Description:  A hilly ride through forests around Barkhamsted, Hartland, West Hartland and East Hartland with great views of the Barkhamsted Reservoir.  Prepare for some difficult climbs. Route at RideWithGPSView and print cue sheet View and… Continue reading Barkhamsted Reservoir 22 mile bike loop

Boston to Provincetown

Boston to Provincetown bike ride

125-Mile Ride: Boston to Provincetown:  Those riders who want to challenge themselves to ride the full 125 miles will start from Boston and ride to Provincetown.Free parking in Boston will be provided at Northeastern University. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course

Quabbin Reservoir ride

Quabbin Reservoir ride

The King's Tour of the Quabbin is a Seven Hills Wheelmen annual century ride around Quabbin Reservoir in western Massachusetts, starting from Rutland Masachusetts. The route goes northwest to Barre, then clockwise around the Quabbin Reservoir. A rest stop with water and snacks is at mile 22 on all routes. The metric century splits off… Continue reading Quabbin Reservoir ride

Nashoba Bakery Ride

Nashoba Bakery Lincoln

Start: South Lincoln Commuter Rail Parking Area. From RT 95/128 take Rt 2 west to stop light at Tracey's Corner Shell Station. Take Bedford Rd left or South 1.0 mile to Lincoln Center. (5 corner intersection with planter & library). Bear right on Lincoln Rd 1.5M to the South Lincoln train parking on right. A… Continue reading Nashoba Bakery Ride

Southington five reservoir ride

New Britain Five Reservoirs

Start: Southington High School parking lot; Flanders St. Southington, CT.  A scenic but hilly ride south of Southington to Berlin and Meriden, passing by five reservoirs, taking little - used local roads Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course

Middlesex Community College Bike Challenge

Billerica bicycle ride

A 40-mile ride through Bedford, Carlisle, and Billerica MA (10 mile option available) Location:  Bedford Campus 591 Springs Road, Bedford MA  (map to start) Event Website Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course

Adams MA Ashuwillticook Hill Climb

Ashuwilticook Trail and back

This ride heads south on the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail from its northern terminus at the Adams Massachusetts visitors center, and heads south 10 miles to Lanesboro.Here we leave the trail for a great mix of rolling hills, climbs and descents on quiet back roads back to Adams. Total of 1875 ft. of climb over 31 miles.… Continue reading Adams MA Ashuwillticook Hill Climb

Millbury MA Singletary Pond Rides

Singletary Pond bicycle ride

These two Seven Hills Wheelmen bicycle rides start at the corner of West Main Street and Harris Street in Millbury MA, by Singletary Pond. (Map to start) with some moderately hilly terrain. The 60 mile route circles through three states, including Spencer, Charlton, Southbridge and Dudley in Massachusetts & Thompson, Conn., and the Buck Hill… Continue reading Millbury MA Singletary Pond Rides

Adirondack Lakes Cycling Loop

Adirondack Lakes bicycle ride

This 80-mile bicycle tour in the Lakes Region of the Adirondacks in New York State follows a varying terrain, often relatively flat but including some good climbs as it skirts south of the High Peaks region. Our ride heads west from North Creek, NY on Route 28, which has a wide shoulder and is marked… Continue reading Adirondack Lakes Cycling Loop

Farm Ride, New Paltz NY

New Paltz Farm Ride

This ride was created by M. Bergen and is on Ken and Sharon Roberts' Bike Hudson site. Download the Cue Sheet Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course

Cycling in southeast Massachusetts

Narragansett Bay Wheelmen NBW bicycle rides

Cue sheets for the following  rides are provided by Narragansett Bay Wheelmen Belchertown Central Massachusetts Spectacular Bourne, MA The Cape Caper, 22/43/62 miles Brimfield, MA Brimfield Antique Ride, 34 miles Dartmouth Larry & Ted's Dartmouth Ride, 12/17/31 miles Dedham, MA Charles River Ride, 15/21/31 miles Dennis, MA Central Cape Cod Century, 30/45/62/100 miles Fall River,… Continue reading Cycling in southeast Massachusetts