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

Mad King’s Challenge and Mad River Century

Mad River Warren VT bicycle ride

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

CRW Spring Century

Charles River Wheelmen CRW spring century

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

Newton MA fitness ride

Newton MA bicycle ride

This is a Charles River Wheelmen weekly ride from Newton MA, with multiple distance options. Scenic rolling roads through Needham, Dover, Sherborn, and Medfield MA . Start: Nahanton Park, Newton MA. View all routes at Ride With GPS:    62 Miles  50 Miles   42 Miles  28 miles 62 mile version Route at RideWithGPS View and… Continue reading Newton MA fitness ride

Acton: CRW Fall Century

Acton Century bicycle ride

The Charles River Wheelmen annual fall century offers three beautiful and very scenic tours through Groton, Pepperell and Dunstable. The century route travels on back roads to Lunenberg then north along the Souhegan River to Wilton NH and back through Brookline NH.   The start location is the Acton-Boxborough High School in Acton, MA. Route… Continue reading Acton: CRW Fall Century

Honey Pot Hills Orchard Ride

Stow MA bicycle ride

A Charles River Wheelmen Ride Description: A scenic ride through apple country. Description:  Ttravel through back roads that cover Stow, Harvard, Bolton and Berlin. Along the route you will see beautiful views and working farms. All routes are hilly but worth the climbs for the views and descents. The  medium ride will pass Bolton Orchards.… Continue reading Honey Pot Hills Orchard Ride

Lexington MA: Lexington Revolutions cycling tour

Lexington Revolutions bicycle ride

Lexington Revolutions is a CRW bicycle ride. Road mark is a yellow "slingshot". Start: Clark Junior High School in Lexington, MA. (map to start)   Description: Ride beautiful roads of Lexington, Concord, Carlisle, Lincoln, Chelmsford, and Westford. Ride by Great Brook Farm, The Olde North Bridge, Hanscom Field, horse and dairy farms. 17 mile cue,… Continue reading Lexington MA: Lexington Revolutions cycling tour

Wayland-Concord-Boxborough loop

Wayland - Concord ride

This Charles River Wheelmen ride is known as "A River Runs Through It" and takes you through beautiful rolling wooded countryside west of Boston, with views of the Sudbury and Assabet River plains. All rides pass through Concord, Sudbury, Wayland, and Lincoln, and the 48-mile ride includes Stow and Hudson. The 64-mile option adds Boxborough… Continue reading Wayland-Concord-Boxborough loop

Weston-Concord loop

Weston - Concord ride

A Charles River Wheelmen Ride Description: The short ride travels through Weston, Wayland, Sudbury, Concord and Lincoln; the long ride adds Acton and Carlisle. The lunch stop is in Concord center. The terrain is rolling. Start: Weston High School, 444 Wellesley Street, Weston. (map) Cuesheets: Long, Short Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet… Continue reading Weston-Concord loop

Bedford-Harvard loop

Bedford - Harvard ride

This is a Charles River Wheelmen ride  Description: The short ride goes through Concord, Acton, Littleton, Westford, and Carlisle. The long ride adds Stow and Harvard. The long ride passes an impressive array of apple orchards, while taking in a few hills. Start: Bedford VA Hospital, 200 Springs Rd, Bedford (map) RideWithGPS Links: Long Ride, Short… Continue reading Bedford-Harvard loop