North Shore Cyclists The Best Cycling North of Boston

Ride Type: Cue Sheet, Arrowed 

Times and Routes: 59 miles at 9:30, 31 miles at 10:30 

Leaders (CRW):  Steve Kolek (781-652-0354), Jim Pearl (781-275-8603)

Description: Come and enjoy delightfully varying views of harbors, light houses, beaches, and salt marshes. The long ride, starting in Beverly, visits Manchester and Magnolia on the way to joining the short ride start at Stage Fort Park. Both rides cover Gloucester, Rockport and Annisquam. The long return extends through Essex, Hamilton and Wenham. Suggested lunch stop is a little park in the center of Rockport; bring your own or buy from places nearby. And don't forget sunscreen, late April sun elevation is the same as late August. 

Start: NOTE!!! TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS - Centerville Elementary School . 17 Hull Street, Beverly (9:30) (map) for 59 miles; and Stage Fort Park . 50 Hough Avenue, Gloucester (10:30) (map) for 31 miles

Directions,  Centerville Elementary (9:30); Route 128 N Exit 18. Turn left onto Route 22 toward Essex. At 0.9 miles bear right onto Hull St. Centerville School is about 200 yards on the right. (No rest rooms.)

Directions,   Stage Fort Park (10:30); Route 128 N Exit 14. Turn right onto Route 133 towards Gloucester. Go 2.5 miles to the end of Route 133. Turn right (West) onto Route 127, then immediately left into Stage Fort Park. Parking is 0.2 mile up the hill on the right, opposite the Gloucester Visitors Welcoming Center. (Rest rooms behind the Visitors Center.)