North Shore Cyclists The Best Cycling North of Boston

Leader: Karen and Jeff Ontell . Cell phone: 978-337-4530 email: silkwoodboxers@yahoo.com

Start: Amesbury Elementary School, 20 South Hampton Rd., Amesbury
map to start

Directions: Rte. 95 to exit 58 for Rte. 110 Amesbury. Go to the 1st traffic light and take a right onto Elm Street. At the rotary take the 1st right onto Market St. (Rte. 150). Go about 0.5 mile; bear left onto South Hampton Road.
From Rte. 495 take exit 54 for Rte. 150 Amesbury. At the rotary, go 180 degrees or 2nd right onto Market Street. Go about 0.5 mile; bear left onto South Hampton Road. The school will be on your left.

Date and Time: Sunday, September 21, 2008: 9:00 am for 61 miles, 9:30 am for 26, and 44 miles.

What to expect: Ride through scenic farm country and stop at Applecrest Farm Orchards in Hampton Falls, NH. Ride arrow is a red letter A

View thee full ride at: http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ma/amesbury/453596318

You can view the medium route for this ride at http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ma/amesbury/131844718

2007 short and medium cue sheet
2007 long route cue sheet
Short and medium route map
Long route route map

Ride arrow is a red letter A

Leader: Jocelyn Jakubik . Email: Jakubik.Jocelyn@idenix.com . cell phone : 781-588-2352
Start: Cushing Park, Newburyport map to start

Directions: From Rte. 95 take exit 57 Rte 113 east. Go for 2 miles and take a left onto Kent St. parking lot is 2 blocks on right. From Rte 1 go onto Merrimac St. 1/4 mile west towards Amesbury. Take a left at the gas station lot 1 block on left..

Time: Sunday, September 28, 2008: 10:00 AM for 25, 35, 50 and 64 miles

What to expect: Scenic tour of the Merrimack River . The 25 mile ride will be mostly flat while the 50 and 60 mile loops will be varying. The ride passes through Newburyport along the Merimack River, goes through a nice bit of forest, then continues along the Merrimack River crossing at the Rocks Village and Chain bridges. The longer rides follow the river to West Newbury, crossing and following the north side of the river, then do a loop beyond Amesbury before rejoining the short loop. Very scenic views, riding right along the river for miles.

60 mile cue sheet

25, 35 and 50 mile cue sheet

25 and 50 mile route map

full 64 mile route map

closeup map for 25, 35, 50 and 60 mile splits

Map My Ride page for this ride

Date: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 10:00 AM for multiple mileage options

Start Location: Ipswich. Hammatt St. Municipal Parking Lot behind Market Street and Central Street) map to start 

Directions: From I-95, take Rt. 133 east to the center of Ipswich. Turn right one block before downtown center. Hammatt St. parking lot will be on your left.
From Rt. 1, take Ipswich Rd. from Topsfield. Cross tracks and turn left at the Ipswich Cooperative Bank, and bear right. Parking lot will be on your right.

Leader: Gordon Harris cell : 978-979-6598 gordonharris2@yahoo.com

What to expect: Ride goes from Ipswich through the Parker River salt marshes to Newburyport. Return along wooded backroads through Maudsley State Park, Byfield and Rowley. Extra scenic loop through the Plum Island wildlife sanctuary ($2 entrance) , and after returning to Ipswich, to Great Neck. Options: 22, 37, 44 and 54 miles. Marked with yellow circle and arrow.

There are several changes to the Salt Marsh Tour this year: Route 1A north of Rowley is closed at the Parker River bridge. Our route will detour along Central St. to take a 2 mile section of Route 1 between Rowley and Byfield, where the shoulder is wide and there's less traffic. This year's route also takes the bike lane on Newburyport's High St., and passes through Maudsley State Park and the Artichoke Reservoirs. After riding through the Governor's Academy in Byfield, a shorter option returns to Ipswich via Rowley and Rt. 1A, while the main route circles out a bit and returns to Ipswich on Linebrook Rd.   

Downloads: Please download cue sheet and map below. A limited number of handouts will be available at the ride.

Short cue sheet

Medium cue sheet

Long cue sheet

Route Map

View long route on Map My Ride

View short route on Map My Ride

Leader: Arnold Nadler, 978-745-9591 ardnadler@aol.com 

Start: Commuter RR Station in South Hamilton, MA map to start

Directions: Rt. 1A to South Hamilton. Where the RR track crosses Rt. 1A, right into the shopping center. Continue through the shopping center to RR station parking.

Sunday, October 12, 2008: 9:30 AM for 53 miles. 10:00 AM for 37 or 27 miles

What to expect: Enjoy some of the nicest cycling in our area. Generally quiet, scenic country roads in Hamilton, Topsfield, Ipswich, Georgetown and Boxford. Long ride adds Newbury and Newburyport. Generally flat to rolling, with a few small hills. Arrows, cue sheets and maps.

Ride arrow is a white letter "A", shown here.

Cue Sheet
route map

Leader: Steve DiPietro
phone: 617-901-8285
email: stephen.dipietro@comcast.net

Start: Great Brook Farm, Carlisle Mass-paved parking lot

Date and Time: Sunday, October 19, 2008: 9:00 am for one hour beginner ride, 10:00 am for 2 hr. intermediate and experienced mountain bike ride .

map to start

Directions: Park Directions
From Rt. 128: Take exit 31B. Follow Route 225 West for 8 miles to the Carlisle center rotary, then turn right on Lowell St. (following the sign to Chelmsford.) Fern's Market is on the corner. The Park entrance is 2 miles ahead on the right. The Park Office (984 Lowell St) is just beyond the entrance also on the right. Make right hand turn onto North Road. Parking area is 1/2 mile down on left.

From the North: Take 495 South to Exit 34. Follow Route 110 West for .6 miles to Chelmsford Center, continue through light onto Route 4 South for 1 mile, then take right fork onto Concord Road towards Carlisle. The Park office is 2 miles ahead on the left. The Park is just beyond the office , go left on North Rd, parking lot is 1/2 mile down on the left.

What to expect: The first ride will began at 9:00 am and will be a 45 minute to an hour for first time and beginner riders. It will consist mainly of fire roads and will serve as an introduction to mountain biking. Rigid, hardtails and full suspension bikes will all work for this ride.

The second ride will start at 10:00am and will be for experienced and intermediate riders at a pace that will be determined by the groups. This rides will last 1 1/2 to 2 hours long. Rides will be designed to accommodate

Leader: Tom Quintal email: tquintal@comcast.net , cell phone: (978) 869-6005

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 approx .7 mi to the common. From I-95, take Rte 114, R at Rte125 (Bertucci's Pizza) then same as above.

Parking:On-street parking at start location, and and public parking lot at the Hermann Youth Center, corner of Johnson and Salem Streets, only a block from our ride start location. map to Hermann Youth Center

Date and Time: Sunday, October 19, 2008: 10:00 am for 48, 28, and 20 miles

What to expect: Quiet wooded roads through North Andover, Boxford, West Boxford, Topsfield, Georgetown and Ipswich. The road mark is a white chevron

Cue Sheet

route Map

View route on Map My Ride (note: a couple of variations, but otherwise identical