North to Great Bay
Leader: John Bloomfield john.bloomfield@xilinx.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, July 12, 2009: 9:00 for 67, 45, 31, and 25 miles
What to expect: The rides go through the scenic farm country of southern New Hampshire. The terrain is rolling hills with old barns, scenic vistas, and lots of quiet roads. All the loops go by historic Kingston NH common. The 3 longer loops pass the bandstand in downtown Exeter, the 45 adds picturesque Newfields, and the long loop on its way around Great Bay hits Newmarket, and the lively college town of Durham.
Fully arrowed, , map and queue sheets to be added below. (a limited number of printouts will be available at the ride).
View MapMyRide for each loop:
25mile
31mile
45mile
67mile
Road mark is a yellow J with an arrow head on top.