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 11, 2010: 9:00 for 68, 45, 31, and 23 miles
What to expect: The routes 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, please download the map and queue sheets below(a limited number of printouts will be available at the ride). Road mark is a yellow J with an arrow head on top.
68 mile cue sheet
46 mile cue sheet
23 and 31 mile cue sheet
route map
Upcoming Sunday Rides and Events
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- North of the Merrimack(6 days)
- Cape Ann from Manchester by the Sea (Sunday June 3, 2012)(12 days)
- Salt Marsh Tour (Sunday June 10, 2012)(19 days)
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- Best of Ipswich (Sunday June 17, 2012)(26 days)
- Bradford Ponds, Forests and Hills (Sunday June 24, 2012)(33 days)
- Burlington Bicycle Tour (June 30 - July 4, 2012)(39 days)
- Ride to the Sea (Sunday July 1, 2012)(40 days)
- North to Great Bay (Sunday July 8, 2012)(47 days)
- Beverly - Ipswich Ride (Sunday, July 15 2012)(54 days)
- Grub Sweat and Gears (Sunday July 22, 2012)(61 days)
- North Andover Ride (Sunday July 29, 2012)(68 days)
- Pigs Ponds and Potholes (Sunday Aug. 5, 2012)(75 days)
- Cape Ann from Ipswich (Sunday August 12, 2012)(82 days)
- Blazing Saddles Century (Saturday August 18)(88 days)
- Back to the Saddles Again (Sunday August 19, 2012)(89 days)
- Northern Essex County Ride (Sunday August 26, 2012)(96 days)
- NBW Flattest Century in the East (Sunday September 9, 2012)(110 days)
- Berkshire Weekend Tour (September 14, 2012)(115 days)
- CRW Fall Century (Sunday Sep. 16, 2012)(117 days)
- GSW Seacoast Century (Sep. 22-23, 2012)(123 days)
- Applecrest Farm Ride (Sunday Sept. 23, 2011)(124 days)
- Cape Ann from Manchester on the Sea (Sunday Oct. 7, 2012)(138 days)
- North to Newburyport (Sunday Oct. 14, 2012)(145 days)
- Bagels and a Buffalo (Sunday Oct. 28, 2012)(159 days)
Weekday rides
All weekday rides are now active for 2012