Let's Go Coastal
Leader: Marty Silvia marsilvia@comcast.net;
Start: Cushing Park, Newburyport map to start
Directions: From Route 95, take Exit 57 for Route 113 East. Go for 2 miles and take a left onto Kent Street. Parking lot is 2 blocks on right. From Route 1 go onto Merrimac Street (at the Newburyport end of the bridge over the Merrimack). Go 1/4 mile west towards Amesbury. Take a left at the gas station lot 1 block on left.
Date and Time: Sunday, May 18 2008: 9:00 AM for 62, 54, or 36 miles, with extra 8 mile unmarked loop to Fort McClary, Maine and back. The arrow for Let's Go Coastal is a white chevron. Mileages may vary slightly from cue sheets.
What to expect: Beautiful ocean views and Portsmouth NH. Mostly flat with a few small hills. All rides feature NH coastline and rural inland.
Cue sheets, long medium and short
Map My Ride route description and map
Combined cue sheet (including Maine), from Cue sheet Inventory
Note from Gordon Harris: The shoulders are great the entire length of Rt. 1A until Odiome Point, followed by a couple of miles of tight shoulders before the medium route turns left on Sagamore Rd. . The following is my unofficial version of the route which turns before Odiome Point, and takes back roads for 7 miles before rejoining the main route.
Gordon's 46 mile cue sheet with 7 unmarked miles
Map My Ride of Gordon's 46 mile route