Quiet Roads North of Boston

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Leader: Ray Porter (781-944-1292), Raymond.Porter@CH2M.com
 

Start: REI, Salem St in Reading map to start

Directions: Route 128 to Exit 40; go around rotary to Route 129 (Salem St.) West. REI parking lot is third left. Please park away from the shops.

Date and Time: Sunday, June 29 2008: 9:00 for 66 miles, 48 , and 28 miles.

What to expect: Mostly flat to rolling, shady roads. All rides go through Harold Parker State Forest. Short ride goes through Reading, Wilmington, N. Reading, Middleton, and Lynnfield. Medium ride adds N. Andover, Boxford, and Topsfield. Long ride adds Groveland, W. Newbury, and Georgetown. Lunch is in front of the library in Middleton. Maps and cue sheets below include 2.3 mile detour on Foster and Winter St. to bypass road work on Dale St. in North Andover. Ride arrow is white.

Post-ride BBQ at Peter McCann's house:
home phone: 781 944 2790, email: mccann_peter@yahoo.com
Directions from REI parking lot to BBQ:
-Turn right out of the parking lot
-Go 3/4 of the way around rotary
-Head up Haverhill Street (National Guard depot on
your right)
-Timberneck Drive, is your 3rd left
-103 Timberneck is a Brick and Green house just before
a faded stockade fence.

Ride map
28 mile Cue sheet
48 mile cue sheet
66 mile cue sheet