North Shore Cyclists The Best Cycling North of Boston

Leader: Sarah Weaver 978-664-1370 sarah.weaver@comcast.net 

Start: Ipswich River Park, North Reading map to start

Directions: From Route 93, take Exit 39/Concord Street toward North Reading (a right off the exit if you're heading north). Bear right at the stop sign (1.3 mi); cross Rt. 28 at the light (1.8); bear right at stop sign onto Park Street/Rt. 62 (2.5 mi); turn right onto Central Street (3 mi); turn left into park. These mileages are cumulative. From Route 128, take Exit 40 (the REI exit) and the Haverhill Street/Camp Curtis Guild spoke off the rotary. Turn left on Chestnut St. (at the blinking yellow light) after 3.2 miles; bear right around the curve and then turn right on Central St. The park is on your right.

Sunday August 3, 2008: 9:00 AM for 50 or 34 miles

What to expect: Serene back roads, farmstands, ponds, and potholes of the northern burbs. Have a picnic lunch at Ingaldsby Farm. Terrain is moderately rolling. Short ride tours North Reading, North Andover, Boxford, Middleton. Long ride adds Groveland and West Newbury. Lunch note for long riders: There are not many food options before Ingaldsby Farm at 34 miles (and Ingaldsby does not sell Power Bars; it is a farm stand/bakery), so bring enough snacks to keep you going. Road mark is a "mustachioed chevron". shown here.
Follow this route on Google Maps at http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1215136

Cue sheet - long
Cue sheet - short
Route map