North Andover Ride
Leader: Tom Quintal email: tquintal@comcast.net , cell phone: (978) 869-6005
Start: Old North Andover Common; Osgood St., North Andover, MA
map to start and driving directions
Directions: I-495 to Rte 114 East (toward Middleton). Left at lights onto Rt.125 (Bertucci's Pizza). At next set of lights (.2 mi) take right on to Andover St. Follow for approx .7 mi to the common. From I-95, take Rte 114, R at Rte125 (Bertucci's Pizza) then same as above.
Parking:The large public parking lot at the Hermann Youth Center, corner of Johnson and Salem Streets, is available for our use Sunday. It's only a block from our ride start location. map to Hermann Youth Center
Date and Time: Sunday, July 19, 200p: 9:00 am for 51, 28, and 20 miles
What to expect: A NSC ride from the early 90's, taking quiet wooded roads through North Andover, Boxford, West Boxford, Topsfield, Georgetown and Ipswich. The road mark is a white chevron. This year's route has been detoured around construction on Ipswich Rd. in Topsfield. Download your choice of cue sheet and route map from the options below to bring to the ride.
Upcoming Sunday Rides and Events
- Minuteman Ride (Sunday May 27, 2012)(5 days)
- NVP South Acton Bears and the B's (Memorial Day)(6 days)
- 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)
- Ipswich to Boston (Sunday June 10, 2012)(19 days)
- 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