on Saturday, June 16, 2012. It is a wonderful
opportunity for cyclists of all levels to get together to begin the summer
bike season. Come help us celebrate.
This year there will be rides of 15, 27, 50 and 67 miles
on beautiful rolling terrain, and a 15 mile follow the leader ride.
Helmets are required.
The schedule and ride departure times are below.
Please try to arrive one half hour prior to your ride's scheduled
departure time so you can check in.
10:00am
67 mile ride
10:30am
50 mile ride
11:30am
27 mile ride
12:30pm
15 mile ride
4:00pm
Happy hour and socializing. (Showers are available)
5:30pm
Dinner (chicken barbecue or vegetarian)
7:00 pm
Bike Tours off the Beaten Track
Mike Barry talks about recent tours he has led and been on in the Czech Republic, Tuscany and a self-supported ride through northwestern Maine. Mike is an AMC Adventure Travel (Major Excursions) and Boston Chapter bike leader. He has also completed several self-supported-no car travel allowed tours with friends.
Cost
$25 ($30 after May 1) includes rides, showers, happy hour, dinner and
speaker).
Rides only— $5 (no registration, pay at the rally)
For information
Contact
Jack Donohue
(781-275-3991 before 9PM).
To register
Press the button below to go to the registration page
We look forward to seeing you at the rally!
Note: Bad weather may cancel the rides, but the dinner and the speaker
will occur, rain or shine. Since we have to make commitments to the
caterer for the number of people who are going to attend, no refunds can
be made.
By Commuter Rail:
Take the Fitchburg line to Littleton. Check the
schedule.
According to this
Google map,
it is 3.2 miles from the train station to the hostel.
From Boston area:
Route 2 west to first exit past Route 495, Exit 39 (Taylor St.)
Left at end of ramp onto Taylor St.
After 0.8 mile, left onto Whitcomb Ave.
("Peace of Mind" child day care center on corner of Taylor and Whitcomb)
Go 2 miles to the Hostel, a big white house on right (247 Littleton County
Rd).
Parking is about 50 yards further down road on left.
From I-495:
Take exit 29B to Route 2 west.
Stay in the right lane and almost immediately take Exit 39 onto Taylor St.
Follow directions above.
See their web site
Cue sheets for all rides HERE.
Right click on the link to download.
GPS Route Files
You can download these files to your computer and install them on your GPS. Right click on the link to download. Be sure to save the files with the extension (three letters after the period) of "gpx" not "xml"
These are links to routes created on the ridewithgps.com site. They contain a map of each ride, with an elevation profile. You can also download GPS files in various formats from this site or print the map.
Bike Tours off the Beaten Track
