Nashua River Ramble
Leader: Karen King : email brassylady@mac.com
Start: Tyngsboro Elementary School; 205 Westford Rd, Tyngsboro, MA map to start
Directions: Take Exit 34 on Hwy 3. At the end of the exit ramp, turn West (left, for those coming from the south), toward Westford. At the third stoplight, turn right. Tyngsboro Elementary School is on your right in less than a 1/2 mile.
Time Sunday, August 29, 2010: 9:00 AM for 21, 30 or 49 miles
What to expect: This ride starts in Tyngsboro, goes through Dunstable, Nashua, and Pepperell. The Medium and Long routes include a loop through Groton. The Long route includes a very hilly 19 mile loop around Hollis, NH. All three routes consist of rolling hills through scenic rural and some urban scenery. A part of each route rambles back and forth across the Nashua River Rail Trail. The Nashua River Rail Trail opened in 2002 and follows the former Hollis branch of the Boston and Maine Corp. railroad for 11 miles through the towns of Ayer, Groton, Pepperell and Dunstable, with a 10-foot wide paved surface for the entire length. The trail travels along a varied and scenic landscape, and no motorized vehicles are allowed. The Nashua River Rail Trail opened in 2002. Trail Map
Please download your own maps and cue sheets for this ride from the links below:
Combined map for short , medium and long routes
Combined cue sheets for short , medium and long routes
Medium route map, cue and notes
Short route map, cue and notes
Road mark is a lower case yellow "h"
View all three routes at Map My Ride to follow course and download GPX files for Garmin Edge bicycle computer:
To view Nashua River Ramble - 21 mile (short), follow the link below:
http://www.mapmyride.com/view_route?r=354125042833919810
To view Nashua River Ramble - 30 mi (medium), follow the link below:
http://www.mapmyride.com/view_route?r=598125043797642657
To view Nashua River Ramble - 49 mi (long), follow the link below:
http://www.mapmyride.com/view_route?r=773125043969183980
More about this ride and GPX file download for the Garmin Edge
gpx file for the Garmin Edge 605 and 705
Embeded RideWithGPS map below works in all browsers except in some versions
of Internet Explorer. IE users: click on View Full Route in top left corner of map
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