Fairly flat mixed terrain ride. Almost half of the unpaved portion is on the Topsfield rail trail. Other segments include dirt road, wide double track, and lesser stretches of pasture trail and single track. Some roots and loose rocks.
Parking available at MASSDOT Park and Ride at Main and Park Sts. and along Main St.
It's the beautiful 41 mile Salt Marsh from Bradford Tavern ride!
Always a great ride - taking us up Rte 1A, out and back Plum Island, through Newburyport, Newbury and Rowley to return in time for lunch at the Bradford Tavern.
For your riding pleasure on what may be a hot day there is a 32 mile route that includes Plum Island and a 27 mile route that avoids Rolfe Lane and Plum Island.
A scenic tour of parts of Willowdale, Bradley Palmer SP, Appleton, Pingree Woods, and Vineyard Hill. Terrains include rail trail, fire road, and double and single track. Modest climbing.
This is a fairly mellow ride on rail trails, primarily category 1 trails and road. The route starts in Topsfield, heads north on the rail trail, winds through 2 sections of Willowdale, then Bradley Palmer, heads down to Wenham and Danvers and back to Topsfield via the Danvers Rail Trail.
Please have bikes and selves ready at 9:20 am for the pre-ride talk.
Hot drinks available after at Zumi's for those interested. Lunch is also great at Alex's Roast Beef & Seafood
A new ride using many of the delightful back roads familiar to NSC riders. The short route loops through Topsfield, Boxford and North Andover following a route similar to that of the short Saturday fitness ride. The medium route continues across Harold Parker State Forest to Andover, incorporating some of the roads used for the NSC Andover Tuesday night ride. After circling the scenic Andover Green, the ride returns via Harold Parker. The long ride adds 11 hilly miles in the northwest corner of Andover.
This week we will tour the country roads, hills, and springtime vistas around Groton and Pepperell, MA and Hollis, NH, before turning back south thru Tynsbourough, MA to our starting point. We'll cross the gentle Nashua River twice and pass by several working farms.
This ride starts at 9:30 due to a slightly longer drive to the starting point on Westford Rd. in Tyngsboro.
This route will be offered again in the fall, so riders can observe the change in scenery and rural activity.
A fairly easy ride with a fine selection of dirt and abandoned roads, single track, and rail trails. We ride the entire length of the Groveland Community trail.
The 2025 Fall Picnic Ride offers three route options of 27, 37 and 46 miles. All routes run south from the Pinelands Recreation Area and include many of the scenic backroads in Groveland, Georgetown, Rowley, Boxford, Topsfield and North Andover that are familiar to NSC Saturday Fitness riders. The longer route continues further north and west making a loop thorough Bradford. Starting times will be staggered as follows to bring everyone back to the picnic around the same time.
A reversed and slightly modified version of the Newburyport Gravel-16 ride. The route goes through Newburyport and Salisbury before returning to the ride start. Expect a mix of paved roads, easy bike paths, and about 3 miles of wide hardpack trail through Moseley Woods and Maudslay State Park.
Ease into summer with this early June ride that starts slow and easy along the Newburyport rail trail and then gets going along shaded tree-line roads bordered with blooming flowers and bushes throughout Newbury, Georgetown, Boxford, and Topsfield. Our ride will come to an end as we ride by farmlands in Ipswich and the salt marshes in Rowley.
A casual but somewhat hilly route from Manter Fields in Newbury, MA with 30 and 40 mile options. We'll ride through scenic woodlands passing many farms, golf courses and curiosities.
Bring your own picnic (BYOP) for lunch on the lawn after the ride.
BTW: If you rotate the long route to the right, it looks like a chicken!
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. Rest Stops at Food Mart in West Newbury and Richdale in Middleton.
Ride start can be reached from the MBTA Reading or Wakefield Commuter Rail Stations.
Easy, mostly flat riding with few hills on the short and medium routes through Danvers, Middleton, Boxford, Topsfield, Ipswich and Hamilton. Starts out on traveled roads but quickly becomes scenic and less busy. Join us for lunch at Berry Tavern, 2 High Street, Danvers, about 0.5 mi from the start.
Kirby Mountain Gravel Ride - Class 2-4 route over Kirby Mountain to one of the most beautiful valleys in the Northeast Kingdom and beyond. Two variations to get there - one via more class 4 road. Then both travel along the lovely (pretty flat!) River Road to Gallup Mills and then up over Victory back to 114 and East Burke.
Quiet local roads from Ipswich take us to Manchester by the Sea, continuing counter-clockwise for a very scenic tour of Cape Ann’s rocky coastline. All routes go through beautiful Magnolia bordering the ocean, and continue past Hammond Castle, a replication of an English medieval fortress. The short and medium routes turn back to Ipswich from Gloucester near the famous Man at the Wheel statue.The long and extra long go on to Rockport and back through Annisquam Village.
NEK Ridge Views is a lovely gravel ride in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont with approximately 60% dirt roads, including both maintained and about 5 miles of unmaintained/Class 4 roads. These quiet, rural roads will be through wooded or farming areas, with frequent wonderful views - first up in Sutton, then Sheffield and later in Newark. We will be climbing a lot, but it will be worth it.
Join us for a lovely romp through the New Hampshire countryside returning along the beautiful Merrimack river. Please be ready to ride at 8:50 for the safety talk.
New riders are welcome to join one club ride before becoming a member and will be asked to sign a waiver. Please contact the ride leader with any questions.
A casual but somewhat hilly route from Manter Fields in Newbury, MA with 30 and 40 mile options. We'll ride through scenic woodlands passing many farms, golf courses and curiosities.
Bring your own picnic (BYOP) for lunch on the lawn after the ride.
BTW: If you rotate the long route to the right, it looks like a chicken!
Ride through quiet, scenic roads of Boxford and surrounding towns. The short ride includes twenty-three scenic miles with nice rolling hills, 1000 feet elevation. There are some rough road patches on Lakeshore on the Boxford/Haverhill line. There is a food stop at Flatbreads, Georgetown 14.5 miles
