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18.0 mi Gravel Ride in Concord

 

IMPORTANT

 

CRW Rides are open to members and limited guests. Guests may only attend two rides before joining.
All riders (both Members and Guests) must REGISTER

Register here: https://www.crw.org/memberrideregistration?rid=10280&date=

If a rider has not pre-registered, that rider must do so online at the start of the ride. 

The online registration will include a liability waiver that all riders will need to review and accept. 

The online registration will also require all riders to review CRW’s Safety and COVID Guidelines and to agree to follow those guidelines on the ride.

 

A gravel ride on dirt roads and bikeable trails around Concord. We are never more than a few miles from Concord Center and the route crosses numerous major roads leading back to the start allowing easy bailouts. The route is a good intro to non techy gravel biking while imparting some skills needed to participate in the frequently held "gravel grinder" events that occur in New England. Bring a gravel or mountain bike with tires > 28mm and pressures sufficiently low to enable comfortable passage over bad pavement.

Today's ride will be training oriented at new gravel bikers with a suitably slow pace and a more cohesive grouping ethic than is the norm.

Meet at the Keyes St parking lot on the side AWAY FROM THE RESTROOMS at 10:30am Thursday 9/23/21. Figure about 2.5 hours elapsed time. Any questions call or text Gene @ 617-610-1875

 
Date: Thursday Sep 23, 2021
 
Time: 
10:30 AM
 
Ride Leader(s): 
Gene Ho (6176101875)
 
Ride type: 
Gravel
 

Click HERE for descriptions of the ride types.

 

Routes and Cue Sheets from RWGPS

Miles Elevation Print Download
18 692 ft Cue sheet GPX

Club members can create custom formatted cuesheets. Details HERE

 

Ride Start

Concord Center Visitor Center

16 Keyes Road
Concord , MA
See map: Google Maps
Directions: 

Rt. 128/95 to Exit 29, Rt. 2 West. Go 4.6 mi., look for the Rt. 126 sign, and turn right at that intersection onto Walden Street. Bear right at the fork. At 1.2 mi. in Concord Center make a left onto Main St. and a right into the town parking lot. The Visitor Center is at the south end of the parking lot. By commuter rail and bicycle: From the Concord station, head north on Sudbury Road, which merges into Main Street, then take the first left onto Keyes Rd -- about 1 mi. Train schedule is here: https://mbta.com/schedules/CR-Fitchburg/timetable

 

registered riders

18 miles