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Climb for Cider

Date:

Oct 10, 2021

Ride Leader(s):

andregu

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Ride Start:

Parking Lot off Taylor St, Littleton

300 Foster St

Littleton , MA

See map: Google Maps

Directions:

Take Route 2 West to Exit 39, 1/4 miles west of the I-495 exit. Turn right at end of Taylor Road exit ramp. In a half mile, turn left onto Foster Street. Take the first right into the 300 Foster St. parking lot. Go around to the back of the building and park at the bottom of the hill. Or take the Fitchburg commuter rail line to 495 stop, then ride up Foster Street to 300 Foster. Train schedule is here: https://mbta.com/schedules/CR-Fitchburg/timetable

Let's climb Wachusett before the roads are buried in snow and while the leaves are still turning! Take advantage of the MBTA train by riding the Fitchburg line from Porter Square up to ride start in Littleton. We will be stopping at Wachusett café for snacks, Carlson Orchards for donuts and cider, and Cumbie's on the way back to Littleton. Optional longer ride returning to Boston via Lexington for those interested in extra miles & climbing :)

Use club Slack channel #ride to discuss this event further:

https://crwheelers.slack.com/archives/C0109BPQPAR/p1632855083305200

Take some pictures, post on Instagram with #CRWheelers

Notes:

Bring proper navigation tools: GPS device, phone app, or cue sheet. Do not rely on others to help you with navigation. They may ride at a different speed than you.

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Ride Closed:

Cronut Connection ?☕️?

Date:

Sep 30, 2021

Ride Leader(s):

andregu

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Ride

Ride Start:

Cleveland Circle

355 Chestnut Hill Ave

Brighton , MA

See map: Google Maps

Directions:

From Rt.9 take Chestnut Hill Ave to Cleveland Circle. Then at Cleveland Circle make a left onto Beacon St. Parking often available in a legal spot, look at the signs or you may be sorry.

We will meet in front of Cassidy Playground right by the reservoir and across the corner from the MBTA Cleveland Circle stop.
Start your morning off right with a tour of scenic roads South! We will pass through Needham Junction, Dedham, Stonybrook Reservation, and by the Brookline Center before rolling back to Cleveland Circle. We will swing by Cafe Landwer (right by Cleveland Circle) at the end of the ride to relax and chat; come for the ride and stay for the coffee!
Use club Slack channel #ride to discuss this event further: https://crwheelers.slack.com/archives/C0109BPQPAR/p1630537463220000
Take some pictures, post on Instagram with #CRWheelers

Notes:

Bring proper navigation tools: GPS device, phone app, or cue sheet. Do not rely on others to help you with navigation. They may ride at a different speed than you.

Available to any leader:

Rider Limit:

Ride Closed:

Needham, Dover and Beyond (19, 27 or 41 miles)

Date:

Oct 17, 2021

Ride Leader(s):

lisa_n

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Cutler Park Reservation

112 Kendrick St

Needham , MA

See map: Google Maps

Directions:

From Rt. 95/128 take exit 19A (Kendrick St.) toward Needham. From the South, merge onto Kendrick (watch for cyclists!). Cutler Park is at the next light. From the North, turn left off the exit onto Kendrick St. Cutler Park is down the hill at the next stop light.

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A friendly ride on scenic rolling roads through Needham, Dover, and Medfield. Long ride adds Sherborn. This is a 'show and go' ride (no set pace, everyone does their own thing). Cutler Park has porta potties on site as of 9/15/21 so they likely will still be there (they are as you enter the parking area from Kendrick St.). Click any of the maps below to download the GPS. If you are not familiar with Ride with GPS, please see instructions on the CRW website (ahead of time as accessing it at the start of the ride may not work if you're not already familiar with it). No arrows and no cue sheets will be available, so please be bring your own cue sheet and/or use Ride with GPS.

Notes:

Check website by 830a Saturday morning for updates. Rain cancels. Questions? Text Lisa at 617-299-1620.

Available to any leader:

Yes

Rider Limit:

Ride Closed:

Lexington (leaderless) Revolutions

Date:

Sep 25, 2021

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Ride Start:

Lexington Green

1903 Mass Ave

Lexington , MA

See map: Google Maps

Directions:

From route 128 take Exit #31 east (Rts. 4 & 225) 1.7 miles to Lexington Center. Park in the surrounding neighborhoods and bike to the start. Meet at by the Minuteman Statute.

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The two rides start at the same time and at the same place, mostly along the same route. The Social Revolutions is slightly shorter for a more comfortable pace.

The Rapid Revolutions longer route is the training ride option. If you want to kick-start the weekend with a quick ride, the Rapid Revolutions is for you! Average speed of 16–19+ mph, go big or go home!

Just show up, introduce yourself to others, find someone to ride with, & agree on the rules of the ride. Then off you go. Split into fast & social groups as needed.

Option of ice cream at Rancatore's in Lexington or coffee at Peete's or Starbucks after the ride.

Meet near Captain John Parker statue in Lexington Battle Green.

*** Bring proper navigation tools: GPS device, phone app, or cue sheet. Do not rely on others to help you with navigation. They may ride at a different speed than you. ***

Use club Slack channel #ride to discuss this event further https://www.crw.org/content/slack

Take some pictures, post on Instagram with #CRWheelers

Available to any leader:

Rider Limit:

Ride Closed:

Lexington (leaderless) Revolutions

Date:

Sep 18, 2021

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Ride Start:

Lexington Green

1903 Mass Ave

Lexington , MA

See map: Google Maps

Directions:

From route 128 take Exit #31 east (Rts. 4 & 225) 1.7 miles to Lexington Center. Park in the surrounding neighborhoods and bike to the start. Meet at by the Minuteman Statute.

Ride image:

The two rides start at the same time and at the same place, mostly along the same route. The Social Revolutions is slightly shorter for a more comfortable pace.

Just show up, introduce yourself to others, find someone to ride with, & agree on the rules of the ride. Then off you go. Split into fast & social groups as needed.

Option of ice cream at Rancatore's in Lexington or coffee at Peete's or Starbucks after the ride.

Meet near Captain John Parker statue in Lexington Battle Green.

*** Bring proper navigation tools: GPS device, phone app, or cue sheet. Do not rely on others to help you with navigation. They may ride at a different speed than you. ***

Use club Slack channel #ride to discuss this event further https://www.crw.org/content/slack

Take some pictures, post on Instagram with #CRWheelers

Available to any leader:

Rider Limit:

Ride Closed:

Dirty WEDNESDAY Battle Road (CRW SOCK and WATER BOTTLE RAFFLE!!!)

Date:

Sep 15, 2021

Ride Leader(s):

amy_juodawlkis

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Ride Start:

Lexington Green

1903 Mass Ave

Lexington , MA

See map: Google Maps

Directions:

From route 128 take Exit #31 east (Rts. 4 & 225) 1.7 miles to Lexington Center. Park in the surrounding neighborhoods and bike to the start. Meet at by the Minuteman Statute.

Ride image:

***CRW SOCK AND WATER BOTTLE RAFFLE: Swag will be raffled off to a registered MEMBER rider who has not already won!!!***
Join us for a fun and social gravel/mixed terrain ride! This ride is mostly on wide gravel roads & rail trail. Some of it may be rough, sandy, & muddy. According to Strava, the route is 51% unpaved. Tires 32–35mm should be sufficient. If you are familiar with the route you can show-and-go at your own pace; if you are new, we will have a no-drop group.

A journey through Revolutionary War history. Start at Lexington Battle Great near John Parker statue to the eastern entrance to Minuteman National Historic Park. Follow the Battle Road past several historic buildings, soldier graves, Paul Revere capture site, all the way to the other side of the park at Meriam's Corner. Continue over trails through Concord farmland and open space.

Loop back on historic rail beds that connected Lexington-Bedford-Concord: Reformatory Branch & Minute Man Bikeway. Until Lexington Battle Green where "first shots heard around the world" on 19 April 1775.

*** Bring proper navigation tools: GPS device, phone app, or cue sheet. Do not rely on others to help you with navigation. They may ride at a different speed than you. ***

Rain cancels. Ride leader will make the call by 3 PM on the day of the ride.

Notes:

NOTE: UPDATED ROUTE (9/19/21) removes travel in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

Available to any leader:

Rider Limit:

Ride Closed:

Needham, Dover and Beyond (19, 27 or 41 miles)

Date:

Sep 18, 2021

Ride Leader(s):

lisa_n

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Reason for cancellation:

Listing Type:

Ride

Ride Start:

Cutler Park Reservation

112 Kendrick St

Needham , MA

See map: Google Maps

Directions:

Ride image:

A friendly ride on scenic rolling roads through Needham, Dover, and Medfield. Long ride adds Sherborn. This is a 'show and go' ride (no set pace, everyone does their own thing). Click any of the maps below to download the GPS. If you are not familiar with Ride with GPS, please see instructions on the CRW website (ahead of time as accessing it at the start of the ride may not work if you're not already familiar with it). No arrows and no cue sheets will be available, so please be bring your own cue sheet and/or use Ride with GPS.

Notes:

Check website by 830a Saturday morning for updates. Rain cancels. There are no restrooms at ride start.
Questions? Text Lisa at 617-299-1620.

Available to any leader:

Yes

Rider Limit:

Ride Closed:

Cronut Connection ?☕️?

Date:

Sep 23, 2021

Ride Leader(s):

andregu

Cancel ride:

Reason for cancellation:

Listing Type:

Ride

Ride Start:

Cleveland Circle

355 Chestnut Hill Ave

Brighton , MA

See map: Google Maps

Directions:

From Rt.9 take Chestnut Hill Ave to Cleveland Circle. Then at Cleveland Circle make a left onto Beacon St. Parking often available in a legal spot, look at the signs or you may be sorry.

We will meet in front of Cassidy Playground right by the reservoir and across the corner from the MBTA Cleveland Circle stop.
Start your morning off right with a tour of scenic roads South! We will pass through Needham Junction, Dedham, Stonybrook Reservation, and by the Brookline Center before rolling back to Cleveland Circle. We will swing by Cafe Landwer (right by Cleveland Circle) at the end of the ride to relax and chat; come for the ride and stay for the coffee or cronuts!
Use club Slack channel #ride to discuss this event further: https://crwheelers.slack.com/archives/C0109BPQPAR/p1630537463220000
Take some pictures, post on Instagram with #CRWheelers

Notes:

Bring proper navigation tools: GPS device, phone app, or cue sheet. Do not rely on others to help you with navigation. They may ride at a different speed than you.

Available to any leader:

Rider Limit:

Ride Closed:

Rollers and Radio Towers

Date:

Sep 2, 2021

Ride Leader(s):

martin_hayes

Cancel ride:

Ride is cancelled

Reason for cancellation:

Unexpected conflicts for this Thursday night time. I will relaunch this series at a later date.

Listing Type:

Ride

Ride Start:

Stony Brook Middle School

2 Farmers Way

Westford , MA

See map: Google Maps

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A fun ride through North Middlesex visiting the Haystack Observatory, the rolling hills of Lost Lake, and Sandy Pond in Ayer.

Available to any leader:

Yes

Rider Limit:

Ride Closed:

Dirty WEDNESDAY Battle Road (CRW SOCK RAFFLE!!!)

Date:

Sep 8, 2021

Ride Leader(s):

amy_juodawlkis

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Reason for cancellation:

Listing Type:

Ride

Ride Start:

Lexington Green

1903 Mass Ave

Lexington , MA

See map: Google Maps

Directions:

From route 128 take Exit #31 east (Rts. 4 & 225) 1.7 miles to Lexington Center. Park in the surrounding neighborhoods and bike to the start. Meet at by the Minuteman Statute.

Ride image:

***CRW SOCK RAFFLE: One pair of the awesome, new, not-available-for-purchase CRW club socks will be raffled off to a registered MEMBER rider who has not already won a pair!!!***
***NOTE updated route (7/26/21) eliminates travel on one-way Clark St at start.***
Join us for a fun and social gravel/mixed terrain ride! This ride is mostly on wide gravel roads & rail trail. Some of it may be rough, sandy, & muddy. According to Strava, the route is 44% dirt & 15% not specified. Tires 32–35mm should be sufficient. If you are familiar with the route you can show-and-go at your own pace; if you are new, we will have a no-drop group.

*** Bring proper navigation tools: GPS device, phone app, or cue sheet. Do not rely on others to help you with navigation. They may ride at a different speed than you. ***

Rain cancels. Ride leader will make the call by 3 PM on the day of the ride.

Available to any leader:

Rider Limit:

Ride Closed:

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