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Conference noted::bicycle

Title:	Bicycling
Notice:	Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:	JAMIN::WASSER

Created:	Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3214
Total number of notes:	31946

1496.0. "Mt Wachusett" by WAV14::DELORIEA (Time to make the jerseys) Mon Apr 09 1990 17:16

FYI...

I was out for a ride to Mt Wachusett yesterday trying to get those climbing
muscles into shape and found the road to the summit was plowed. No cars are
allowed up the road yet, you need to sneak around the gate. They must of needed
a front end loader to clean the snow where the ski trail crossed the road,
because there was a wall off snow about 10 feet high on both sides of the road.
Pretty COOL sight riding through. So all you hill climbers looking for a work
out... The road is open (well,kind of)

Tom

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1496.1		SANDS::CRITZ	Who'll win the TdF in 1990?	`Mon Apr 09 1990 17:54`	10
	Tom, You guys who look for hills/mountains to climb need: A CHECKUP FROM THE NECK UP!!! I guess you can tell I don't like hills. Wimpily, Scott
1496.2		WMOIS::N_FLYE		`Mon Apr 09 1990 22:04`	14
	Ooooh I really feel sorry for all those skiers. Thanks for letting us know. I figured I would wait a week or two before I went to see if they had plowed. I have been doing my training on Mt. Sugarloaf in Sunderland and Mt. Holyoke. I didn't realize how much leg strength I had lost until I hit the 25% grade on Sugarloaf a few weeks ago. Norm
1496.3	that's 2006' for those of you with Av50's	OLDTMR::BROWN		`Wed Apr 17 1991 22:00`	2
	[at least] the down road is clear to the top.
1496.4		DELNI::DSMITH	Snowless mogulfield blues	`Wed Nov 16 1994 16:33`	16
	Anyone know if West Side Road/Balance Rock Road up the back side of Wachusett is mountain-bike legal???? I went there on Saturday and saw a sign at the West Side Road parking area that said "Mountain biking not allowed on hiking trails" which I do respect....but, the State Park brochure clearly states West Side Road is an access road, not a hiking trail. So I biked it! It would be heinous if mountain biking is not allowed there since thhe State Park and Ski Area use it for maintenance. Rage! - Deane'o
1496.5		WMOIS::GIROUARD_C		`Thu Nov 17 1994 05:50`	3
	It's open game... Chip
1496.6		PCBUOA::KRATZ		`Fri Nov 18 1994 16:15`	6
	Use good judgement though: most of the "roads" are nothing more than mud after it rains, and mtn bikes can leave huge ruts. I use the slightly longer, but "paved" (loose term here folks) Admin Road when going up on the south side in the late winter/springtime or after it rains and avoid Echo Lake Road, which has the same sign. Kratz
1496.7	1995: The snow is off the roads to the summit.	HANNAH::SMITH	Michael J. Smith: MRO1-2/K20	`Wed Apr 26 1995 06:57`	6
	The roads are clear of snow. Watch out for litter from skiiers, glass, plastic, etc. Lots of sticks and twigs too. I did see one skiier crossing (walking) the road on skis. There have been snowboarders doing jumps. I have not seen them try and jump the road as yet, but you never know.
1496.8		WMOIS::GIROUARD_C		`Thu Apr 27 1995 07:04`	3
	Cool! Chip
1496.9		NOVA::FISHER	now \|a\|n\|a\|l\|o\|g\|	`Thu Apr 27 1995 10:55`	2
	especially in April. :-)