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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

1585.0. "Bike Trails Update" by AKOV12::CJACQUES () Mon Jun 11 1990 09:15

    Hi!  I'm new to this file and even newer to the sport.  I've
    been in here trying to sell a mountain bike that I've decided
    to keep instead.  After picking up a second job, I decided I
    didn't need the money as badly as before and want to enjoy
    this bike I won in a raffle instead.  
    
    Ok..so that's my background in a nutshell.  I have a friend
    who has also bought a mountain bike, and we both want to start
    using them.  We've heard of a bike trail area down the Cape,
    but wonder if there is any such animal a little closer to home,
    or at least not at the Cape.  We both only have either Sunday
    or Saturday free, and don't want to spend all day trying to
    drive to the cape.  We want to get used to the bikes in a
    safer area than just going out and riding down the road. 
    (Particularly because we both live in Lowell, and it's not
    the safest place to be.)
    
    We've heard mention of trails in Lexington?  or Carlisle?  Can
    anyone give me directions or information on these?  And also,
    and other places around this area, and Southern New Hampshire?
    We'd be willing to travel a bit to get there, perhaps Western
    Mass?  We just don't want "Cape traffic" hassles, although it
    sound like the most interesting place.
    
                                     Thanks for your help
    
                                             cj *->

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1585.1	White Mountains	DSTEG2::SHEEHAN	Neil Sheehan DSTEG NIO/B18 Dtn.285-2567	`Mon Jun 11 1990 11:43`	8
	There are some bike/hiking trails in the White Mountains. One that we've been planning on trying is at the Covered Bridge Campgrounds on The Kangamagus highway. I'm sure if you stopped in or called the rangers station or called the tourist info people you could get more info about offroad biking in the White Mountains National Forest. Neil...
1585.2	Durango in Townsend?	LACV01::DAVIDSON	Have gun...will travel	`Mon Jun 18 1990 17:16`	5
	North on 13 out of Townsend, Ma is the Townsend forest. Real nice moderate trails including some singletrack up/down and a killer gravel road. You can easily spend a day in here exploring the trails. bd
1585.3		AKOV12::CJACQUES		`Tue Jun 19 1990 09:38`	12
	Now that sounds great! I'm taking note of the previou note too mentioning the White Mountains, but that's just a little further than we wanted. Any input on Lexington? or Carlisle? Also, someone mentioned to me something about an area up behind Nashua (NH) High School? Does anybody know if this is just a park, or is it open to bikes? They were pretty vague. cj *->
1585.4	Tons of Trails	SVCRUS::CRANE		`Tue Jun 19 1990 09:46`	11
	I ride some trails in Upton MA. They start across the street from Blackstone valley High school and go on for miles. They are mostly single track and some parts are very challenging (I've got the bruises to proove it!). I also ride power lines to an abandoned railroad trestle in milbury and the Upton state forest is my next target. All these areas are relativly free from hikers/horses/pedestrians/dirt bikes and other distractions. John C.
1585.5	Mine Falls - Nashua HS	2HOT::RAK		`Tue Jul 03 1990 23:29`	9
	Re .3 : The area behind Nashua HS is Mine Falls Park. It does have several paths, paved and unpaved, with distances like 3-5 mi. The paths are (generally) narrow and frequented by numerous runners and other fitness/nature walkers and riders. You would probably have more fun in a less civilized area ... happy trails ...
1585.6	Ridge Road Railroad Bed	DICKNS::MACDONALD	VAXELN - Realtime Software Pubs	`Mon Jul 09 1990 14:32`	8
	In Nashua, off Ridge Road, a couple hundred feet before the narrow bridge over Salmon Brook, there is an abandoned railroad bed (no tracks, no ties). I wonder if anyone has ventured down there. I checked an old map, and it appears to extend for MANY miles through Dunstable and beyond. -Paul
1585.7	I was there.	NHASAD::BYRNE		`Tue Jul 23 1991 15:20`	15
	I know it's been a while since the previous reply was entered, but I was just down on that trail off of Ridge Road. It was really up and down little bumps in the trail, but alot of fun. Nice and peaceful, we went down a couple of miles and turned around because of time, but I want to check it out again. It was great riding for hybrid bikes like we have. I didn't realize it was an abandoned railroad bed.
1585.8	Nashua-Acton-Boston	VERGA::MACDONALD	Home of Digital Realtime Pubs	`Mon Jul 29 1991 14:16`	4
	I saw a brief blurb about that trail in the Telegraph. Apparently, it was once the Nashua-Acton-Boston railroad. I understand it went under a few decades ago. In theory you should be able to pedal right into Acton along that railbed.