Madison Boulder, "NH's Rock Star" Ride 10:00 am
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
We have been pleasing the botanists lately with The Lady Slipper Ride, The Lupine Ride...let's please the geologists and do The Madison Boulder Ride.
Madison Boulder is the largest glacial erratic in New England, and likely one of the largest in the world. It is pictured in geology textbooks. We have a National Natural Landmark right close by in the town of Madison. Have you not seen this big rock???
The ride starts in the IGA/State Liquor Store parking lot on Route 16 in Conway. Park at the southern end near where the bank and IGA used to be. We will ride over the Saco Covered Bridge and into Conway Village, then up and over Tasker Hill Road and eventually onto the winding dirt roads of Edelweiss Village along the southern shores of the Pea Porridge Ponds. A short ride on Route 113 brings us to Boulder Road (newly paved, by the transfer station), then into the Madison Boulder Natural Area Park for viewing "New Hampshire's Original Rock Star".
Total distance, about 18 miles, about half on hard packed dirt roads. Relatively short mileage, but some hills to burn the calories.
Ready to ride at 10:00 am.
Bring lunch or snacks, probably will need bug spray while gawking at the boulder. We can eat lunch/snacks at the boulder or alongside Pea Porridge Pond on our return.
Madison Boulder info:
https://www.nhstateparks.org/visit/state-parks/madison-boulder-natural-area.aspx
http://www.newhampshire.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20150726/NEWHAMPSHIRE03/150729331
map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27825523
We have been pleasing the botanists lately with The Lady Slipper Ride, The Lupine Ride...let's please the geologists and do The Madison Boulder Ride.
Madison Boulder is the largest glacial erratic in New England, and likely one of the largest in the world. It is pictured in geology textbooks. We have a National Natural Landmark right close by in the town of Madison. Have you not seen this big rock???
The ride starts in the IGA/State Liquor Store parking lot on Route 16 in Conway. Park at the southern end near where the bank and IGA used to be. We will ride over the Saco Covered Bridge and into Conway Village, then up and over Tasker Hill Road and eventually onto the winding dirt roads of Edelweiss Village along the southern shores of the Pea Porridge Ponds. A short ride on Route 113 brings us to Boulder Road (newly paved, by the transfer station), then into the Madison Boulder Natural Area Park for viewing "New Hampshire's Original Rock Star".
Total distance, about 18 miles, about half on hard packed dirt roads. Relatively short mileage, but some hills to burn the calories.
Ready to ride at 10:00 am.
Bring lunch or snacks, probably will need bug spray while gawking at the boulder. We can eat lunch/snacks at the boulder or alongside Pea Porridge Pond on our return.
Madison Boulder info:
https://www.nhstateparks.org/visit/state-parks/madison-boulder-natural-area.aspx
http://www.newhampshire.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20150726/NEWHAMPSHIRE03/150729331
map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27825523
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