Jump, Milan, Dam and Dummer 9:00 am
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
The weather should allow a morning ride, we will try to be done by noon, since some of the forecasts say 50% chance of a passing shower by noon, some say 1:00, some say 4:00. If we get an early start (9:00 am, ready to ride) we should be fine and we will be cooler.
This ride is based on a ride that Joan Kelly had set up for the Fat Tire Cruisers Group a bunch of years ago, It is a good one! For this version we will lengthen it as bit to include the Nansen Ski Jump, up close and personal. The ride will head over to the east side of the Androscoggin River through Milan and Dummer. It heads to the Pontook Dam on some dirt roads, along the power canal and past the hydro power station. We then take a loop on a quiet dirt road with nice views, a moderate climb and a nice downhill. Some of these dirt roads may be rough, opt for a mountain bike or hybrid or wider tires; the road bike will not like the rough spots.
If the weather threatens we can cut the side loop out of the ride and get back sooner.
Meet at the Nansen Wayside Park on Route 16, north of the center of Berlin. This is a riverside park and boat launch on the right side of Route 16 JUST BEFORE the Nansen Ski Jump. There may not be a sign for the park, it is a dirt road that is a "soft" right turn off of Route 16.
To get there: Take Route 16 north through Berlin, continue through the residential area and past the Northland Dairy Bar. Just as the shoulder of Route 16 widens, and just before the Nansen Ski Jump, the entrance to the Nansen Wayside Park will be on your right.
Set your odometer to zero as you pass the Northland Dairy Bar (ice cream!) which is on the right after leaving the center of Berlin. The entrance to the Nansen Wayside Park is 2.6 miles north of the Northand Dairy.
You drive in on the dirt entrance road to the park, shortly the road bears right into the parking lot at the boat launch. If you pass the entrance to the park, turn back at the Nansen Ski Jump and look for the dirt road on the east side of Route 16.
It is a 50 minute drive from Glen.
If you want to carpool, meet at the JacksonXC-Wentworth Golf Course parking lot across from the J-Town Deli at 8:00 am, otherwise see you at the Nansen Wayside Park.
Total ride distance: about 22 miles
Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28021160
Meet a the parking lot, ready to ride at 9:00 am.
The weather should allow a morning ride, we will try to be done by noon, since some of the forecasts say 50% chance of a passing shower by noon, some say 1:00, some say 4:00. If we get an early start (9:00 am, ready to ride) we should be fine and we will be cooler.
This ride is based on a ride that Joan Kelly had set up for the Fat Tire Cruisers Group a bunch of years ago, It is a good one! For this version we will lengthen it as bit to include the Nansen Ski Jump, up close and personal. The ride will head over to the east side of the Androscoggin River through Milan and Dummer. It heads to the Pontook Dam on some dirt roads, along the power canal and past the hydro power station. We then take a loop on a quiet dirt road with nice views, a moderate climb and a nice downhill. Some of these dirt roads may be rough, opt for a mountain bike or hybrid or wider tires; the road bike will not like the rough spots.
If the weather threatens we can cut the side loop out of the ride and get back sooner.
Meet at the Nansen Wayside Park on Route 16, north of the center of Berlin. This is a riverside park and boat launch on the right side of Route 16 JUST BEFORE the Nansen Ski Jump. There may not be a sign for the park, it is a dirt road that is a "soft" right turn off of Route 16.
To get there: Take Route 16 north through Berlin, continue through the residential area and past the Northland Dairy Bar. Just as the shoulder of Route 16 widens, and just before the Nansen Ski Jump, the entrance to the Nansen Wayside Park will be on your right.
Set your odometer to zero as you pass the Northland Dairy Bar (ice cream!) which is on the right after leaving the center of Berlin. The entrance to the Nansen Wayside Park is 2.6 miles north of the Northand Dairy.
You drive in on the dirt entrance road to the park, shortly the road bears right into the parking lot at the boat launch. If you pass the entrance to the park, turn back at the Nansen Ski Jump and look for the dirt road on the east side of Route 16.
It is a 50 minute drive from Glen.
If you want to carpool, meet at the JacksonXC-Wentworth Golf Course parking lot across from the J-Town Deli at 8:00 am, otherwise see you at the Nansen Wayside Park.
Total ride distance: about 22 miles
Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28021160
Meet a the parking lot, ready to ride at 9:00 am.
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