Wild River Road, Evans Notch 10:00 am
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Wild River Road is a really nice dirt road that goes alongside the Wild River in Evans Notch. It leads to a campground. Tom Sweeney was on it a week or so ago and reports that it is in very good shape, even a road bike (with good humor and some balance) could navigate this hard packed dirt. It is a scenic gradual uphill at river grade, easy. Heavy, knobby, mountain bike tires may tire you out on the paved roads, but will be a good workout. Shorten the amount of miles on pavement by starting at he iron bridge.
The ride starts in Shelburne Village, NH, at the Chester Hayes Memorial Park. We head to North Road and go to the iron bridge over the Androscoggin River. Ride over the bridge and stop for a nice river view. Continue to Route 2, take a right and after a short distance, turn left onto Route 113, the road to Evans Notch. This is a beautiful ride along the Wild River. After 3.3 miles, you will take a right onto a dirt road, Wild River Road, that leads 5 miles to a backcountry campground. Ride this out and back. Lunch break could be riverside, perhaps near the new bridge on the Wild River (replaced after Irene took out the old suspension bridge). A good breeze is forecasted, so that should make it more difficult for the bugs to land. Long pants and long sleeves might be of use, bug spray perhaps.
Distance: About 30 miles. 20 miles on pavement and 10 miles on a good dirt road.
Time: Meet at the park in Shelburne ready to ride at 10:00 am.
Shorter option? Start at the iron bridge (Bridge St, Gilead) for a nice 18 mile ride (8 miles on pavement, 10 miles on dirt). There is a parking area on the southwest side of the bridge.
Meeting place and parking: Start from Shelburne Village, just off Meadow Road (a left turn off of Route 2 about 5 miles east from the Route 16/2 junction in Gorham). After turning left into Meadow from Route 2, take a quick right onto Village Road. Take a left into the Chester Hayes Memorial Park and park on the left off the dirt pathway on the grass.
If you want to carpool, meet in Jackson, in the parking lot across the street from the J-Town Deli at 9:10 am. Otherwise, see you in Shelburne!
Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28390552
Wild River Road is a really nice dirt road that goes alongside the Wild River in Evans Notch. It leads to a campground. Tom Sweeney was on it a week or so ago and reports that it is in very good shape, even a road bike (with good humor and some balance) could navigate this hard packed dirt. It is a scenic gradual uphill at river grade, easy. Heavy, knobby, mountain bike tires may tire you out on the paved roads, but will be a good workout. Shorten the amount of miles on pavement by starting at he iron bridge.
The ride starts in Shelburne Village, NH, at the Chester Hayes Memorial Park. We head to North Road and go to the iron bridge over the Androscoggin River. Ride over the bridge and stop for a nice river view. Continue to Route 2, take a right and after a short distance, turn left onto Route 113, the road to Evans Notch. This is a beautiful ride along the Wild River. After 3.3 miles, you will take a right onto a dirt road, Wild River Road, that leads 5 miles to a backcountry campground. Ride this out and back. Lunch break could be riverside, perhaps near the new bridge on the Wild River (replaced after Irene took out the old suspension bridge). A good breeze is forecasted, so that should make it more difficult for the bugs to land. Long pants and long sleeves might be of use, bug spray perhaps.
Distance: About 30 miles. 20 miles on pavement and 10 miles on a good dirt road.
Time: Meet at the park in Shelburne ready to ride at 10:00 am.
Shorter option? Start at the iron bridge (Bridge St, Gilead) for a nice 18 mile ride (8 miles on pavement, 10 miles on dirt). There is a parking area on the southwest side of the bridge.
If you want to do the shorter option, look for riders coming across the bridge at about 10:30-10:40.
If you want to carpool, meet in Jackson, in the parking lot across the street from the J-Town Deli at 9:10 am. Otherwise, see you in Shelburne!
Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28390552
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