Fryeburg, Brownfield, Frog Alley and Hemlock Covered Bridge Loop 9:00 am. Ride Code B/2/38

 Fryeburg, Brownfield, Frog Alley and Hemlock Covered Bridge Loop  9:00 am

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

The weather looks good for a ride! Yay! Sunshine! Finally! This is the ride that started the Tuesday Dirt and Pavement Rides. It is a fun ride with lots of variety.

This ride will include good pavement, fair pavement, bike path, good dirt roads, good sandy roads, farm roads, mountain views and a covered bridge. The first half of the ride is almost all paved, the second half is almost all dirt roads.

You will like the dirt roads of this ride on wider tires, like those of a hybrid or gravel bike. A mountain bike will work for the ride, but you will enjoy the pavement sections with less knobby tires. 

We start at the Saco Valley Fire Station in North Fryeburg, same as usual, and bike south on 113 to Fryeburg Village. We get on the bike path and end up near the airport and follow some nice dirt roads in the tress, then onto Haleytown Road and into Brownfield. After a short easy hill, we end up on dirt roads that take us eventually over the Hemlock Covered Bridge, then Frog Alley along the Old Saco River. Farm roads along the turf fields return us to North Fryeburg. We emerge from the dirt roads onto Old River Road at the junction with McNeil, then about a mile back to the cars via Harbor Road.

This is a really flat ride as compared to our usual adventures. Longer in distance, but flatter, with 915 ft elevation gain in 38 miles!

Total Distance: 38 miles.

Meet: 9:00 am, ready to ride.

Where: Parking area in the park next to the Saco Valley Fire Station in North Fryeburg, on the corner of Route 113 and South Chatham Road. No porta potty, so plan accordingly!

Bring water, snacks and/or lunch to eat - a good lunch spot is at the Hemlock Covered Bridge.

Carpool?  Meet at the scenic vista in Intervale at 8:00 am for carpooling up and over Hurricane Mt Road to North Fryeburg.

Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28784962