D+P is Thursday this week: Wild River Road. 10:00 am

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Tuesday D+P is Thursday this week!

Wild River Road is a really nice dirt road that goes alongside the Wild River in Evans Notch. It leads to a campground. It is a scenic gradual uphill at river grade, easy. On past rides, we have enjoyed lunch on the rocks, riverside. Looks like the weather may allow us to dine in the sunshine on the rocks this time, too!

The ride starts in Shelburne Village, NH, at the Chester Hayes Memorial Park. We head to North Road and ride to the iron bridge over the Androscoggin River. We 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, we 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 on the rocks in the sunshine.

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.

Bike: A mountain bike will be OK, but a Hybrid, All-Road or Gravel bike is better due to the 20 miles on pavement. A road bike with wider tires can work also.

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 quick left into the Chester Hayes Memorial Park and park on the left, off the dirt pathway on the grass.  It is about a 40 minute drive from Glen. There is a Porta Potty in the field! 

If you want to carpool, meet in Jackson, in the parking lot across the street from the J-Town Deli at 9:00 am. Otherwise, see you in Shelburne!

Map:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28390552