N89ers Mascoma Lake

Details

Meet and leave from Drummond bike shop’s parking area at the Shaker Village off of Rt 4A in Enfield (about 3 miles south of the intersection with Rt 4) at 9:30 am.

Ride is about 23 miles, including 3.5 miles of good dirt road and three miles of very good rail trail.

This is a no drop ride at a 10-12 mph average ride pace and 12-14 mph level ground rolling speed.

The route has a fair amount of uphill for the first 10 miles or so, but level or downhill for the second half of the trip. The “dirt roads” and the rail trail were pretty much indistinguishable from pavement for the most part. The rail trail is usually exceptionally smooth. Virtually level with outstanding views of a largely undeveloped portion of Mascoma Lake.

0 Leave Drummond parking lot and turn left on Rt. 4A South.
5.5 Left on Grafton Pond Rd. Proceed to the stop sign
7.3 Left on Potato Hill Rd.
9.0 Turn Left onto Lochhaven Rd.
10.9 Left on Crystal lake Rd. to stop sign
12.8 Right on Shaker Hill Rd. (no street sign)
16.6 Left onto Main St.
16.6 Left into the parking lot for the Rail Trail.
16.7 Proceed right onto the Rail Trail and continue until you pass under the new bridge over Rt 4,
19.9 Dismount and go Left up the side trail and up to Rt 4.
20.0 Cross Rt. 4 and onto Rt 4A South
22.9 Left into Drummonds bike shop

Note: 17.1 To shorten trip by 4 miles (and miss the most beautiful part of the route) go left on Main St, cross bridge, left on 4A for a mile to Drummonds.

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