I’m up for that, prefer WhatsApp…
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Tour of the Battenkill - This is on my hit list as well. I’d love to hear from anyone who has participated.
Vermont Overland (Gravel) - The 2022 edition was one of the hardest rides I’ve done. Great event!
VT Monster Gravel Grinder (Gravel) - On my hit list BUT it falls on Fathers Day weekend and I get the “look” from my wife when I mention registration.
Kearsage Klassic (Gravel) - I just rode this course last weekend. Really nice ride around Mount Kearsage. 17 climbs with 6 - 8 tipping up to 12%-16%. The last 10 miles is rip into town. Lots of fun!
Raid Rockingham (Gravel) - I rode this one for the first time this year and had a blast. It’s a fast course and great for early season (for New England) ride.
Muddy Onion (VT - Gravel) - I did this ride for the first time this year and it might be my new favorite. It’s run very well, the course was fun, the food and beer was top notch. I’ll be back!
Trails in Noanet, Hale Reservation, Rocky Woods and Adam’s Farm are great and there are other open space properties that connect some of those locations. You could bike there and some of the route would be on bike paths but it would be about 20 miles to get there. Some of the terrain works for gravel biking but there is also a lot of single track and some root and rock sections.
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Hi @mountainrunner, welcome to the neighborhood. I live right next to Cambridge. You have gotten some great suggestions with the bike shops as a starting point. Some of my other regular go to communities are (The Rippers). Membership is less than $10. They have road rides, gravel, mountain, regular rides at different levels. There are quite a few members from Cambridge.
I am also a board member for (Charles River Wheelers). The club is best known for hosting a few road bike annual centuries, but we have gravel rides too.
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Thanks. I’ll check out the links. I’ll be in town in two weeks for a week, so I’ll try to connect in person. Then I’ll disappear for three weeks…
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Hi, if you like hillclimb racing at all I am one of the organizers of the Mt Greylock Hillclimb Time Trial in western MA. Race is in September, great climb and after-party. I also help administer the Bike Up the Mountain Points Series with a number of uphill races around the northeast US.
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