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Bumpsis
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Blue Hills - MT bike and road
Western burbs (Dover, westwood), East. Mass. South Shore for longer road rides.
Western burbs (Dover, westwood), East. Mass. South Shore for longer road rides.
Talisman
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skibum1321 said:
I'm from MA, live in CT and worked in RI. The drivers in the three states are all bad.
I enjoy mtn biking in E CT and RI.
In RI:
Aracadia
Big River
Burlingame
In CT:
Pachaug
Bluff Pt /Haley Farm
In MA
Franklin
Foxboro
Harwich stuff off of the bike path
In VT:
Mt Snow
Killington
NE Kingdom
I have to say that I am less inclined to drive a long way just to bike, when some of the local rides are so good, like Arcadia or Big River.
skibum1321
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I've been to Arcadia 3 or 4 times but still have yet to be impressed.Talisman said:
Talisman
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skibum1321 said:
I'm not sure I would drive from Malden to Arcadia for the riding. Arcadia is big for So NE at ~40,000 acres and usually has something for every one, but it isn't easy to find some of the goods. What are you looking for?
skibum1321
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I'm from RI originally so that's where I tend to ride when I go home. I admit that I don't know the place well and stick to the easy to find trails. I'm looking for some good, technical singletrack with some long climbs and descents. One thing that I've noticed about southern NE in general is that climbs and descents tend to be shorter due to the topography.Talisman said:
Marc
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skibum1321 said:
Yeap, tough to make a mountain where there isn't one.
If you visit RI on a regular basis, the town of Milford, MA is on your way. Stop off sometime at Vietnam. That's a phenomenal place to bike.
skibum1321
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Yeah, I've heard that Vietnam is awesome. I haven't gotten there yet unfortunately, but it is on the hit list for sure.
Talisman
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skibum1321 said:
So you are correct that long VT or NH ascents and decscents aren't going to happen in RI or most of CT. Try Mt Tom in Arcadia for technical riding or the ledges up in the Escoheag section both of which are on the DEM map of Arcadia. The Northern half of Arcadia had more technical stuff and the southern sections are more cross country stuff because it is the outwash plain from the last glacier. Big River is pretty much cross country riding.
skizilla
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Bluff Point
I mountain bike bluff point and find it to be some of the best mountain biking in CT. Sure there are not a lot of uphills but it is just crammed with single track some of which is very technical. The trails are fast and they are in great shape and the ocean views cannot be beat.
In Massachusetts i ride in agawam at robinson state park again trails are in great shape and are real fast.
I mountain bike bluff point and find it to be some of the best mountain biking in CT. Sure there are not a lot of uphills but it is just crammed with single track some of which is very technical. The trails are fast and they are in great shape and the ocean views cannot be beat.
In Massachusetts i ride in agawam at robinson state park again trails are in great shape and are real fast.
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