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Kinon O'Cann said:Local bike shops sell a map that shows all the good bike routes in eastern
MA and the Cape. I'll post the name later on, once I find the map.
That would no doubt be Rubel's:
widely available and indeed apropos the OP's request.
The maps overlap a town or so into NH, as I recall.
Two good rules of thumb in planning this route would be (1) stay outside of
the Rt. 128 - I-95 beltway and (2) stay away from the immediate coast, which
is very developed.
Quoted message said:The maps overlap a town or so into NH, as I recall.
Two good rules of thumb in planning this route would be (1) stay
outside of the Rt. 128 - I-95 beltway and (2) stay away from the
immediate coast, which is very developed.
I disagree with this assessment.
Bill
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William O'Hara
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Quoted message said:Quoted message said:The maps overlap a town or so into NH, as I recall.
Two good rules of thumb in planning this route would be (1) stay
outside of the Rt. 128 - I-95 beltway and (2) stay away from the
immediate coast, which is very developed.I disagree with this assessment.
Bill
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William O'Hara
I agree with O'Hara. On my 2004 bike ride down the east coast, I found that
one thing the Boston, NYC and Philadelphia areas had in common was that
through bicycle riding was easier in the City than in the outer suburbs.
Quoted message said:I agree with O'Hara. On my 2004 bike ride down the east coast, I
found that one thing the Boston, NYC and Philadelphia areas had in
common was that through bicycle riding was easier in the City than in
the outer suburbs.
I ride into Boston but not everyday. The traffic is
the same inside the 128 versus outside. You would
go through more hilly terrain northwest of Boston
and deal with the same amount of traffic with much
more for mileage. I also think that the coast
is worth it for the tour. Hingham, Cohasset, and
Scituate are fantastic places too. Although I
recommended consideration of Bike Route 1, which
goes inland.
Route 3A is much tougher through Quincy, but you
can take it to some very nice streets through
Hingham and further south.
Review this cuesheet for the CRW Cape in a Day.
http://www.crw.org/cgi-bin/cues2htm.pl?id=192
You can work out some routes to the east of 3A
in Hingham and Cohasset and such.
Google Maps is getting real good.
If you decide to do something like Bike Route,
then let me know. I live 1 1/2 miles from it.
I take it into Boston. The new route is much
better than the apparent old version.
Bill
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William O'Hara
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