Good Roads in Eastern MA and Southern NH?

[cialowicz]

Hello,

I started my riding career out in Western Massachusetts, so I got used to having Route 116 and numerous other fantastic roads close by. Now I live in Boston and life is good, but the riding is absolutely terrible. I'm not really looking to get my knee down on the street anymore (older & wiser = keep it at the track now), but there have to be SOME fairly nice roads within 45 minutes - 1 hours of Boston. Can someone please enlighten me?

Thanks,
Mike

Here's my old bike out in Western MA:


Any my new scooter:

[Wanderer]

Ahh - I recognise those pictures from over on ADV

Not terribly sure what is good and nea Boston, but I'm sure others will chime in

[tWeEzy]

119

[KillBill]

How bout you come find out.....

http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...-ma-nh-vt.html

[naked-daytrader]

Hello,

Beautiful bike dude. Try the roads in Dover/Sherborn area..There's some nice ones. Those are probably the closest to Boston heading South, as far as I know, that are of a good length where you don't have to do loops back and forth.

[bump909]

Nice photos and nice bikes! I hear the Fellsway is nice for a short ride.. I'm sort of new to the eastern side of the state, too.

[Jim]

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There are none. We all bought bikes to pose

[BigShel]

93N to 128S exit 31B --Rt4/225 all the way out to Westford Rt-119 west and the the fun really begins.

[cialowicz]

How bout you come find out.....

http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...-ma-nh-vt.html

Unfortunately I can't make it - BBQ tomorrow. Next time...

[cialowicz]

Beautiful bike dude. Try the roads in Dover/Sherborn area..There's some nice ones. Those are probably the closest to Boston heading South, as far as I know, that are of a good length where you don't have to do loops back and forth.

Nice meeting you today. =)

[scubasteveRR]

Go up to the Andover North Andover area in the Harold parker state forest. lots of twisty rads around there to check out.

Take 93 north to 125 norths and take a right afte the state police barracks and your there.

[Ericthejet]

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Um, rt#123 in southern NH is not too bad.

[MattyM]

Hey man, i grew up in Western, MA too...Deerfield to be specific and now i'm out in eastern ma, I currently live in Methuen. I havent found any really good roads yet either but if you want to check out Harold parker state forest like the guy above suggested I'm not far from there and would join ya

[keeena]

Here's my old bike out in Western MA:

Slightly OT, but is that Notch Road? If so, did you know they finally reopened it? Can't tell if your pic is pre- or post-. All pavement brand-spanking-new.

About the roads...I feel your pain. I'm in central MA and I always head west from here.

[AimlessMoto]

119, 2A after Athol, 122 south of Worcester through Barre, lots of good stuff....

Google maps is your friend.

[cialowicz]

Slightly OT, but is that Notch Road? If so, did you know they finally reopened it? Can't tell if your pic is pre- or post-. All pavement brand-spanking-new.

About the roads...I feel your pain. I'm in central MA and I always head west from here.

It's Skinner State Park... actually a terrible riding road - covered in moss & hikers, blind corners, and too narrow. The photo just turned out rather nice.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...a&ie=UTF8&z=14

[DucDave]

Seacoast Sport Cycle Rides will get you on a ton of fun roads...if I do say so myself!!!

http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...ribs-ride.html for example!

And a bunch of us will do ad-hoc rides from the Derry area...just keep your eye peeled on the the Rides forum.

(Lovely ride....seriously!)

[Ninjajim]

From I495... Get off at exit 51 north toward Plaistow NH. Go north on rte.125 about a mile and stay left at the fork with the mobil station. This will put you on rte. 121. This a great road with many twisty and passing sections. This road goes from Haverhill Ma to Manchester NH. There are a few turns with well marked signs stay on rte.121. After about 15 or 20 miles on 121 you will take a left. This section is the great few miles:-) This area is tight twisty and well paved. I am good for this ride at least a few times a week. This area will go around a lake. If you turn back around after the good switchback section and head back through the center of Chester you can follow rte.121a back in to Ma for a switchup

***Be careful in the center of Chester NH the cops watch carefuly and the other town centers***

[gus310]

http://grouprider.com/browse_roads.php

i think i saw this on nesr somewhere, check it out.