How about one last ride? It will be a sunny December 1st and one for the record books! There are three rail trails in northern New Hampshire that we have not explored and they are in the same area. So why not do them all at once!!!
There is the 9.4 mile Warren Recreational Trail, which runs from Warren to Haverhill. Then we can take Bushwood Road to North Haverhill for 7.6 miles and hop on the 4.3 mile Blackmount spur line to Woodsville. The last section is the southern end of the Ammonoosuc Rail Trail for a 9.1 mile ride from Woodsville to Lisbon.
We’ll have to bundle up as the noontime forecasted temperature is 32 degrees. This will give us all the more reason to keep moving to stay warm and we do have over 30 miles to cover, assuming we spot some cars. Otherwise the out and back ride will be over 60 miles.
If we elect the out and back ride we will have the mother of all “walkable” hills for more than a mile on Bushwood Road. But heck this will only warm us up as the sun is setting. Did I mention that you should bring bike lights? If you don’t have one of these you can just duct tape a flashlight to your helmet!
The trail head is in the center of Warren where there is a missile which is standing upright and seemingly ready to launch. Meet you at the missile for blast off!
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