Sunday, July 15, 2012

Echo Lake and Moat Mountain Loop

It’s the middle of summer and Tuesday’s forecast is for a hot and muggy day.  So what do you say we do a mellow ride with plenty of shade?  The Echo Lake and Moat Mountain loop fits this bill nicely.  

The starting point will be the parking lot just outside Echo Lake State Park in North Conway.  From there we'll ride south on West Side Road for about 3 miles and then enter The National Forest on a trail in the Cedar Creek Development.  As an added feature, we’ll see the new signs which mark the trail heads and junctions of the Moat Mountain biking system.  These were installed recently by our very own White Mountain NEMBA Chapter in cooperation with The Forest Service. 

After entering the Moat Mountain area we’ll take the old rail trail to the top of the quarry for some great views.  After retracing our way back to Forest Road 379A we’ll head in the general direction of Echo Lake.

Most of this ride is pretty flat and suitable for all abilities. So for those of you who are fairly new to fat tire riding this would be a great ride. We will cover about 4 miles of pavement and 6-8 miles of dirt forest trails.

Meet at 9:00am in the parking lot just outside and to the left of the gates to Echo Lake State Park in North Conway. Bring bug spray, a snack or lunch and sun screen.  See you there.

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