Rob Brook Road

CANCELED.  Where'd this rain come from?


The Rob Brook Road Loop is a valley classic.   This is a rolling 12 mile ride, suitable for all abilities, mostly on a winding dirt forest road with the last few miles on the Kanc and Bear Notch Road. There are small hills to climb and even though it's one of our shorter rides. you (and your gears) will get a good workout on this ride.  

Marty Basch describes this ride in his White Mountain Ride Guide as follows "The road winds by streams and huge boulders. Spotting signs of moose and deer are common. A few quick climbs are rewarded with refreshing downhills."

Plan on getting your feet wet as you need to cross the Swift River to get to the Kanc. You may want to bring an extra pair of shoes to get you across the river.  Just after you cross the river look slightly right and follow that path a short way to the Kanc. Go left (east) on the Kanc.   

A good lunch spot is at The Russell Colbath House (on The Kanc) where there are picnic benches by the barn. After lunch continue eastward on the Kanc until Bear Notch Road appears on the left.

The Trail Head and parking are on the west side of Bear Notch Road .75 mi north of the intersection with The Kanc. Meet at the trailhead at 10:00am. 

Please let me know if you plan to join us.

Tour de North Conway ???

There's not many more biking days left in the year so I'd like to get a ride in tomorrow.   Also the rest of this week looks pretty dreary.

Tour de North Conway is one of our shortest rides and we won't be too far from our cars.  See the 10/7 write up for a description.

Let's play it by ear.  Contact me if you think you might ride.  If it's a go I'll email you in the morning.

Stone House Loops

This is one of our top three rides it is sooo... beautiful.  Every year the foliage is magnificent and the scenery is spectacular!  Don't miss this ride!!!

This route first loops around Deer Hill on; route 113, Stone House Road, Shell Pond Trail, a bit of Shell Pond Loop Trail and Deer Hill Road. Most of the loop will be on dirt roads or trails. There will be one trail segment that is a bit rough but doable (and quite walkable for those who choose to) especially where we will link up to Deer Hill Road from the Shell Pond area. Then we'll make another loop as we head up to the Bricket Place and on to The Basin for a lunch amid the eye popping scenery. And then it's back to our cars via route 113.

We’ll start the ride at the Forest Service parking lot which is about .10 mi north of the AMC Cold River Camp entrances on the right side of route 113. Meet for car pooling at the Scenic Vista parking lot in North Conway, at 9:00. We should be ready to start the ride at about 10:00am. 

Please contact me if you plan to join in the ride.

Tour de North Conway

IT LOOKS LIKE A RAIN OUT.  NO RIDE TODAY.

 The forecast is pretty iffy but we may be able to ride.  So check back  after 8am to make sure it's still on.

Let's  meet at the Scenic Overlook in North Conway. We'll ride through the fields near the Saco on dirt roads, trails and a bit of route 16 to downtown North Conway. Then we'll explore Whitaker Woods before taking a trail along the scenic railroad tracks back to our starting point. As I recall it's a shorter than usual ride of  6ish miles.  We can make it longer by adding on a loop to the trails at the Theatre in the Woods property.

Please let me know if you plan to ride.  Thanks

Meet at 10am. See you there.