New England Randonneurs MA 600k - July 23rd 4am Best Western Motel, Concord, MA Ride Leader: Jake Kassen YOU MUST CALL JAKE IF

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1 New England Randonneurs MA 600k - July 23rd 4am Best Western Motel, Concord, MA Ride Leader: Jake Kassen YOU MUST CALL JAKE IF LEAVING THE RIDE! (Leave a clear message with your full name.) Straight Leave Best Western and Cross Rt. 2 onto Baker Ave Extension Right Baker End Straight Tracks Straight Cottage St, Cross Rt Right Old Marlboro Rd (Becomes Old Pickard End Straight Continue onto Old Pickard Rd Straight Sudbury TL - Dakin Rd Straight Cross Rt. 117 onto Pantry Rd (Becomes Concord Rd) Right Rt. 27 / Hudson TFL Left Peakham Rd, Leaving Rt Right French Rd Left Dutton End Right Wayside Inn End Right Sudbury St (Sign is twisted; Hemenway St. is other street.) Soft Left Hemenway St Soft Left Wilson St Straight Cross Rt. 20 onto Farm Rd (Walgreens on Corner) Soft Right Framingham Rd Left Walker St Straight Cross Rt. 85 onto Mill St and keep Right at fork onto Brigham TFL Left Fisher Rd/Westboro Rd (Southborough TL after turn) Left Jericho Hill End Left Northboro Rd (Becomes End Right Rt. 30 End Food SERVICES: Dunkin Donuts plus other options in Westboro Straight Stay on Rt. 30 / Main St at circle Left W Main St toward Grafton Center, leaving Rt. 30. (Becomes Old Westboro Rd) Straight Grafton TL Bear Left North End Right After TRACKS curve right and cross Rt. 140 at SS onto Millbury St Straight Millbury TL - Becomes Grafton St Straight Canal St at light Right Rt. 122A at end Slight Left Bear Left onto Elm St, leaving Rt. 122A at light Right Elmwood St after crossing under bridge Straight Carleton Rd at fork (NOT Carlstrom) Right W Main St at end (Becomes Barnes St.) Slight Left South SS Right, Left Turn right, cross BAD TRACKS then immediate LEFT on Millbury Rd Danger Bad Tracks! Right, Left Right to cross TRACKS then immediate LEFT after tracks to stay on Millbury Blvd Left Main St / Rt. 12 at end Right Charlton St, leaving Rt. 12 at light. (Cumberland Farms at Intersection)

2 Left Dudley Rd (NOT Old Dudley!) Straight Dudley TL Right Dudley Oxford Rd at fork (Towards Nichols College) Slight Left Oxford Rd Slight Left Continue onto Center Rd Straight Cross Rt. 197 onto Fabyan SS Straight CT State Line (Unmarked) - Watson Rd Straight Cross Quinebaug Rd onto Fabyan Rd (Becomes Paine District) Store on corner Right Fayban Woodstock Rd Left Fabyan Woodstock Rd/Paine District Fork (NOT Blash Rd) Left Roseland Park Rd at End Right Child Hill Rd Right Cross Rt. 169 then Right on Old Hall Rd Right Rt. 171 (NOT Straight on New Sweeden) Left Rocky Hill Rd Left Perrin Rd Straight Continue onto Old Colony Rd Right Rt Right Right into Coriander Cafe Control Control #1 - Coriander Cafe Eastford Rd, Eastford, CT 62.7 Miles Completed - Control Hours: 06:58-10:44 Politely ask cafe to inital card or retain a reciept 0.0 Left Left out of Control on Rt. 198 <0.1 <0.1 IMM'D Right Westford Rd, Leaving Rt Stay right on Westford, NOT John Perry Straight Westford TL - Becomes Eastford Rd (Stay right on Paved roads) Right Stay on Eastford Rd Left Boston Hollow Rd at end Straight Turnpike Blinking Light Straight Rt. 320 South at SS Right Right into TA Control Control #2 - TA Service Center Ruby Road, Willington, CT 74 Miles Completed - Control Hours: 07:30-11:56 Get card signed or recipt from any store in building Left Left out of control onto Rt. 320 toward I-84 West Left Rt Cross I Left Lohse Rd, leaving Rt. end Left Westford end Right Right onto Village Hill SS Straight Cross Rt. 190 onto Stafford stop Right Stafford end Left Furnace Hollow fork Right Rt. end Left TL then Immediate right onto Leonard Rd and cross bridge Left Old Monson Rd Right Stay on Old Monson fork Right Rt. 32 North Straight MA State Line. Tracks shortly after border.

3 Left Bumstead Rd Left May Hill SS (Octorock demands climbing!) Left Lower Hampden end Right Wood Hill Rd Left Zuell Hill Rd Straight Corss Hampden Rd onto Waid Rd Left Wilbraham end Right Glendale Rd Left Stay left on fork Right Mountain end Right Chapel St Right Rt. end (Services available) Left Cottage Ave (Dangerous Intersection!) Right Miller SS Straight Cross under I-90. Major climbing is done for a bit Straight Straight on Lyon St crossing Rt. SS Left Carver end Right Chicopee SS Straight Road becomes School St Straight Cross Rt. SS Straight Becomes Batchelor St then Stebbins St Straight Belchertown Town Line Left Bay SS Right Warren Wright Rd Left Turn left onto Norwottuck Rail Trail (Don't Cross Tracks!) Left & Right Turn LEFT BEFORE the tunnel to exit path then IMM'D RIGHT onto Rt. 116 / Plesant St crossing over the path Straight Continue on Pleasant St leaving Rt. TL FOOD FOOD: Amherst Center. Plethora of options; good place to take a break! Right Pine end Left Bridge fork (park will be on your right) then TRACKS after turn Left Leverett Rd Straight Becomes Amherst Rd Slight Right Depot end Left Slight left onto Montague Fork Right Rt. 63 End Left Rt Right Main end Left Follow signs toward Turners Falls / fork Right Old Northfield fork (Road has 1/2 mile bumpy dirt section) Left Lake Pleasant SS Right Right onto Mineral Rd (Note: Follow Bikeway Signs until Northfield, MA; 10 miles) Straight Cross Millers Fall Rd Left Cross Bike/Ped bridge and end (Contains 1.3 miles dirt in two section) Left Stay left on Pine Meadow. Pass Sod and Solar farms Tracks! Cross Tracks Left Rt. 63 end Straight Join Rt. 10.

4 FOOD SERVICES: Northfield Center. Grocery store on left, BBQ stand on right Left Rt. 63 North, Leaving Rt Straight NH State Line (Gas Station on Left in 4 miles) Left Rt. Blinking Light (Note: Rt. 119 has services including a Walmart.) Straight Cross green CT river bridges. VT State line Straight Continue onto Bridge St Control Food Co-Op right corner. Control #3 - Brattleboro Co-Op, 2 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT Miles Completed - Control Open: 11:25-20:36 Hot/Cold food bar in back of store. Get recipt or card signed at Co-Op Left Left out of control at TFL IMM'D Right Rt. 142 South / Vernon TL. Stay on Rt. 142 for 15 miles Danger Bad Tracks! Straight Tracks! Straight MA State Line Straight Tracks! Right Rt. 10 SS Left Turners Falls Rd Straight Gill TL. Becomes West Gill Rd Right Main SS Straight Avenue TL and cross bridge Food SERVICES: Many locations from Montague downtown to Cumberland Farms Left STL left on Montague City Cumberland Farms Left Masonic Ave Right Bike Path Right McClelland Farm end. Cross bridge over tracks Right River SS Left Rt. 10 / Rt. SS Right Old Main St leaving Rt. 5/10 (Sign for Historic Deerfield) Left Old Main St (Toward Historic Deerfield) Right Mill Village end Straight Cross Rt. 5/10 onto North Main SS Control Cumberland Farms Control on Left Control #4 - Cumberland Farms, 2 Sugarloaf St, South Deerfield, MA Miles Completed - Control Open: 13:02-00:00 Get Recipt from Circle-K or nearby store (Subway across street) Warning! Circle-K closes at Midnight. No services next 45 Miles after dark! Next 20 miles are dark, twisty, narrow roads. Put on reflective gear before leaving control Left Left out of control on Elm St / Sugarloaf St (Towards Subway Sandwich store) Danger Tracks! Right Rt. TL (If needed: Turn Left here for 24 hour store in 1/2 mile on right.) Left Rt. 116 TL Straight Ashfield Town Line Slight Left Slight left and SS on Creamery Rd, leaving Rt Left Norton Hill end Left Steady end Right West fork

5 Left Rt. end Right Rt. 116 North. Stay on Rt. 116 for next 19 miles Straight Plainfield Town Line Straight Savoy Town Line Straight 2000ft - Highest point on 600k Right Henry Wood Rd., leaving Rt Straight Becomes East then Church Rd Right Church St / SS Left Ashland St / Rt. 8A Danger Downtown area next 2 miles. Ride safely and alert. Services available Left Main TL Right Marshall St / Rt. TL (Building on corner has sign for Artist Co-Op) Left River TL. Becomes Mass Ave Straight Williamstown Town Line. Becomes Hoosac Rd Left Cole Ave Right Main St/Rt Left Turn left onto Rt. 43 South Straight Cross US 7 staying on Rt. 43 at light Control Control on right (Looking for blinking bike lights!) Go to END of driveway, up short hill and past house on right. Control #5 - Bruce & Julie's House, 225 Rt. 43 (Hancock Rd) Williamstown, MA (SLEEP STOP!) Miles Completed - Open: 15:42-05:44 (7/24/16) Get card signed by volunteer. Thank Bruce and Julie. Drop Bags, Hot Dinner/Breakfast, and a place to sleep available. Note: Limited services next 55 miles before 8am Left Rt. 43 North out of Driveway Right Rt. SS FOOD SERVICES: Dunkin Donuts opens at 5am. Many motels available Right W Main St (Just before bridge) Right American Legion 2nd TL Right Ashland St / TL Straight Church end Left Church St / Hodges Cross Rd leaving 8A (Becomes East Rd.) Left Walling Rd Right Burlingame Hill (Big climb ahead) Danger Rough dirt for next <1/2 mile. Becomes Stuart-White Rd Left MA-116 end (Dirt Ends) Summit 2000' Elevation - Highest point on 600k FOOD Savoy Hollow General Store. Opens at 7am Left Rt. 116 end Right Steady Ln leaving Rt Left Staying on Steady fork Right Norton Hill Rd Right Creamery Rd Right Slight right onto Rt 116 stop Right Rt TL FOOD 24 Hour Circle-K & Dunkin Donuts on Right Left Rt. 116 / Sunderland Rd leaving Rt TL

6 Left Rt. TL (Bike shop: TL, 2 blocks on left.) Note FYI: 600k follows 300k route back to finish from this point Left Falls Rd Straight Montague Town Line 56.3 <0.1 Right Old Sunderland Rd Right Fosters Rd (Dirt) Left Rt. 47 end (Dirt ends; No more dirt!) Right Gunn Rd Straight Cross Rt. 63 staying on Gunn Right N Leverett end FOOD Leverett Co-Op. 7am) Straight Shutesbury Town Line. Becomes Lakeview Rd Left Lockes Village Rd toward stop Right Morse Village stop Right New Salem Rd Left Wendell Rd Right Neilson Rd Straight Fay stop Right Orange Rd (Just before Rt. 122) Straight Cross Rt. 122 staying on Orange Rd Left Rt. 122 South WARNING: BUSY ROAD, RIDE SINGLE FILE! Left West blinking TL Straight East blinking TL. FOOD: Petersham Country Store opens at 9am Left Old E St Right Gilbert fork Right Philipston end Left Williamsville stop Right Williamsville Rd following sign to Hubbardston Right Rt. 68 Stop FOOD FOOD: Mini Mart on right opens at 5am Left Rt. 62 East leaving Rt Left stop then stop on Rt. 62 stop Right Stay on Rt 62 fork Straight Cross Rt. 140 staying on Rt Left Stay on Rt. 62 East toward Stearling center FOOD FOOD: Appletown Market on right Straight Stay on Rt. 62 junction with Rt Left Sterling Rd, leaving Rt Danger Tracks! Left Stay on Sterling end Left Main end Right Bolton Rd Right Center Bridge end Left Rt. 110 TL FOOD FOOD: Cumberland Farms Straight Forbush Mill Rd, leaving Rt Straight Cross Rt. 117 onto Green stop Left Old Harvard Rd

7 Left Harvard end Right Warner Rd Straight Harvard Town Line. Becomes E Bare Hill Rd Right Westcott Rd Right Stow fork Left Eldridge Rd Right STL right onto Taylor Rd Left Taylor Rd Right Boxboro end Left S Acton Rd (Cross West Action stop Straight Action Town Line Left Martin stop (Playing field across st.) Straight Central end Right Main end Left School TL Straight Concord Town Line. Becomes Laws Brook Road Straight Commonwealth Avenue Straight Continue onto Main Street, SR Left Baker TFL (Becomes Baker Ave Extension) Straight Cross Rt. TFL Into Best Western Hotel Finish Control - Best Western Motel, Concord, MA (SEE BREVET CARD FOR ROOM #) Miles Completed - CONGRADULATIONS! Control Open: 22:48-20:00 (7/25/16) Sign card and give to volunteer.