40+ miles

Shamelessly copied from a ride that Lou Bregou posted to Strava - this route features the always wonderful Downer Forest, with a sneaky connector over to Route 132.  A mile of woods trail at the top of Alger Brook Road leads to stunning views on Whitcomb Hill, followed by more adventure in UVD and the old copper mines of Strafford.

Starting at Huse Park in Enfield, we'll go over Shaker Hill to 4A.  Up and over George Hill to West Springfield, then twist and roll up and down to Little Sunapee road.  Otterville road, a short jog on Rt. 11, then Springfield road to Stoney Brook. Back to Springfield, Four Corners to 4A, and Shaker Boulevard around the back of Mascoma to get us home.

This route features a mix of surfaces, trying to respect early dirt road conditions, and legs.

There is a Jake's at mile 12.6, and the Lyme Country Store at mile 35 for fuel stops.

This is the maiden counterclockwise version of the route from 2025, featuring a lot of double track, class IV, and even a little light single track.  Expect the pace to be slower than a typical SMGR, and since there are no stores along the way, we will plan to drop some water around mile 30.  Bring all the food you might need for 5+ hours.

Folks can detour the single track section near mile 6 over Acorn/Pinnacle Hill in Lyme, by cutting over to Highbridge Road, and regroup with us where Franklin Hill Road and Acorn Hill Road intersect at mile 8.

Up Cloudland and down Barber Hill to South Pomfret.  Stage to Lime Pond to Sayer, and then the long, long descent on the Royalton Turnpike.  Back River gets you to downtown SoRo where you can fill bottles and refuel at the co-op.  Climb out of town on Oxbow,  then Broad Brook to the big Allen Hill climb.  Skyline to Webster Hill to Galaxy Hill and then the full Cloudland descent back to the start.

Down Christian, across the river, then Old River all the way the the Quechee-West Hartford road.   Joe Ranger across to Cloudland, then down Barber Hill to South Pomfret and the teago store to refuel.  Up Wild Apple with an easy Class 4 at the top, then down Webster Hill to the long paved Pomfret road descent.  Tigertown to Mitchell Brook and the long paved Beaver Meadow descent to the start.