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WNR C

The routes for the WNR C group. More moderate routes than the A or B routes. Shorter and with less climbing and shorter gravel sections. The aim is to start these routes at 5:30pm and complete them before sunset at a moderate pace (14 to 16mph).

Oak Hill - Five and Dime

Location
Town
Hanover
Summary

Simple all road route. Leaving from Oak Hill turn right on reservoir. Around the roundabout to take the bike path into Hanover. Turn right on Maynard. Left on North Main Street and then right on Tuck Mall. Ignore the no entry signs to turn right onto Tuck Drive. Descend the hill carefully, avoiding oncoming traffic and trash in the "bike lane". Turn right to cross the bridge and right onto River Rd. Merge with Rt 5 and settle into 9 miles of paceline. We detour via Pavillion to regroup. Turn right over the Connecticut on East Thetford. At the top of the long hill we turn right onto Lyme Rd to head back to the start.

Hopson-Old River-Tigertown-Beaver Meadow

Town
Norwich
Summary

A mixed gravel and road route. Starting from Huntley Meadows, we sneak over Hopson to get to Rt. 5. Heading south, we cross the White River to follow Old River Rd., both the road and gravel sections. Don’t be tempted to climb Costello! At the end of Old River Rd we turn right to descend through the exciting S-curves. Tigertown is a long gravel, tree-covered, stream-adjacent climb. After the shock of the short but steep Chapel Hill, we are rewarded by the long descent of Beaver Meadows.

Lahaye - Mt Support - Stevens - Trescott

Location
Town
Hanover
Summary

The route starts from Oak Hill, Hanover. Use Rip and Valley to get to Rt 120 and head south to Medical Center Drive and Lahaye Drive. Anti-clockwise around DHMC and turn right at the roundabout to descend Mount Support. Cross the big, scary junction with the 120 to get to Heater Rd. Take the Bank St Extension to Hardy Hill. Turn left onto Stevens and prepare for the climb. Right onto Etna, quick left onto Trescott and finally Grasse followed by Reservoir to get back to Oak Hill.

Hardy - Sunset - Shaker Blvd

Town
Lebanon
Summary

A mix of road and gravel. We leave CCBA on the rail trail and then climb Hardy Hill to Sunset Rock, a gravel descent. A short distance along Rt 4 to Ice House Rd to rejoin the rail trail. We exit the rail trail to cross over Mascoma Lake, preferably using the bridge. Rt 4A takes us to Shaker Blvd, a pleasant winding gravel road along the back of the lake. We rejoin the rail trail for a third time to head back to Riverside where we cross the covered bridge to take Bank St Extension and the rail trail (again!) to return to CCBA.

WNR C ride 6/25 Ferson - 3 Mile

Location
Town
Hanover
Map
Description

Starting at Oak Hill.  Up Reservoir and Grasse to Trescott and then Partridge to Etna Road.  Up Dogford back to Etna Road, then north to the gravel climb up Ferson.   3 Mile to Old Dana and down Ruddsboro to Etna and Greensboro, then South Park to Wheelock to Rip and back to Oak Hill

Rt 10 - Latham - Rt 10

Town
Hanover
Description

Rt 10 from Garipay to Lyme with short detour on Old Lyme Rd. Around the Lyme Green and then East Thetford to the river. Right on Rt 5 to a left turn on Latham. Left on Rt 113. Steep downhill to a right on Rt 5 and an immediate left to cross the river. Climb East Thetford to Lyme. Turn right onto Rt 10 to head back to Garipay.