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SSMGR

The routes for the Shorter Saturday Morning Gravel Ride. Like the SMGR but shorter.

SSMGR 5/16 Post Mills

Town
Union Village
Map
Description

Union Village dam start.  Across the bridge and Campbell Flats, Petersen, Hogback and Godfrey.  Burnham, and then the rolling paved climb up Academy.  Then Houghton Hill which becomes the Class 4 Turnpike South and North.  That stretch could be soggy. Quinnibeck, 244, and Lakeshore around Lake Fairlee, then past the airport and out to 113.  The Beanville road to Miller Pond, and then the Sawnee Bean descent to Poor Farm and Whippoorwill.  Buzzell Bridge back to the start.

Bragg - New Boston plus

Location
Town
Norwich
Map
Description

Up Bragg Hill to Beaver Meadow, and over the top to Downer.  Across to South Strafford, then Mine to New Boston.  When almost back, we'll get a bit more dirt and climbing by going up Douglas to Upper Turnpike, Needham, and Turnpike back to the start.

Joe-Allen Hill-Quimby

Town
West Hartford
Map
Description

Start at the West Hartford bridge and climb to Joe Ranger.  Across the Galaxy Hill, and down the Pomfret road to Hewitts Corner. Up and over Allen Hill, then Broad Brook to Sharon.  Quimby to Mitchell Brook to Tigertown down to the start.

End of year SoRo 1

Town
South Royalton
Map
Description

Climb out of SoRo on Oxbow, then a gradual climb up Broad Brook to East Barnard.  The big Allen Hill climb with a steep bit right at the top.  Up Skyline and down Webster Hill to a paved descent on the Pomfret road to South Pomfret.  Five miles of pavement to Abacadabra coffee on Wayside road.  Up Wayside and the connecting roads to 12, and then South Perry which becomes a Class 4.  Off Perry onto Stage which bacomes the long Royalton Turnpike descent, and Back River and North Windsor bring us back to South Royalton.  Refuel at the Worthy Burger!

Ames - Downer

Location
Town
Norwich
Map
Description

Up the Bragg Hill -Beaver Meadow climb to warm up. Then Downer, the camp class 4, and up Cross to Brook.  Down Ames(has some bumpy bits) and into South Strafford, then up Downer Forest to the State Forest roller-coaster down.  Beaver Meadow back to the start.