The weather forecast is looking pretty hopeless, let's hope for the best! I attached a picture of one of the Tree Figures we saw at Fruitlands Museum on the Monday ride for good luck :-)
This ride starts and ends on the Mass Central Rail Trail with its smooth crushed rock surface. In the middle we will climb Justice Hill, before descending to the plateau around Mount Wachusett. The views in this area are really fantastic especially with the foliage. We will visit the East Princeton Historic District before turning south to Jefferson. This part of the ride is relatively level along the ridge to Jefferson and back to Sterling. Along the way we will stop at Trout Brook Conservation Area.
Lunch will be at Countryside Cafe. Its the only place around, so I hope the good reviews are correct!
After lunch, its only 5 relatively level miles back to the starting point via the Rail Trail.
The route is about 25 miles and very hilly as we climb Justice Hill. Mostly rolling terrain after that. Its all on road except for the Rail Trail. Here is a map.
On Wednesday, October 28th, we will meet in Sterling Center at the Mass Central Rail Trail. Here is a map.
- At 9:30 AM we will leave for East Princeton and views of Mount Wachusett. Here is a map.
- At 12:30 PM we will have lunch at the Countryside Cafe.
- At 2:15 PM, we should be back.
Hope it doesn't rain,
Bill and Juror #1 (Carole)
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