Originally Posted by sherbornpeddler

Speaking of new routes and insightful observations of old routes, I decided to ride my same old, same old loop de loop.



For me the season is still young and I am (trying to be) cautious about ramping up miles to avoid a tweak or setback. I think the same old is reassuring and routine maybe more so this pandemic year. After this foundation layer is down mix in some other known routes or go right to some of these new discoveries.

I've not been through the BCT tunnel and it has been a decade since stopping to watch the Hanscom air traffic. Exciting to look forward.

Originally Posted by Jim from Boston

…I did a 60 mile loop starting at 5:45 AM, from Norwood on Rte 109 to Millis, Franklin, on to Rte 140 to Milford, where I could not locate the Upper Charles River bike trail, but did pick it up along Rte 85 to Hopkinton.

I've only read sherbornpeddler post about it, but IMO it rivals the Minuteman, and is more rural, even as passing through Milford.


PS: This is my only picture of the Upper Charles Trail. Sorry it's so fuzzy (taken on a previous ride):

I often ride from Hopkinton to Norwood via Ash, Prentice to Holliston then via Sherborn, Dover and Westwood. Yesterday, I took Highland in Holliston to Winthrop directly back to Medway, a great route. Village Street from Medway through Millis to Medfield is also a very nice street to avoid Rte 109.

One of my previously-mentioned “enchanted” roads is Causeway Street [in Medfield] off of Forest which intersects Village St, and I usually do a drive-by past a colleague's house to say “Hi” if he’s outside…