A jog across Routes 110/2A (Littleton Road) put me on Snake Hill Road, site of an unprepossessing new development, that I thought, at first, had no virtue other than the essential one of taking me where I needed to go. I'm happy to say I was wrong about that.
Picked up Sandy Pond Road, and took that into down-town Ayer, which was bustling.
Found the southern end of the Nashua River Rail Trail, and noted with relief that it had both toilets and bike racks: ah, civilization! Had a pleasant ride up the NRRT as far as Groton Center. It was leafy and cool, had some attractive natural vistas, and kept me off the roads during the worst of rush hour.
I had forgotten that the NRRT is infested with centaurs...
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