This Sunday’s Ride – 2014/11/09 – NBW #168 Don & Raul’s Fall River Ride
This Sunday’s Ride
NBW #168 Don & Raul’s Fall River Ride
Seekonk – Rehobeth – Dighton – Berkley – Assonet – Freetown
Fall River – Somerset – Swansea
21, 33 & 52 mile routes
This mostly flat ride meanders through Seekonk, Rehobeth,& Dighton before crossing the Taunton River at the perpetually, decrepit Berkley Bridge (please use the sidewalk) over the Taunton River. It then heads South to the Fall River Industrial Park (new site of Amazon’s Massachusetts’s Distribution Center), where it then plummets down Wilson Rd to North Main St (caution on this descent is needed). A dedicated bike path (see the inset on the map) takes us back across the Taunton River into Somerset on the new Veteran’s Memorial Bridge, and then we meander back to the start.
Congratulations to Don Chiavaroli & Raul Silva (both of the touring board) for their new ride
A new starting place for the NBW – The George Martin Elementary School in Seekonkberkley bridge
Our first bridge crossing – used on many NBW rides
Our second bridge crossing – this is our first NBW ride using the bridge
The Rise Cafe (one of Don & Raul’s favorites)
one block off route on the long ride
on County between Read & Buffington
look for coffee cup on map, at about 33 miles
Sunday’s Map
click to print
Arrower
Don Chiavaroli (AKA Fossil)
Our arrower reports that arrows are white. The first turn is a right out of the parking lot onto Cole Street. The GPS address of the start is the George Martin Elementary School, 445 Cole St, Seekonk, RI
Notes from arrower: Use caution and the sidewalk when crossing the Berkley Bridge over the Taunton River at about mile 15. There are two bad railroad track crossings. The first is about mile 21 on High Street (long route) and the second at about mile 23 on Copicut Rd (long route). Lastly there is a plummeting downhill on Wilson St at mile 29, exercise caution with the Left Hand turn there.
FYI – the Bike Path approach to the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge is not obvious the first time. Just follow the arrows and relax.
GPS Files:
21 mile ride with 600 feet of climbing
33 mile ride with 1000 feet of climbing
52 mile ride with 1900 feet of climbing
Next Sunday’s Ride
NBW #64 – Newport Tour
10:00 AM Start
(the map is being worked on)
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Weekly rides of note:
Weekday Blinky Ride – leaves 5:30 pm
Alternates between East Bay and Blackstone Bikepath’s
A proud NBW winter tradition, going back many, many years
contact Rod Breault for more details
Saturday’s – Saturday Cafe Ride
East Bay Bike Path – 9:00 AM starter – Contact John Nery for details
Varies – Casually Employed Mid Week Series
Varies – Contact Jan Harbutiak for details |
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