Leader: This is the last one of the 4 bike rides that I'm leading with Brian Rogers in the MA North Shore and the NH Seacoast region. I've done mine before as a member of a local cycling club and, if there is enough interest, I would like to do variations of those routes in the spring and the summer on a recurrent weekly basis in preparation for the Harbor to the Bay Boston-Provincetown benefit ride.

What to expect: 45 miles of mostly flat terrain, but also some rolling hills passing through the towns of South Hampton, Newton, Kingston, Exeter, and Newfields, looping back through Kensington and Amesbury. This is another NSC Sunday classic and it is also lightly arrowed. Detours to shorten or lengthen the ride are available.

What to bring:

- road bike highly recommended so that we can average ~12 miles/hour.

- helmet and preferably two water bottles.

- power bar/snacks.

- some cash (farm stands and ice-cream places make good stops).

Rain cancels the ride.

NOTE: Those interested in joining me on impromptu after-work training rides, let me know privately.

Start: Amesbury Elementary School, 20 South Hampton Road, Amesbury

Map to Start and to obtain driving directions

From Rte. 95 take exit 58 for Rte. 110 Amesbury. Go to the 1st traffic light and take a right onto Elm Street. At the rotary take the 1st right onto Market St. (Rte. 150). Go about 0.5 mile; bear left onto South Hampton Road.

From Rte. 495 take exit 54 for Rte. 150 Amesbury. At the rotary, take the 2nd right onto Market Street. Go about 0.5 mile; bear left onto South Hampton Road. The school will be on your left.