Mary's Musings » Outdoors http://mary.rudis.net Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:21:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Seacoast Century Potential Route http://mary.rudis.net/2011/07/31/seacoast-century-potential-route/ http://mary.rudis.net/2011/07/31/seacoast-century-potential-route/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:14:14 +0000 mary http://mary.rudis.net/?p=140 Continue reading →]]> We are gearing up for the Seacoast Century September 24 & 25. The organization allows 1600 riders to register for the ride. It follows the coastal highways and byways from Newburyport, MA to York Cliffs, ME (just north of York Beach and Cape Neddick). The route map on the website for the event is a bit limited. To get a feel for what we are getting ourselves into, I thought I’d figure out the “most likely” route the ride will take. Much of it will take place on the famous Coastal Route 1A. This description of roads and turns closely matches the map shown on the site. It also closely matches a suggested “bike route” from start to finish on Google maps. Only a few changes were made to lengthen the route to desired distance.

According the Google Maps, the one-way route is 57.7 miles if taken as follows:

Starting on March Road, Newburyport, MA, go east on March toward 2nd St. Slight left onto Ferry Road. Continue on Ferry Road 1.9 miles to Beach Road. Turn right and head east to the shoreline. Ride on Beach Road as it curves along (2 miles). Stay on the right side of the split as it passes through Marsh State Park. Turn left on Cable Ave/North End Blvd (also Rt 1A). Cross a bridge to Hampton Beach State Park (on your right). Make a slight right to stay on route 1A (Ocean Blvd). About 10.5 miles are travelled on route 1A.

Rye Section note: This section was included to add necessary miles to the total length of the ride. If left out, the one way distance is 45.1 miles. It also avoids having riders travelling in opposite directions on the same stretch of road.

At Rye Beach, turn left on S Road (South Road). Stay on S Road 1.3 miles. Turn left on Woodland Road. Stay on Woodland Road 1.5 miles. Turn right on Atlantic Ave (route 111) and go west 0.7 mile. Turn right on Mill Road. At intersection with S Road, continue straight on W Road. Distance on Mill Road/W Road is 2.6 miles. Turn right on Washington Road and continue 1.4 miles. Turn right onto Central Road. Make a slight right at junction with Cable Road to continue on Central Road. Cross over S Road again. Distance on Central Road is 2.9 miles. Turn right onto Causeway Road. Bear right onto Old Locke Road/Central Road. Continue to Chapel Road and turn left. Follow Chapel Road for 0.3 mile to Willow Ave. Turn left and follow Willow Ave 0.3 mile to return to Ocean Blvd (route 1A).

Once back on Ocean Blvd continue north past Rye Harbor State Park to Odiorne Point State Park. Ocean Blvd curves back westward and becomes Pioneer Road (route 1A cont’d). Stay to the right on Pioneer Road to the traffic circle called “Foyes Corner”. Take first exit to Sagamore Ave (route 1A). About 0.5 mile north, turn right onto Wentworth Road (route 1B). This road passes through New Castle Island. Continue on Portsmouth Ave (route 1B). Distance on Wentworth/Portsmouth is 4.2 miles. Take slight right onto Marcy St (0.2 mile) and slight left onto Pleasant St (0.4 mile), followed by right on State St (0.2 mile) and slight left on Dutton Ave toward US-1 north. Cross Memorial Bridge on US-1 north and enter Maine (0.6 mile).

Once in Kittery, turn right onto Government St (0.2 mile). Turn left on Otis Ave briefly and right on Walker Street (0.1 mile). Turn left on Wentworth St (0.2 mile), then right on Whipple Road. Keep right to stay on Whipple Road for 1.1 mile. Bear left as road becomes Pepperrell Road (1.5 miles). Pepperrell Road continues to Tenney Hill Road for 0.3 mile. Continue north on state route 103 (Brave Boat Harbor Road) for 2.2 miles.

At Meadow Winds Farm, turn left on Payne Road (0.6 mile). At the end of Payne Road, turn right on Bartlett Road (1.1 mile). Bear right on Southside Road to cross a bridge (0.4 mile). Immediately across the bridge turn right onto Lindsay Rd (0.7 mile). Take right fork at York Hospital as Lindsay Road splits and turn right onto York Street. Follow York St for 2.6 miles and continue north when York St changes to Long Beach Ave (1.4 miles). Stay along coastline and turn right onto Nubble Road (1.3 miles). Continue on Broadway St for 0.5 mile to right on Willow Ave (briefly). Take a slight left and quick right onto Ocean Ave (0.3 mile). At end of Ocean, turn right onto Main Street (0.6 mile); continue on Shore Road (0.6 mile). After crossing another bridge, turn left onto Hutchins Blvd/River Road to Cape Neddick Park.

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