Pembroke (CFR) to Center Ossipee New Hampshire - Help with a Route

[bigjohnsd]

Sunday June 12th

Leave Pembroke(CFR) headed for Center Ossipee;

How best should we go, what should we not miss, what should we stop and see, where should we cross the border?

Speak all yee NE Experts?

 

[JIMMY REB]

What border are you crossing? Pembroke and Ctr Ossipee are both in NH.

 

[wnyfjr]

What border are you crossing? Pembroke and Ctr Ossipee are both in NH.

CFR is in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada...

 

[ionbeam]

Sunday June 12th
Leave Pembroke(CFR) headed for Center Ossipee;

How best should we go, what should we not miss, what should we stop and see, where should we cross the border?

Speak all yee NE Experts?

How much time do you have? It's roughly 450 - 500 miles depending on the route. If you have one day you will will pretty much just drive-through the local scenery, if you have two or more days there are more options to stop or visit some nice locations in Vermont and New Hampshire.

 

[Fred W]

+1 - There are also a few must ride roads in the Adirondacks of New York State.

Assume you are heading to a friend's place in Center Ossipee? 'Cause it isn't a normal "destination" location.

 

[bigjohnsd]

Heading to a friend's in Ossippee,would like to arrive Sunday evening, have Some of Monday to ride locally before heading west on Tuesday.

Any and all suggestions appreciated including the trip West after Ossippee on Tuesday.

 

[FJReady]

Hi John,

I just rode in the Adirondacks, Greens and Whites this past weekend so I can help you out a little bit. Especially if you have some time to explore. But I can't do it right now. Maybe sometime tomorrow when I can get my maps out. I can tell you not to plan to ride the Middlebury Gap from Middlebury VT to Hancock Vermont. Normally a very enjoyable and scenic mountain pass, it is currently a construction zone with lots of gravel (Fred would love it), mud and one lane restrictions(delays).

More later,

Russ

 

[Fred W]

Oh, that's a bummer for BigJohn. Rte 125 is one of the nicer gaps in VT. I especially like the tuns on the climb up out of Middlebury. But the silver lining is it will be freshly paved and awesome for NERDS in August!

I sure hope they are working on Rte 17 (Appalachian Gap) too. It is a bit overdue on the western side. Couple of real whoop de doos last year.

I'll have to search and see if VT has a construction project website like many other states.

 

[bigjohnsd]

Thanks guys, waiting with baited breath

 

[yamafitter]

From Pembroke work your way down to Calabogie and run the 511 down to Perth. From Perth head towards Smith Falls and I think you want to cross at Prescott / Ogdensburg if you are headed to New Hampshire.

I put together this route in Basecamp to get you there.

Prescott - Ogdensburg Route

If you need to get there quicker just get on Hwy 17 out of Pembroke, head to Ottawa and then take the 416 down to the same bridge. All slab pretty much but quicker. After that someone else better versed in the Northeast States will need to help you.

 

[John d]

Route 125 freshly paved would be real treat. It's been awhile but I like to reenergize at Texas Falls on that stretch.

 

[Fred W]

As has been determined via PM, BigJohn is looking at visiting New Hampshire during bike week. If he didn't have a specific destination I would tell him to just enjoy Upstate NY and VT and steer clear of Cow Hampshire altogether that week. But being from Spearfish, SD, in the shadow of Sturgis, I'm sure he is used to sharing the roads with the HOGS.

I would agree with yamafitter, cross the border at Ogdensburg. You could also go further east to Cornwall, but the route there will bring you closer to Ottawa. Don't go down to the Thousand Island crossing. We made that mistake coming back from CFR Huntsville. That one gets busy and slow.

For "must ride" roads on your way, the river roads on the east side of Lake Placid (Lincoln Pond Rd, Ensign Pond Rd, and of course Tracy Rd) are among the best in the northeast.

Crossing VT I would have recommended Rte 125 across Middlebury Gap, but since Russ said it was under construction, another good gap road across the Green Mountains is Route 73 across Brandon Gap. That puts you into the village of Rochester where you can pick up Bethel Mountain Rd across Rochester Gap to Bethel, VT. Those two will give you some flavor of why we love the green mountains so much.

For you to hit any good roads in New Hampshire is going to extend your day too much. You'll be at 8 hours of saddle time before you even cross into NH, so you may want to jump on a major road east from there (maybe run straight across Rte 25) to make time, then explore New Hampshire the following day. I'm sure your host in Ossipee knows all the local White Mountain roads and can show you around while avoiding the hoards. If not let me know and I'll send you a nice White Mountain day ride loop.

Here's a dropbox link to a GPS route from Ogdensburgh to Center Conway.

 

[bigjohnsd]

Thanks Fred and Yamafitter. Both of your Drop Box Links worked just fine in Tyre and should download to the TomTom as well.

My Host in NH is a Bird Hunter vice Motorcyclist.

He gets lost quite easily Monday will be a day off the bike in preparation for the run home.

Tuesday Morning I'll be headed for Erie PA, any suggestion for that run?

 

[Fred W]

Sure, here's a suggested route below. It will take you down Chickville Road to Wolfboro (a nice little ride), then Rte 28 down to Rte 140 and Rte 129 down to the Concord area, jump on Rte 9 west of Concord all the way across NH and VT over to Albany.

Rte 9 is some really nice fast sweepers across the southern Green Mountains. Don't be bashful passing in VT. Double yellow passes are legal unless it is posted as "Unsafe to Pass"

From Albany you will probably want to slab it west on the NY State Throughway (I-90) as it's going to be a long day.

If the weather is nice (or hot) and you are looking for some scenery late in the day, jump off the throughway just before Rochester NY and follow the shoreline on the Lake Ontario State Parkway (in the route I linked to). The breeze off the Lake is nice and cool and the traffic is very light. You can stay along the lake until nearly Niagra, and then have to get back south onto I-90 on to Erie. If you are getting tired just stick to I-90 from Rochester to Erie.

GPS route file from Ossipee to Erie

 

[bigjohnsd]

Muchas Gracias - Several longer days on the way home!