Where to go while visiting

[FJReady]

You're in for a treat if you are going to tour NH. There are many many fine roads up there as you've already heard.

Don't be afraid to try Mt Washington auto road just north of Jackson on Rt 16. If the weather is clear, the view is fantastic. Leaving there, turn north on 16 for several sweet mile on Rt 16.

Other favorites: Franconia Notch- Sugar Hill area. Errol NH over to Rangely Maine.

If you can find the time I recommend you read through AGirls journey reports from last summer. She has a knack for finding nice roads and interesting places. https://www.seizethejourney.com/ec2007/default.asp

South western NH, Southern Vermont and Western MA also have some great cycle roads, less mountains.

If you're visiting near Bike week in June, I recommend you avoid Laconia, Lake Winnepasaukee area. Way to much traffic, too many cruisers and inexperienced riders. Can be entertaining to watch at times however.

I also suggest you search for some of Ionbeam's ride reports from last year. He has led some excellent tours through the Granite State in the last couple years. Good ideas there.

Good luck.

 

[Charlie Hoss]

Couldn't have provided a better idea. But some of the pronunciations include bah hahba, biddahfid, Yauk Beach etc.

Aye-yah. But ya caan't get theah frum heah

Fur a flatlandah, ya talk purty good Mainiac!

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Couldn't have provided a better idea. But some of the pronunciations include bah hahba, biddahfid, Yauk Beach etc.

Aye-yah. But ya caan't get theah frum heah

Fur a flatlandah, ya talk purty good Mainiac!

I take that as a compliment.

I really like the salt water taffy at York Beach. Can you still watch it being made in the windows of a shop with antique taffy pulling machines during summer (Massachusetts tourist) season?

 

[SPORT]

UPDATE #4:

LOCATIONS TO SEE:

• Covered Bridges
• Castle in the Clouds
• Mt. Washington (Largest Mt.) and/or Portsmouth NH for a nice seaside town
• Pemaquid Point
• Portsmouth NH for a nice seaside town
• Western shore of Lake Champlain~take ferry over to Burlington VT and then across to NH from there
• Acadia National Park.
• Flume Gorge Franconia State Park NH
• Sugar Hill area
• Errol NH over to Rangely Maine

ROADS TO RIDE:

• Kancamangus Highway
• 116, 118, Rte 10 along the Ct river
• RT 17 between Bristol and Waitsfield. PM me for more details (PM Snikr fpr more details)
• Vermont 100
• auto road just north of Jackson on Rt 16 (Mt Washington area)
• South western NH, Southern Vermont and Western MA also have some great cycle roads, less mountains.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:

• Ride Report
• Ionbeam's ride reports from last year. He has led some excellent tours through the Granite State in the last couple years. Good ideas there.
• If you're visiting near Bike week in June, I recommend you avoid Laconia, Lake Winnepasaukee area. Way to much traffic,
• New England Riders

Continued suggestions welcome.

 

[TheAxeman]

Here are a few pictures of what you can expect to see.

Mt. Washington

Kancamangus

A view from your hotel room in Rangeley Maine where you can stay when your ignition fails.....don't ask me how I know... :glare: The sheep are very small there....and fast! :lol:

Acadia NP in Bar Harbor Maine

Warren, NH

Ticonderoga, NY

Burlington, VT on Lake Champlain

 

[SPORT]

Here are a few pictures of what you can expect to see.

This is EXACTLY what I'm looking for! Such Beautiful country!. I'll be adding your points to my list...thanks for sharing. I'm hoping to post my pics after the trip in June.

 

[SPORT]

UPDATE #5:

LOCATIONS TO SEE:

• Covered Bridges
• Castle in the Clouds
• Mt. Washington (Largest Mt.) and/or Portsmouth NH for a nice seaside town
• Pemaquid Point
• Portsmouth NH for a nice seaside town
• Western shore of Lake Champlain~take ferry over to Burlington VT and then across to NH from there
• Acadia National Park.
• Acadia NP in Bar Harbor Maine
• Flume Gorge Franconia State Park NH
• Sugar Hill area
• Errol NH over to Rangely Maine
• Rangeley Maine
• Burlington, VT on Lake Champlain
• Warren, NH
• Ticonderoga, NY

ROADS TO RIDE:

• Kancamangus Highway
• 116, 118, Rte 10 along the Ct river
• RT 17 between Bristol and Waitsfield. PM me for more details (PM Snikr fpr more details)
• Vermont 100
• auto road just north of Jackson on Rt 16 (Mt Washington area)
• South western NH, Southern Vermont and Western MA also have some great cycle roads, less mountains.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:

• Ride Report
• Ionbeam's ride reports from last year. He has led some excellent tours through the Granite State in the last couple years. Good ideas there.
• If you're visiting near Bike week in June, I recommend you avoid Laconia, Lake Winnepasaukee area. Way to much traffic,
• New England Riders

BTW: Where is the Kancamangus located? I'm unable to locate on Live Maps.com

Continued suggestions welcome.

 

[BkrK12]

Kancamangus Hwy is Rt112 between Lincoln and Conway in NH.

 

[v65]

The sheep are very small there....and fast! :lol:

That's why I like to ride with a pillion. :lol:

 

[Fred W]

Acadia NP in Bar Harbor Maine

Gawd I miss Acadia. Have not been there in 10 years since my Dad died. It was his favorite spot on earth.

I'm going to have to correct that this summer.

I think I can hear the lobtsahs callin' my name from here...

You do eat lobstah don't you SPORT?

 

[SPORT]

You do eat lobstah don't you SPORT?

Every chance I get!

 

[SPORT]

UPDATE #6:

LOCATIONS TO SEE:

• Covered Bridges
• Castle in the Clouds
• Mt. Washington (Largest Mt.) and/or Portsmouth NH for a nice seaside town
• Pemaquid Point
• Portsmouth NH for a nice seaside town
• Western shore of Lake Champlain~take ferry over to Burlington VT and then across to NH from there
• Acadia National Park.
• Acadia NP in Bar Harbor Maine
• Flume Gorge Franconia State Park NH
• Sugar Hill area
• Errol NH over to Rangely Maine
• Rangeley Maine
• Burlington, VT on Lake Champlain
• Warren, NH
• Ticonderoga, NY

ROADS TO RIDE:

• Kancamangus Highway Rt112 between Lincoln and Conway in NH
• 116, 118, Rte 10 along the Ct river
• RT 17 between Bristol and Waitsfield. PM me for more details (PM Snikr fpr more details)
• Vermont 100
• auto road just north of Jackson on Rt 16 (Mt Washington area)
• South western NH, Southern Vermont and Western MA also have some great cycle roads, less mountains.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:

• Ride Report
• Ionbeam's ride reports from last year. He has led some excellent tours through the Granite State in the last couple years. Good ideas there.
• If you're visiting near Bike week in June, I recommend you avoid Laconia, Lake Winnepasaukee area. Way to much traffic ( Note to self: Stay Away)
• New England Riders

Another Quick Question: Where is Vermont 100 located?

Continued suggestions welcome.

 

[BkrK12]

UPDATE #6:
LOCATIONS TO SEE:

• Covered Bridges
• Castle in the Clouds
• Mt. Washington (Largest Mt.) and/or Portsmouth NH for a nice seaside town
• Pemaquid Point
• Portsmouth NH for a nice seaside town
• Western shore of Lake Champlain~take ferry over to Burlington VT and then across to NH from there
• Acadia National Park.
• Acadia NP in Bar Harbor Maine
• Flume Gorge Franconia State Park NH
• Sugar Hill area
• Errol NH over to Rangely Maine
• Rangeley Maine
• Burlington, VT on Lake Champlain
• Warren, NH
• Ticonderoga, NY

ROADS TO RIDE:

• Kancamangus Highway Rt112 between Lincoln and Conway in NH
• 116, 118, Rte 10 along the Ct river
• RT 17 between Bristol and Waitsfield. PM me for more details (PM Snikr fpr more details)
• Vermont 100
• auto road just north of Jackson on Rt 16 (Mt Washington area)
• South western NH, Southern Vermont and Western MA also have some great cycle roads, less mountains.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:

• Ride Report
• Ionbeam's ride reports from last year. He has led some excellent tours through the Granite State in the last couple years. Good ideas there.
• If you're visiting near Bike week in June, I recommend you avoid Laconia, Lake Winnepasaukee area. Way to much traffic ( Note to self: Stay Away)
• New England Riders

Another Quick Question: Where is Vermont 100 located?

Continued suggestions welcome.

Goes up the center of the state, east of rt 7. It's North-South.

 

[Randy]

Laconia Bike Week takes place June 14-22. Not sure if it's your thing. It's like Bike Week at Daytona (usually 350,000+ people), but there's a lot more riding that can be done there than what you can do at Daytona. As part of the rally, Thursday, June 19 is motorcycles-only on Mt Washington.

Laconia Bike Week

Schedule of events

 

[SPORT]

UPDATE #7:

LOCATIONS TO SEE:

• Covered Bridges
• Castle in the Clouds
• Mt. Washington (Largest Mt.) and/or Portsmouth NH for a nice seaside town
• Pemaquid Point
• Portsmouth NH for a nice seaside town
• Western shore of Lake Champlain~take ferry over to Burlington VT and then across to NH from there
• Acadia National Park.
• Acadia NP in Bar Harbor Maine
• Flume Gorge Franconia State Park NH
• Sugar Hill area
• Errol NH over to Rangely Maine
• Rangeley Maine
• Burlington, VT on Lake Champlain
• Warren, NH
• Ticonderoga, NY

ROADS TO RIDE:

• Kancamangus Highway Rt112 between Lincoln and Conway in NH
• 116, 118, Rte 10 along the Ct river
• RT 17 between Bristol and Waitsfield. PM me for more details (PM Snikr fpr more details)
• Vermont 100~up the center of the state, east of rt 7. It's North-South
• auto road just north of Jackson on Rt 16 (Mt Washington area)
• South western NH, Southern Vermont and Western MA also have some great cycle roads, less mountains.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:

• Ride Report
• Ionbeam's ride reports from last year. He has led some excellent tours through the Granite State in the last couple years. Good ideas there.
• If you're visiting near Bike week in June, I recommend you avoid Laconia, Lake Winnepasaukee area. Way to much traffic ( Note to self: Stay Away)
• New England Riders

Continued suggestions welcome.

 

[HaulinAshe]

Laconia Bike Week takes place June 14-22. Not sure if it's your thing. It's like Bike Week at Daytona (usually 350,000+ people), but there's a lot more riding that can be done there than what you can do at Daytona. As part of the rally, Thursday, June 19 is motorcycles-only on Mt Washington.Laconia Bike Week

Schedule of events

I'll be doing Mt. Washington on June 21st, then circling around through Portland and running about 25 miles south of Laconia through Concord on the 22nd.

Do you think I need to re-route farther south? Or is avoiding Laconia proper good enough? How is the LEO activity during that period?

 

[Fred W]

Laconia Bike Week takes place June 14-22. Not sure if it's your thing. It's like Bike Week at Daytona (usually 350,000+ people), but there's a lot more riding that can be done there than what you can do at Daytona. As part of the rally, Thursday, June 19 is motorcycles-only on Mt Washington.Laconia Bike Week

Schedule of events

I'll be doing Mt. Washington on June 21st, then circling around through Portland and running about 25 miles south of Laconia through Concord on the 22nd.

Do you think I need to re-route farther south? Or is avoiding Laconia proper good enough? How is the LEO activity during that period?

You should be OK cutting across Rt 4. Most of the "action" stays up at the track in Loudon and north of it toward Laconia on the big lake.

The LEOs will be out in force that weekend especially. But I'm sure they won't hassle you unless you're doing something stupid.

 

[Pappy]

Mt. Washington Bike Day Traffic Jam - this was on the last bit of pavement before the parking lot. The road is paved all the way up to about the 5500ft level, goes to hard-packed dirt/gravel, then back to pavement for the last couple of hundred yards leading up to the parking lot, which is loose=packed gravel.

Here's the dirt/gravel piece. No worries about getting there on a bike. I almost dropped the bike twice in the parking lot.

 

[Pappy]

Here are some more fro Mt. Washinigton:

It's all worth it to get one of these...

Here's the parking lot...

If you're gonna ride the area, not visiting the mountain is unforgivable. Weather is important though as the peak is IN or OVER the cloud level...

 

[SPORT]

Update to plan:

I will be detouring to Niagra Falls

and time constraints require me to cut Portmouth out.