Hudson Snack Loop

[Jake Kassen]

Hey NERds. I have a new 100k perm approved which passes a whole bunch of small breweries, coffee shops, good restaurants, and ice cream stands for those in the Boston area who'd rather eat and drink as opposed to ride hard. :)

The official perm is #4542: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40843791

But I recommend riding this instead which adds a bit more dirt and is slightly longer:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40818536

This route was designed to be short and easy. It's about 1/3 on bike paths and 9 miles of unpavement. (The part south of Assabet Wildlife refuge is soft and sandy for about a mile.) It's a fairly unremarkable route but it's low traffic and as flat as you can get in the Boston western suburbs.

I might offer it as a late season populaire if there's interest. It's basically ridable until the first big snow after which the paths will be too icy until it warms up.

Jake

[Danny Elfanbaum]

This looks fun! 

And FWIW, I'd be interested in riding this as a late season populaire.

[A. Campbell Payne]

I might be interested in this as well. Is my understanding correct that RUSA membership is not required for riding a populaire? Might be moot if the ride ends up happening after 10/1, I'm planning on joining up then.

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[Jake Kassen]

For better or worse, all RUSA events (everything NER offers) requires
current RUSA membership. There was some talk about RUSA offering a
less expensive, shorter term membership but that's just in the
consideration phase at the moment. I will say the RUSA magazine
(American Randonneur) is well produced and a nice benefit of the
membership.

It's best if riders join well in advance as it can occasionally take a
week or two for the whole process to be complete and we aren't allowed
to let people start the ride unless they are a full member. (Although
I'd wait until October to join at this point.)

As for this potential pop, it wouldn't be until late October at the
earliest. I haven't discussed it with the NER board yet so don't mark
your calendars just yet. :)

Jake

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