ABC Ride: Saturday (tomorrow), May 3 at 10:30 a.m. from Stone Park, Ashland
Joel Arbeitman
Hi everyone.
Our next Ashland Bike Club ride will be held Saturday (tomorrow), May 3 at 10:30 a.m. The ride will start from Stone Park near downtown Ashland.
GPS Address: Across from 27 Park Rd, Ashland
Route Name: ABC – The Upside-Down Moose (free ice cream for the best moose costume)
Ride
Rating:
Distance: Easy (22.0)
Elevation:
Moderate-Challenging (59)
Total Gain: 1301 feet
Steepest: 6.8%
Saturday’s
Weather
Saturday
promises great riding weather with temps between 75 and 80 under
partly cloudy skies
and a light breeze.
Make sure
you put on plenty of UV ray protection!!!
Very sorry about the short notice for this ride. The forecast has undergone numerous changes but it now appears that the t-storms will hold off until the very late afternoon. Be sure to check your email in the morning, though, in case the forecast changes again.
The
Ride
I think
it’s safe to say
that this is the club’s (or probably any club’s) only
upside-down moose
ride. What’s up with
that???
The route packs quite a wallop in many ways. We start off with a roll along Ashland’s Trolley Brook Trail, then make our way through the rolling hills in Hopkinton State Park, then, a little farther along, there are even more uphills to climb as we cruise through Southborough on our way to Westborough. The reward? Ice cream at Uhlman’s. And, finally, we finish up with some great country roads as we make our way back to the start.
The distance is easy … the hills are rated moderate-challenging. Let us know if you actually see a moose during the ride.
Great Mexican food is a post-ride possibility right near where the ride finishes.
Here's a link to a map of Saturday’s route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39188081
You
can
print our “official cue sheet” for the ride by clicking the link
above, then
click “More”, then click “Print Map and Cue PDF”, and finally
click “Print
Official”.
Off
the Route
Our regular “Off the Route”
section includes
helpful information about bicycle riding and other topics we
hope you will find
interesting.
Ashland Bike Club radio: John Denver – Some Days Are Diamonds
SPF is in Vogue
Unlike most bike clubs, we rarely post articles from Vogue Magazine. This time, though, they’ve hit on a topic we take very seriously. We ride during the strongest sun hours and using sunblock correctly is no joke.
Please read the article: https://www.vogue.com/article/applying-spf-sunscreen-trick
What’s the Scoop on Uhlman’s
Ice Cream ?
So far this year, ABC has made only one ice-cream stop. That is totally
inexcusable!!
Tomorrow, we double that. Uhlman’s has become something of an institution in Metrowest.
Take a minute to read about the history of Uhlman’s: https://www.telegram.com/story/lifestyle/columns/2025/03/16/worcester-county-wonders-uhlmans-scoops-signature-recipe-58-years-on/81149853007/
To recap Saturday’s ride, we will “meet” at Stone Park in Ashland (across from 27 Park Rd) at 10:30 a.m.
As always, check your email after 9:00 a.m. on ride days to make sure we didn’t postpone or cancel the ride and … don’t forget those helmets!
See you soon. And, yes, I’ll be wearing my Rocky and Bullwinkle socks.
Bullwinkle 