Event Tags: touring

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Ride 40 (E/M) miles from Alburgh across the border through farmland to Venise en Quebec, a summer resort on Missisquoi Bay. We will stop for lunch in Venise. There are stores and restaurants or you can bring your own lunch. The return is through Alburgh Springs border crossing. Bring your passport or the required customs documents. If you are denied access into Canada, you will need to return to the ride start on your own because the ride leader(s) will continue on with the group.

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This ride will likely be a leaderless ride because the Kelly Brush charity ride is held on the same day. If you would like to lead a ride on this day. please contact Brian. Otherwise, assume that no designated leader(s) will be available for this ride so plan accordingly. Ride start location will be announced in the GMBC listserv, usually by Thursday before the weekend.

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Pleasant Valley Voyager – There are 29- and 46-mile routes (M/S) that travel via Pleasant Valley Road into Jeffersonville.  The short and long rides separate there and the short ride turns west to Cambridge. The long ride continues on Route 15 to Ithiel Falls and returns on Hogback road to 109 and eventually converges with the short ride. On a nice day, Pleasant Valley road rewards riders with gorgeous views of Mt. Mansfield and farm fields.

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This route travels south from Vergennes to Weybridge via Route 125 and then west to Bridport and West Addison and back to Vergennes on quiet roads. The short ride is 45 miles (M) and the long is 60 (S) with roughly 2 miles of dirt. There may be last minute changed to the route so be sure to get the updated information from the ride leaders at the ride start.

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The 40-mile (M) route goes north to Fairfax, through Buck Hollow into Fairfield, returning via St. Albans.  The longer loop (58 M/S) continues into Sheldon.  There are potential food stops in St. Albans, Georgia and Fairfax.

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The hilly 41-mile loop (M) goes through Eden and Johnson, while the 55-mile ride (M/S) passes more covered bridges in Montgomery Center, returning through Bakersfield.

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Enjoy a scenic tour through the countryside of Waitsfield and Warren with a visit to Moss Glen Falls south of Warren (not the one in Stowe). Turn around at the falls for a 35 mile (M) ride or continue up Middlebury Gap with a stop at Texas Falls before turning around for a 60 mile (M/S) ride.  A stop at the Warren Store is always popular and the general store in Hancock provides an additional respite for those on the long ride. 

Contact Donna for social ride signups.

For those coming from Burlington, consider carpooling at the Richmond Park and Ride at Exit 11 of I-89.

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This 40-mile (M) ride takes low traffic roads from Hinesburg to Bristol.  Those doing the short loop (27 miles) can stop at a Bristol bakery for an out and back but those on the longer loop will add a loop through New Haven and Bristol before earning their pastries.

We have permission to park at Clifford Lumber, but  PLEASE keep the entrance clear; they do sometimes have trucks moving into the yard area, even on Sundays.