RIDE REPORT
Wednesday, 26 August 2026, To the End of the World and Back
Ride Leaders: David Wean & Ron Beland
27 mi, 10:00 am start from Hingham, MA
Riders (6): David, Ron, Cynthia Zabin, David Goldberg, Ray Obin, and first-timer Jiri Schindler.
After the first few miles on the road, we began our "tour de parks." We started with Weymouth's Osprey Overlook Park and then climbed through Great ("more than just pretty good") Esker Park, riding the paved knife-edge path and viewing the Back River estuary on one side, and the roofs of nearby houses on the other.
Along the way the path was blocked by a newly fallen tree. Three of our group lugged it as far as they could and then broke off the branches that were protruding into the path - giving back to the towns that we ride through!
We then meandered through Hingham's Bare Cove Park along the other side of the estuary which divides Hingham and Weymouth. Continuing by road through downtown Hingham (passing through another mid-weekday local protest - same folks as last year) we made our way to World's End (admission fee, but we had enough Trustees memberships between us) where we enjoyed the water views from this fantastic park. The entire group chose to ride the couple of miles of gravel paths all around the two hummocks that make up the park. More of the paths had recently been re-covered with coarse gravel, which was a challenge for all.
From there we cruised the smoother pavement on Jerusalem Road and Atlantic Avenue in Cohasset, passing lovely homes and enjoying some dramatic views. In Cohasset center, we stopped for lunch at the picnic tables in the park, with sandwiches and salads from a few of the available restaurant choices.
After a couple more road miles we rolled along the stone dust Whitney Spur Bikeway which led us back into Wompatuck State Park to finish the ride. Low average speed, but high average enjoyment.
Report by David Wean.
