Wednesday, 30 April 2025, Through the Woods and Over the River - Blue Hills and Neponset
Ride Leaders: David Wean & Ron Beland
Pre-ride safety talk: Todd Palmer
25 or 27 miles, 10:00 am start from Canton, MA
Riders (11): David, Ron, Frank Calabrese, Gerry Sheetoo, Harry Spatz, Keren Hamel, Steve Bogue, Todd Palmer, Veronica Vedensky, Wing Chow, and first-timer Alissa Leonard.
The sun came out just before the ride start and we enjoyed beautiful weather, though it was quite windy on some stretches. We ascended Chickatawbut, catching our breath and enjoying the limited view of downtown Boston, nine miles away (by crow). We descended through the Blue Hills Reservation into Quincy, where we fought the wind along the water and made two brief stops: Marina Bay for a restroom, and Squantum Point Park for a better view of downtown and a chance to ride through the (defunct) airfield.
We then crossed from Quincy into Boston over the Neponset Bridge (separated sidewalks on both sides!) and connected through Pope John Paul II park, picking up the Neponset Trail to Mattapan Square. From there we headed back to the Reservation, with three of the group, not having had enough climbing, taking a side trip to ride up the Great Blue Hill. About half the group stayed for an outdoor lunch at Trillium Brewery.
Report by David Wean.
Photos courtesy of Todd Palmer.
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