RIDE REPORT
Wednesday, 17 September 2025, Breakheart Reservation
Ride Leader: Tom Allen
~27 miles, 10:00 am start from Winchester, MA
Riders (11): Tom, Aiko Pinkoski, Armen Kasparian, David Goldberg, Frank Aronson, Harry Spatz, Karen Hall, Keren Hamel, Susan Broome, Wing Chow, and first-timer Michael Lonetto.
We met promptly at the Shannon Beach (newly renovated and organized) parking lot, with the number arriving by car and those by bike being approximately equal. Riding through Winchester we had to deal with some construction and small detours, but once underway we explored some of the Tri-Community Greenway before getting through Stoneham and Wakefield.
After a wardrobe-adjustment pause, we passed Wakefield High School and entered the parking area for the Northeast Met Technical High School, which several of the riders recognized as a former starting location for the CRW spring century. From there we entered the Breakheart Reservation and faced the choice of the hilly and fun route (as mapped in the CRW route) or the flatter, but still scenic, route. There were takers for both options, so the GPS served as guide for the hilly route, while the ride leader guided those who opted for the more gentle path. (The latter group's ride was hampered by some very slow tree maintenance equipment making its way along the path.)
We all met at the park headquarters building (see photo) and made use of the facilities. Continuing on, we followed the route through some of the more obscure roadways (and hills) of Saugus, Melrose, Malden and Medford back to Winchester.
Four of us lunched al fresco at the Black Horse Tavern in Winchester center.
Report by Tom Allen.
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