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Title: Bicycling
Notice:Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:JAMIN::WASSER
Created:Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3214
Total number of notes:31946

2880.0. "MTB trails near AKO facility?" by ASABET::PWARD () Mon Nov 21 1994 12:20

    I've heard that there are good MTB trails near the AKO facility?  Does
    anyone know if that's true, where they start, and if there's a map
    available?
    
    Patrick
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2880.1PCBUOA::KRATZMon Nov 21 1994 14:417
    The Westford 1:25,000 topo map is the best start.  If you're up
    near in the Westford area, there's a small stationary store buried
    in one of the malls at the intersection of 110 and 225(?, near the
    Regency) that carries topo maps.  The trails have many entry points;
    one of which is at the end of Nagog Park.  There's an abandoned
    railroad track not too deep in the woods.  The road bike routes
    around the area kinda suck; I'll be joining you soon.  Kratz
2880.2AKO area road bikingTALLIS::SENDLOSKYTue Nov 22 1994 13:3716
re: .-1 and road biking around AKO sucking

I just left AKO2 and was quite pleased with the road
biking in the area. Of course you have to ride for a short
piece in either direction on 2A/119 to get to the good
roads, but I thought it was well worth it.

I'd have to look in the map for some road names, but
I had a nice 20mile Concord loop, 30 mile Concord/Chelmsford
loop and some short loops. Basically it was riding on
225, 27, Lowell Rd, and some connecting back roads.

However, it all depends on what you're comparing against.

larry
2880.3PCBUOA::KRATZTue Nov 22 1994 14:076
    Hi Larry!
    Yeah, I guess my wishes for a road bike route is perhaps a little
    demanding: must have a full breakdown lane, absolutely no cars, and
    been paved in the last 60 days.  An occasional hill is ok.  ;-)
    Kratz
    
2880.4STOW IS NICER, BUT AKO IS OKSTOWOA::SWFULLERTue Nov 22 1994 15:449
    There is indeed trails at the end of the road, however it is not too
    big.  You can take a trail that almost reaches 2a/119, then cross and
    go in by the resevoir.  
    
    Road riding is choice of speed riding, 225, 27, etc or go by the
    resevoir and head towards Taylor St and Boxboro. This is quiet, but roads 
    are bumpy.
    
    steve
2880.5PCBUOA::KRATZWed Nov 30 1994 21:4911
    There's tons of trails north and northwest of AKO, courtesy of
    Bobby's horseride ranch.  Once you use those trails to get to
    the abandoned railroad track, heading northwest brings you to
    a lake with lots of trails; heading southeast bring you to a quarry,
    also with lots of trails in and around it.  The lake has some blue
    heron, although judging by the empty shotgun shells along the shore,
    it's probably had more at one point.  Basically the entire block of
    land bordered by Nashoba Rd on the west, 2a on the south, 27 on the
    east, and 225 on the north is chock full of horse trails, like
    on the order of 20+ miles worth.  Kratz
    
2880.7PCBUOA::KRATZThu Dec 01 1994 15:573
    I ered, as they say ;-)
    The horse trails are bounded by Powers Rd on the west (not
    Nashoba Rd).  The Nashoba ski place is on Powers Rd.