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detailed ride directions: |
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From the Visitor Center, ride
back to the Park entrance and turn right
on Union Street |
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At the next main intersection,
turn right on East street/Route 228 |
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At the lights, cross Route
3A and go straight on Route 228N |
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A mile later, turn right on
Jerusalem Road. There is an Antique & Gift
shop on the right at the intersection |
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When you reach the coastline
at the intersection with Forest Road, continue
straight ahead on Jerusalem, which becomes
Atlantic Road |
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The first great spot for a
stop is Sandy Beach on the left (large parking)
about 2 miles down on the coastal road |
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You soon reach picturesque
Cohasset Harbor, around which you ride by
staying as close to the shore as possible |
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You continue on to Scituate
on Border Street. When reaching a stop sign
at a fork, take left and then right at the
lights on Hatherly Road. You can also go
straight at the light and check out North
Scituate Beach, just a few yards away (you
will have to walk your bike to come back
since this is a one way street). |
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When you reach Scituate (Pier
4 restaurant at the intersection), take
right on Jericho Road (you can also turn
left to visit the Old Scituate Lighthouse,
then take right on Lighthouse road. This
adds less than 2 miles to the ride). |
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At the lights, turn left and
ride through Scituate; continue straight
on Kent Street, becoming Driftway. About
2 miles after Scituate, check for a small
parking lot on the left before the golf
course on the right. This is the AJ McEachern
Memorial Trail, a short trail along the
marshes that is a nice place for a rest
stop. |
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You soon reach the Route 3A.
This can be a difficult intersection, and
you may want to walk your bike across for
safety. Cross Route 3A and take Old Oaken
Bucket road (sign for "Old Satuit Trail")
on the right. |
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Ride about 3 miles and take
right on Summer Street. |
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Continue straight on Doane
Street along the cemetery (sports field
on the right) at a 4-way stop sign. |
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You soon reach a gate to enter
Wompatuck State Park. Continue on the trail
until you cross railroad tracks for the
second time. At that intersection take left
and ride past abandoned military barracks.
Wompatuck is a 4,000 Park which was formerly
the US Navy's main ammunition depot for
the North Atlantic Fleet; this explains
the extensive trail network… and the lack
of directional signs. |
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When you reach the end of
the trail (you should cross the tracks again),
take right, then immediately left through
the gate ("N12" sign on a tree) |
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Take right after the gate,
and follow the trail until you reach the
Visitor Center. |
