Up and down and up and down

[dmaze]

Rumor was that fredrickegerman had this route that went past Horn Pond and then up Turkey and Arlmont Hills. I attempted this, and got misdirected in the middle, but still came up for 20ish hilly miles on a rather nice spring day. Route map

I had somehow gotten it into my head that, where Route 3 crossed into Arlington, there was a place to bear right and go up the hill. After not finding the turn I pulled out the map and realized that, no, that was entirely wrong, the correct answer is to go west on Pleasant Street in Woburn on the north side of Horn Pond, which I'd conveniently left several miles behind now. So I turned right somewhat arbitrarily and climbed and wandered around until I found the bit of Turkey Hill I recognized.

I don't quite have it back in my legs yet, but the Arlington side of Arlmont Hill is in fact significantly easier than the Belmont side. Also, Clifton Street in Belmont is paved pretty well, so zipping downhill at 30+ mph works just fine without worrying about dying in a pothole.