dmaze ([personal profile] dmaze) wrote2008-04-19 10:50 pm
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Up and down and up and down

Rumor was that [livejournal.com profile] 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.

[identity profile] pacri.livejournal.com 2008-04-20 11:55 am (UTC)(link)
I saw you on highland! I shouted, "Is that Mr. Maze?" but you seemed too oblivious, furiously pedaling uphill.

[identity profile] gigglefest.livejournal.com 2008-04-20 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Would it be easy to send me a copy of the cue sheet? This summer will be all about shorter, hilly rides, I think.

[identity profile] narya.livejournal.com 2008-04-20 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
He's off at a conference for a few days, but if you go to http://www.mit.edu/~(his athena username)/bike/ there's a map. I expect he could generate a cue sheet pretty easily - if you don't hear from him poke him on Thursday or Friday.

[identity profile] gigglefest.livejournal.com 2008-04-21 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! (I did click through to the map, but having a text version is great.) Happy CTTC training, I assume. :)

[identity profile] iabervon.livejournal.com 2008-04-22 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
What he's missing is that, at the fourth left after you turn onto Pleasant St, you can wave to my parents' street. And, if you want some completely gratuitous hill practice, you could go visit them, because they're at the sort-of-flat part halfway up the hill.