Holiday weekend, foliage and fair traffic promise to be intense. Planning ahead, I looked for a less congested place to ride. My thoughts were leaning toward a gravel ride, mountain bike ride, or both. I didn’t want to drive far, wanting something close to Conway. I focused on the Madison/Freedom area. There, I’d find many miles of shady dirt roads, snowmobile trails and old roads I could link together to create interesting rides. All I needed was a focus area, a few good maps and a willing companion. Good weather and dry trails would be a plus.
Our target area was Lead Mine Road in Madison. Driving south on Route 113 to Madison, Peter and I took a left at the junction onto East Madison Road. After the road passed the colorful Durgin Pond, we turned right on Lead Mine Road. This 3-mile gravel road goes all the way to Silver Lake’s southern end. It would be one of the ride boundaries. It connects with Freedom Town Forest, the Lead Mine area, Silver Lake and Ossipee Pine Barrens. All we had to do is use our maps to plot out a route.
Very nice! Staying off the main roads and on trails is far safer. Did you see the retired police sergeant that was struck from behind and killed on Rte 125 recently. No mirrors so she never saw it coming. Mirrors should be mandatory on roads shared with M.V.s. Everybody else has to have them.
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Very nice! Staying off the main roads and on trails is far safer. Did you see the retired police sergeant that was struck from behind and killed on Rte 125 recently. No mirrors so she never saw it coming. Mirrors should be mandatory on roads shared with M.V.s. Everybody else has to have them.
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