Forests,
farms, and a honking big Reservoir. Lovely tiny town centers,
and some of the best farmland to be seen near Boston.
Motorcycle
Road Quality:
Clinton's
streets are not great, but the town center is a nice stop
to stretch. Otherwise road quality is good, with mostly
one lane roads, and little traffic.
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Stop at Bolton
Orchards, at the intersection of 117, and 110S. Lot's
of goodies to eat.
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Clinton Center is good for a window shop. The route I
describe doesn't bring you onto the main drag of shops,
but the route brings you through Clinton once early in
the route, and the other time as you are back on your
way to Concord. One of those times I would suggest you
take a break in Clinton. Just find High Street
(ask the locals) and if you park there, you'll get the
chance to window shop, or eat. If you are looking for
hardy grub, check out the Old Timer, on Church Street.
A nice sort of traditional Irish pub; really Old School.
If you walk uphill to the Town Square, there's a lovely
green, fantastic Victorian Architecture, and a Museum
of Russian Icons, which just opened. Up the hill, there's
a neighborhood of beautiful Victorians. It's worth
the trip for a gander. While you are in Clinton, check
out the Strand Theater; which features some decent
dining, while watching a movie. Cool!
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On Rt 70, in West Boylston, you'll see signs for Tower
Hill Botanical Gardens, which is definitely worth a stop.
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Maynard Center,
on Rt 62, has lots of great shops to poke in, but some
are closed on Sunday. Big Scoops is great for ice cream,
and you must stop at the Maynard Outdoor store, and the
many artisan shops in town. Lots of places to eat, too.
The Sit'n Bull has BBQ, there's two Thai places you'll
pass, and an Indian Restaraunt. The Blue Coyote Grill
has burgers and steak, and there's the Neighborhood, a
pizza place that serves good food. Don't miss Teresina's,
a great vintage shop. There's a small motorcycle shop,
called Bikeworxx, which you can stop at. Say Hi! to Gaylan,
the owner, and pet Biker Betty, the shop cat. .
Directions:
Written
directions: This route makes a great loop starting
and ending in Concord, MA
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Head West on Rt 2 for about 4 miles when you want
to …
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Get off at Rt 111, in Acton, and take west through
Boxborough, to Harvard Center. In Harvard, …
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Take a left onto Rt 110 S. Follow Rt. 110 South
for about 8 miles and into Clinton. In Clinton,
- Turn right (West) onto RT 62 West in Clinton center,
and follow it for about 8 miles into and through
Sterling, then 62 will run into Rt 140. Now you
want to …
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Take a right onto 140 North for just about 3.5 miles
and you'll see Rt 31 or E. Princeton Road on the
left. Now …
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Take a left onto E. Princeton Road and follow it
for a short 2 miles and it will run into Rt 62 at
which point you want to …
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Take a left onto Rt 62. This is a lovely loop! Continue
on 62 for a short 3.5 miles and …
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Take a right onto 140 heading South. Follow this
down to the Wachusett Reservoir, a grand sight,
and at the bottom of the reservoir, take a left
onto RT 70 (70 will head North), which brings you
up the other side of the Reservoir. Stay on Rt 70
heading North until in Clinton, you'll meet up with
Rt 62 East and …
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Take a right onto Rt 62 heading East. Travel on
62 East quite a way (about 14.5 miles), until you
meet up with Rt. 27 North in Maynard. Now you want
to …
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Take a left onto 27 North up to Rt 2. At Rt 2 you
want to
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Turn right onto Rt 2 and head back to Concord
(the route's end) or wherever you want to go
from there. .
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Bob Carr - 1983 BMW
Posted 424 days ago
According to the local weekly newspaper there will be throughout the summer a checkpoint set up at the intersection of Rt 140 & Rt 62 in Sterling. They will be checking for LOUD pipes and of course DWI. There will be DMV, local, and State police doing the checking. The reason being given is that the residents along these roads have been complaining about the excessive noise, which I can concur as I live in the area and hsve to agree with most of them.
Both my wife and I ride 1983 R80RT Beemers.
In Sterling on RT140 there is the 140 Rendezvous Pub. They have great burgers and weather permitting a rib and chick BBQ on Wednesday eveing and on Sunday afternoon. They also have entertainment on Sundays 4:00 - 8:00, country/rock.
For those might want to ride up Mt. Wachusett be aware that the road is now closed for the summer until Oct 2009 due toroad construction.
