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Massachusetts Bay Road Club's
Pilgrim Tour
This year, June 9, 2002
Starts at Plymouth Rock, Plymouth, MA
Return by Tour Boat
Sag Wagon Supplied - NO REPAIRS
Rules of the Ride:
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Sag wagon departs Plymouth Rock at 8:00 am
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Sag wagon arrives P'town around noon
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No mechanics on board. You are responsible for own
repairs / tires / tubes
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In case of emergency, wait and watch for Sag in safe and
visible place. Call Paul at 617-212-6795
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Walk your bicycle on left side of Sagamore Bridge
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Use extreme caution crossing railroad tracks on Route 6A
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Check in upon arrival at Arnold's Bike Shop
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Ferry leaves at 4:30 pm SHARP. Be at pier with
your bike by 4:00 pm
This was the third time I've done this ride, and it's
really great. We had relatively good weather - fairly cool and
somewhat overcast, so it wasn't too hot for riding. I am enclosing the directions as given to me at the
starting point in case you'd like to do it on your own or would like to
sign up with MBRC for their trip next year. Please note that from
the 12.8 mile to the 15.9 mile point you may have to ask directions to
the Sagamore Bridge - I did twice. I took very few pictures since
I was too intent on getting my butt (and the rest of me) to Provincetown
by 4:00 to get the ferry back to Plymouth again (I checked in at 2:45
p.m., there was a fairly strong headwind the last ten miles). In
the past the club sponsoring this ride has chartered one of the Captain
John and Son's boats. Fewer people have signed up each year, so
this year rather than charter a whole ferry, the number was limited to
60 and we were taken back by the regular ferry line.
| Mileage |
Direction |
Cue |
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Starts at Plymouth Rock |
| 0.0 |
South |
Water Street |
| 0.2 |
L |
Onto Union Street |
| 0.4 |
R |
Onto Lincoln Street |
| 0.5 |
L |
Onto Sandwich Street |
| 0.6 |
R |
Onto South Street |
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S |
Long Pond Road |
| 5.7 |
S |
Long Pond Road at Park |
| 12.7 |
S |
Long Pond Road onto Route 3A |
| 12.8 |
S |
DON'T TAKE ROAD ON RIGHT |
| 15.9 |
WALK |
Left Side of Sagamore Bridge |
| 16.4 |
L |
Off walkway through parking lot |
| 17.0 |
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Route 6A begins |
| 22.2 |
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Sagamore Rail Tracks, CAUTION |
| 27.5 |
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Second set of rail tracks |
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S |
Continue on Route 6A to Orleans |
| 51.2 |
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Route 6A merges with Route 28 |
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STAY ON ROUTE 6A |
| 51.8 |
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Orleans Rotary |
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Follow signs to Rock Harbor |
| 52.3 |
R |
Onto Bridge Street |
| 52.5 |
R |
Continue on Bridge Street |
| 53.9 |
L |
Onto Herring Brook to Wellfleet |
| 57.1 |
L |
At Traffic Island |
| 59.2 |
L |
At end of Route 6 CAUTION! |
| 66.1 |
S |
Route 6 Entering Truro |
| 71.4 |
L |
Onto Route 6A, Shore Road |
| 76.0 |
L |
At Todd's Service Station to Commercial Street |
| 78.3 |
END |
Check in at Arnold's Bike Shop |
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R = Right turn, L = Left turn, S =
Straight, BL = Bear Left, BR = Bear Right, NS = No Street Sign |
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