THIS IS THE CUE SHEET FOR THE 40 MILE ROUTE FOR GTD2019. YOU CAN USE IT FOR AN IDEA OF THE 40 MILE ROUTE. YOU WILL RECEIVE A CUE SHEET FOR THE 40 MILE ROUTE, UPDATED FOR GTD 2020 AT REGISTRATION.
PARKING AND REGISTRATION ARE AT THE NEW ENGLAND YOUTH THEATRE, 100 FLAT ST, BRATTLEBORO AND THE FINISH IS AT THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, 17 FLAT ST, BRATTLEBORO
AT REGISTRATION, YOU’LL RECEIVE OUR NEW MAP OF THE 40 MILE ROUTE, PREPARED BY JEFF NUGENT, ALONG WITH THE 40 MILE CUE SHEET AND IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS. CARRY THAT CUE SHEET WITH YOU.
2019 Boys & Girls Club 40 Mile Ride
42.8 Miles
NOTE: PARK AND START AT THE NEW ENGLAND YOUTH THEATER AND FINISH AT THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB.
NOTE: You will cross RR tracks 3 times on this ride. Two on the way out and one coming back. BECAUSE OF THEIR OBLIQUE ANGLE, BE VERY CAREFUL, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE WET. SLOW DOWN OR DISMOUNT.
NOTE: This route is marked on the ground with fluorescent pink arrows. They are used only where the route makes a turn from one road to another. Two arrows mark each turn, one aprox. 100’ prior to the turn and a second at the turn. Occasionally, an arrow pointing straight ahead may be used for clarity.
To Start: Go EAST on Flat St., turn Right to cross the bridge to the Co-op, walk or ride through the Co-op parking area, CAREFULLY cross Canal St. at the traffic light, turn RIGHT on Rt. 142 and begin the route:
0.0 Pass the Marlboro Grad School parking lot. Go South on Vernon Rd (Rt. 142) thru Vernon and West Northfield, MA) for 14.8 miles to stop sign at Rt. 10. Be careful crossing 2 Rail Road tracks in this section.
14.8 Turn RIGHT onto Rt. 10 and continue for .4 miles to first left.
15.2 Take first LEFT onto Turners Falls Rd (becomes W Gill Rd) and continue for 4.6 miles to stop sign.
19.8 Turn RIGHT onto Main Rd, ride downhill for .5 miles to traffic light.
20.3 Cross Rt. 2, onto Turner’s Falls Bridge.
20.7 At end of bridge, turn LEFT onto First St., just before Shady Glen Diner.
20.9 Rest Stop at Unity Park on left in shade along the river. Restrooms are .1 mi down the street on right. Take snacks and drinks with you for the ride back to Brattleboro.
Leaving rest stop: Ride out the same way you came in and return to the stop sign at Shady Glen Diner.
21.0 Turn RIGHT and cross Turner’s Falls Bridge to stoplight at Rt. 2.
21.4 At stop light cross Rt.2 and continue straight for 6.5 miles to stop sign at Rt.10.
27.9 Cross Rt. 10 and proceed STRAIGHT ahead on Gill Center Rd. for .3 miles to a ‘T’ intersection.
28.1 Turn LEFT, go up hill on Old Bernardston Rd (unsigned) for .4 miles to a ‘T’ intersection.
28.5 Turn RIGHT on Sumner Turner Rd. and ride through the grounds of Pioneer Valley Regional High School to a ‘T’ intersection.
29.0 Turn LEFT onto unsigned Bennett Brook Rd. for .3 miles to a ‘T’ intersection.
29.3 Turn RIGHT onto Rt. 142 and continue straight for 3.7 miles to brick Vernon Historical Society building.
33.0 Pass Vernon Historical Society on RIGHT. Port-a-potty behind building. Continue straight for 2.1 miles to the gas station/convenience store on RIGHT.
35.1 Turn RIGHT at gas station/convenience store onto Stebbins Rd. for 1.2 miles to a ‘T’ intersection.
36.3 Turn RIGHT onto Rt. 142 for .7 miles
37.0 Turn RIGHT on Governor Hunt Rd. for 1.3 miles to stop sign, passing Vernon Dam and Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant. .
38.3 Turn RIGHT onto Rt. 142 and cross RR tracks. Slow down or Dismount!! Continue for 4.5 miles.
42.8 Pass the Marlboro Graduate Center and carefully cross at the traffic light, go through the Co-Op parking lot, cross the bridge to Flat St. and finish at the Boys & Girls Club
We commend you for cycling 40+ miles and for the fundraising you have done on behalf of the Boys and Girls Club of Brattleboro.
Please celebrate with us at the Boys & Girls Club
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS:
Command Center: Ricky Davidson: 802-579-6701
Mobile Command Center: Ryan Squires: 802-380-5016
Rest Stop #1: Unity Park, Turners Falls: Steve Gordon: 781-844-0771
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