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A Classic New Hampshire Ride – 50 Miles

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church_front.jpg Ossipee River NH 450x300.JPG

Riding from Ossipee to Dover, NH the other night I got a late start. We were running late coming home from the Montreal Bike Festival and I didn’t get started until 4:30 PM. It is about 50 miles and I knew it would be dark before I got home. But I love this ride and do it every chance I get.

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Sanbornville House

It had been a dark day but this is a beautiful ride along historic Rt. 153 that straddles the New Hampshire and Maine border.

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Written by Roland

July 2, 2006 at 8:53 am

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Seacoast History Ride – 80 Miles

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Fort Constition New Castle, NH

Damm Garrison Dover, NH 1678

Strawberry Bank Portsmouth, NHThis is a world class ride along the seacoast of Maine and New Hampshire that includes many glimpses of American History (Martin Pring, 1606). The ride starts near the Damm Garrison in Dover, NH (settled 1623). The Damn Garrison is one of the few remaining original Garrison Houses (Built in 1675).

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Written by Roland

June 13, 2006 at 12:12 pm

Posted in Favorites, History, Rides

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