Apple Pie!

 We had much cooler weather for our ride Saturday from Richmond, with many of us sporting tights, jackets, arm warmers, etc. Fortunately it was sunny, and we had a really beautiful ride to Wiscasset. About a half-dozen of us took part in the Share the Road with Carol ride on Sunday where we lucked out with more fine riding weather and met up with some old friends. This weekend we will return to the Monmouth Apple Festival on Saturday after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, followed by a popular tour to the Wire Bridge in New Portland on Sunday (details to come). More fine riding ahead!

Saturday, September 24th - READFIELD

"Monmouth a la Mode" - a tour through Readfield and Winthrop to the Monmouth Apple Festival.

START: 9:00 AM at the Readfield Elementary School, 84 South Road, Readfield.

DISTANCE: 29 or 33.5 Miles.

TERRAIN: Rolling, with a few stiff hills. The long ride includes approx. 1/2 mile of gravel.

HIGHLIGHTS: Back roads beside rolling orchards, lakeside summer camps, small hidden hamlets... and the Monmouth Apple Festival: a great little small town festival devoted to celebrating all things pomological in one of Maine’s classic apple towns. The festival features lots of hot, baked apple pies and other apple treats, yard sales and open houses, fun and games, and self-guided tours of the Monmouth Historical Society’s many unique museum buildings and shops.

LEADER: Jim Merrick, hjmerrick@gmail.com.

LINK to ROUTE MAP (long): https://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7411865

LINK to ROUTE MAP (short): https://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7413905

For more information about the Kennebec Valley Bicycle Club, contact Jim Merrick at hjmerrick@gmail.com, and check out the KVBC blog, Posted Roads, at http://postedroads.blogspot.com.