Short-ish (25 mile) rides around Maplewood area?

[Karate Monkey]

Anyone from up that way know any good loops that won't fry someone who doesn't (yet) have climbing legs, but wants to work on them? I'm going to be spending some time in that area, and want to bring my workhorse with me. Not ready to climb up S. Orange Ave without puking up a lung.

Riding on 44mm slicks, so mixed terrain is okay.

 

[Steve Vai]

You can head West and do the loop around the Watchung Reservation. It's good and fairly quiet. I have a route with a connector somewhere, but basically you just ride right past Turtle Back Zoo down into Millburn and then zig zag across to Springfield ave.