Vietnam & Other Area Trails

[Jmann]

Vietnam and Diamond Hill are our go-tos in that area... I haven't been but I've heard Lincoln Woods is fun...

Lincoln woods is fun. It’s also very confusing so I don’t always suggest it. It’s basically all enduro trails, similar to diamond hill.

 

[Norm]

Vietnam and Diamond Hill are our go-tos in that area... I haven't been but I've heard Lincoln Woods is fun...

I may do Diamond Hill on the way out Wednesday. I have sampled it before, but I did not venture away from those enduro trails on the hill close to the lot.

 

[Sevenz]

I may do Diamond Hill on the way out Wednesday. I have sampled it before, but I did not venture away from those enduro trails on the hill close to the lot.

The stuff across the street is a lot of fun...

 

[phillychris498]

You could put together a really cool sampling of singletrack up on the north shore of Massachusetts. School street to red rocks to mt anne is about a 15-18 mile, 3-4 ride of singletrack.

North Shore Sampling: 5 Parks in 1 Day - Chris C's 17.6 mi mountain bike ride

Only in the area until tomorrow, so I had to squeeze in as much north shore as I could. G spot, stoneman, resdog, downhill domination, Mt Anne, Sunset area of BnTs, passing gas, NSA, fishbone, caveman, and ancient line. Amazing ride.

www.strava.com

 

[Jmann]

I may do Diamond Hill on the way out Wednesday. I have sampled it before, but I did not venture away from those enduro trails on the hill close to the lot.

Yeah, if you only road the lot side then you missed most of the good stuff.

 

[Norm]

Yeah, if you only road the lot side then you missed most of the good stuff.

I did the west side which I think you recommended. The left side of the TF map.

 

[Jmann]

I did the west side which I think you recommended. The left side of the TF map.

Oh, ok. You were on the correct side then.

 

[Norm]

North Shore Sampling: 5 Parks in 1 Day - Chris C's 17.6 mi mountain bike ride

Only in the area until tomorrow, so I had to squeeze in as much north shore as I could. G spot, stoneman, resdog, downhill domination, Mt Anne, Sunset area of BnTs, passing gas, NSA, fishbone, caveman, and ancient line. Amazing ride.

www.strava.com

Interesting - how much of this is maybe not exactly legal?

 

[Norm]

So just to keep this thread updated, I hit Collis P Huntington in CT on the way up yesterday:

Collis P Something Something - solid park, fun times - Norm Z.'s 9.6 mi mountain bike ride

Norm Z. rode 9.6 mi on Oct 16, 2022.

www.strava.com

This was a pretty good place to stop. More or less halfway. Easy enough to follow. Decent amount of riding (10 miles in 1:30+). Not too vast. Technical enough but not over the top. A perfect mid-drive ride.

Also rode Vietnam this morning but this is the same loop I have done the past few times here.

 

[phillychris498]

Interesting - how much of this is maybe not exactly legal?

There’s no legality issue up there at all, but they are rogue trails in nature.

 

[Norm]

If you’d rather ride fast and pedal hard, big river might be a good option. It’s a huge place, part of it feels like allaire, other parts are rocky. I’ve ridden there a few times, but always on borrowed time, never could get more than an hour. It seemed pretty cool, the locals really like it. FYI they have mandatory orange blaze requirements for fall/winter hunting season.

I rode here today. It rained all night and was still raining this morning. So I went to a less rocky spot.

I really didn't like it at all. It was 85% quad/moto trails and there were about 115 rocks in total. The rocks were sort of oddly grouped. But the vast majority of what I rode was like Allaire, but shitty.

 

[don]

North Shore Sampling: 5 Parks in 1 Day - Chris C's 17.6 mi mountain bike ride

Only in the area until tomorrow, so I had to squeeze in as much north shore as I could. G spot, stoneman, resdog, downhill domination, Mt Anne, Sunset area of BnTs, passing gas, NSA, fishbone, caveman, and ancient line. Amazing ride.

www.strava.com

It's cool to see that area going strong. When my wife and I lived in Boston in the mid 90's I would ride out of the Wingaersheek Beach area (her aunt had a place there). Cool chunky terrain that I believe is now know as B&T's. Looks like it would be a worthwhile area to ride if I'm back up there!

 

[phillychris498]

I rode here today. It rained all night and was still raining this morning. So I went to a less rocky spot.

I really didn't like it at all. It was 85% quad/moto trails and there were about 115 rocks in total. The rocks were sort of oddly grouped. But the vast majority of what I rode was like Allaire, but shitty.

Please reach out to get a tour of my favorite Boston trails when you are back in the area. I won’t disappoint... but it will be technical.

 

[phillychris498]

It's cool to see that area going strong. When my wife and I lived in Boston in the mid 90's I would ride out of the Wingaersheek Beach area (her aunt had a place there). Cool chunky terrain that I believe is now know as B&T's. Looks like it would be a worthwhile area to ride if I'm back up there!

It’s a really tight-knit group of riders that keep those trails pristine. There are probably 50 miles of singletrack along 128 between Beverly and Gloucester, all of which are uniquely flowy yet technical. I’m always down to give a tour for those in the area, as they are challenging to navigate.

 

[Norm]

Please reach out to get a tour of my favorite Boston trails when you are back in the area. I won’t disappoint... but it will be technical.

I actually didn’t realize you were still up there. I’ll be back in a month but no idea what sort of ride window I’ll have. Will keep you posted.

 

[Patrick]

i'll be up there on friday - but no bike!

PS - remember my kid needs an internship this summer.

 

[don]

It’s a really tight-knit group of riders that keep those trails pristine. There are probably 50 miles of singletrack along 128 between Beverly and Gloucester, all of which are uniquely flowy yet technical. I’m always down to give a tour for those in the area, as they are challenging to navigate.

That's awesome! It is a such a beautiful area and to have sweet mtb trails so close to the ocean is very rad.

Thank you for the invite - if I make it up there I would gladly take a tour!