Backroads to Quabbin Summit 2001
Starting from the Grossman's Bargain Outlet Shopping Center on Rt 33 in Chicopee.
(TRO = To Remain On)

0.0 Exit at the north end of the parking lot, Right onto New Ludlow Rd and cross Rt. 33 @ light 3.0 Right onto East St, then   Immediate Left onto Truby 3.8 Straight @ stop onto Taylor 4.9 Bear Left @ stop onto Carver 5.3 Bear Right TRO Carver 5.7 Right onto Lyons 7.7 Bear Left TRO Lyons 8.9 Straight @ stop onto Miller 10.6 Left @ stop onto East St. 11.4 Left onto Poole REGROUP 13.6 Remain on South St. 14.9 Left @ stop onto Liberty, then   Immediate Right onto South St. 15.8 Right under RR tracks 16.0 Bear Right TRO River St. 17.0 Right onto Rt. 181 (S. Main) 17.2 REGROUP at O'Connels Shell. Left onto Main St., Rt 181 N (i.e. reverse direction) 17.4 Right onto State 18.9 Left onto Emmery at bottom of hill, before bridge 20.6 Becomes Babcock Tavern Rd. 22.3 Becomes Monson Tpk Rd. 24.5 Right onto Rt 9 24.6 Left into Quabbin Reservation 28.0 At rotary, continue to Summit 28.3 Right onto paved walkway up to tower

28.4 LUNCH at Summit   Return to Rotary, then towards Windsor Dam   * Bear left towards Rt. 9 at the bottom of the hill 30.9 Right onto Rt 9 32.3 Left into McLean Hatchery REGROUP - water & restrooms Left out of Hatchery 34.1 Right at T (no sign) 35.2 Bear right TRO Cold Spring 36.0 Right onto Rt. 181 38.3 Cross intersection and continue on Rt. 202 38.6 Left onto Jackson 39.8 Bear left @ stop onto George Hannum 40.6 Bear left TRO George Hannum 41.7 Stay to the right 41.8 Left onto Batchelor 42.4 Bear right TRO Batchelor 45.5 Left onto Porter 46.7 Right onto Crescent (No sign, wide intersection) 47.1 Left onto Ken   Immediate right onto West 47.8 Cross Amherst @ Flashing light 48.6 Bear left onto Cold Hill Rd. 49.6 Left @ stop onto Pleasant 50.1 Cross Rt 202 @ lights 50.9 Bear right onto Morgan 51.9 Right @ stop onto New Ludlow 53.8 Left onto Rt 33 to parking lot

* Note: This route does not go over the Windsor Dam, the dam is closed to vehicular traffic, but as of July 2002, was open to bicycles and pedestrians. If you decide to go over the dam, take a left onto Rt. 9, then a right onto East St to put you at the 31.8-mile mark on the cue sheet