Join me for this scenic ride with a stop at Church Street Bagels at the end.

Local hills are the feature of this route that travels through Denville, Mountain Lakes, Boonton and Boonton Township. Many of the roads ride through quiet neighborhoods with low traffic. The food stop is a mile from the end of the ride in Denville at Smartworld Coffee on Diamond Spring Road.

I am thinking this route is a good one for tomorrow as we will be done with the hardest climb early in the ride when the temps are still reasonable. We will stop along the way if anyone needs drinks or facilities. 

This is always a very pleasant, light-traffic course.

This tour is the reverse of Echo Hill to the Flateau Plateau. Thus, it travels the same lightly trafficked roads of the Hunterdon Plateau, but offers a strenuous climb up White Bridge Rd. and a pleasant, long downhill on Cherryville Hollow Rd. Tour by Muffin Williams (2017).

This is the same tour as 288 but turns on Summer from Lazy Brook without crossing Rt. 202 an additional two times and going on Old York Road. This tour traverses a few new roads, hills are unavoidable but moderate and can easily be handled by slower riders. Original tour by Chaim Schreiber and shortened by Jan Gorban (2017).

For special Aug social ride at 32.8 mile make a left off School Rd before RT22 and ride or walk the short distance to Polar Cub for ice cream.  Caution since you are going against RT22 traffic. Ice cream paid by MAFW. After Polar Cub alternate return is make a right at School Rd, left at Old Hwy 28, cross RT22 at the light and continue Main St to Pickell Park.

Venture to Mountainville and Oldwick via a new combination of old roads from Pickell Park. You will see, but are not limited to, a variety of animals such as rabbits, deer, little black sheep with bells, small horses and maybe a Friesen or two. Tour by Tony Marchand and Pat Kipp (2017).

For special July social ride at ~32.8 mile make a left off School Rd before RT22 and ride or walk the short distance to Polar Cub for ice cream.  Caution since you are going against RT22 traffic. Ice cream paid by MAFW. After Polar Cub alternate return is make a right at School Rd, left at Old Hwy 28, cross RT22 at the light and continue Main St to Pickell Park.

For special Aug social ride at 32.8 mile make a left off School Rd before RT22 and ride or walk the short distance to Polar Cub for ice cream.  Caution since you are going against RT22 traffic. Ice cream paid by MAFW. After Polar Cub alternate return is make a right at School Rd, left at Old Hwy 28, cross RT22 at the light and continue Main St to Pickell Park.

Venture to Mountainville and Oldwick via a new combination of old roads from Pickell Park. You will see, but are not limited to, a variety of animals such as rabbits, deer, little black sheep with bells, small horses and maybe a Friesen or two. Tour by Tony Marchand and Pat Kipp (2017).

For special July social ride at ~32.8 mile make a left off School Rd before RT22 and ride or walk the short distance to Polar Cub for ice cream.  Caution since you are going against RT22 traffic. Ice cream paid by MAFW. After Polar Cub alternate return is make a right at School Rd, left at Old Hwy 28, cross RT22 at the light and continue Main St to Pickell Park.

For special Aug social ride at 27.3 mile make a left off School Rd before RT22 and ride or walk the short distance to Polar Cub for ice cream.  Caution since you are going against RT22 traffic. Ice cream paid by MAFW. After Polar Cub alternate return is make a right at School Rd, left at Old Hwy 28, cross RT22 at the light and continue Main St to Pickell Park.

This is a slightly shortened version of 1106 without the initial loop.  Food stop at Oldwick General Store. For special July social ride at ~27.3 mile make a left off School Rd before RT22 and ride or walk the short distance to Polar Cub for ice cream.  Caution since you are going against RT22 traffic. Ice cream paid by MAFW. After Polar Cub alternate return is make a right at School Rd, left at Old Hwy 28, cross RT22 at the light and continue Main St to Pickell Park.

For special Aug social ride at 17.4 mile make a left off School Rd before RT22 and ride or walk the short distance to Polar Cub for ice cream.  Caution since you are going against RT22 traffic. Ice cream paid by MAFW. After Polar Cub alternate return is make a right at School Rd, left at Old Hwy 28, cross RT22 at the light and continue Main St to Pickell Park.

This is a shortened version of 1106 without Mountainville.  Food stop at Whitehouse General Store. For special July social ride at ~17.4 mile make a left off School Rd before RT22 and ride or walk the short distance to Polar Cub for ice cream.  Caution since you are going against RT22 traffic. Ice cream paid by MAFW. After Polar Cub alternate return is make a right at School Rd, left at Old Hwy 28, cross RT22 at the light and continue Main St to Pickell Park.