Route description
CONNECTICUT VALLEY ROUTE 5 SOUTHBOUND (READ UP),
NORTHFIELD TO NORTHAMPTON
DIST INSTRUCTIONS BEAR BEAR ALTI-
STEP READ **SIDE TRIP CONNECTION (Asterisks) ING ING TUDE
UP Note (not capitalized) BACK FWD FEET
1 49.23 END of bikepath at Damon Rd after 055 235 130
crossing Connecticut River
HADLEY ->NORTHAMPTON at river
2 47.83 West St, Hadley (boulevard) 070 230 125
3 47.44 Middle St, Hadley (Mass. Route 47) 070 230 130
**Right to Rte 9 for Farm Museum
4 46.23 Underpass under Route 9: Caution! 070 230 140
5 45.41 Cross Maple St; before crossing, 070 230 155
shopping mall on left
6 44.52 AMHERST -> HADLEY 045 225 190
7 43.20 RIGHT, DOWN RAMP onto Norwottuck 005 275 250
Bikepath
**Turn left instead for Hampshire Coll.
8 42.66 LEFT on S. Pleasant St, Rte 116 090 180 318
**or turn right for U. of Mass.
9 42.33 Cross Triangle St; Emily Dickinson 090 270 272
house on far right corner
10 41.77 RIGHT on Main St/Pelham Rd 000 270 184
11 39.86 STRAIGHT onto North East St 315 135 305
12 38.74 BEAR LEFT onto Henry St 010 160 302
No street sign; stop sign on Henry St
13 38.51 CONTINUE onto Bridge St 010 170 299
Leverett Rd hard right; **right on
State St to Puffer Pond swimming area
14 37.06 LEVERETT -> AMHERST 045 225 325
Chushman Rd becomes E. Leverett Rd
15 35.48 HARD LEFT on Chushman Rd 110 180 410
End of the big downhill
16 35.48 SHUTESBURY -> LEVERETT 080 260 758
Leverett Rd becomes Shutesbury Rd
17 32.81 RIGHT on Leverett Rd at town center 350 260 1224
Caution: long, steep descent ahead
18 30.76 MERGE FROM RIGHT onto Wendell Rd 320 140 1234
19 28.77 LEFT onto Locks Pond Rd 080 150 860
Lake Wyola public beach before turn
20 27.99 RIGHT onto Lakeview Rd 350 260 879
WENDELL-SHUTESBURY just before turn
21 24.67 Pass thrrough Wendell town center 000 180 1161
22 23.88 Straight where Farley Rd goes right 350 170 1083
**Right here for Miller's Falls Link
23 23.04 ORANGE -> WENDELL, STRAIGHT across Rte 020 200 492
2A, river, RR track onto Depot Rd at
village of Wendell Depot
**Left on 2a to Orange, services
24 19.91 WARWICK -> ORANGE 020 200 604
Wendell Rd becomes Warwick Rd
25 18.05 CONTINUE on Wendell Rd; 000 135 666
Commercial campground just past turn.
**Right on Laurel Lake Rd to Warwick
State Forest waterfront
26 15.84 Swimming at far end of Moore's Pond 280 100 682
27 14.06 MERGE FROM RIGHT, THEN BEAR LEFT onto 075 225 876
Wendell Rd; same place as 3 steps ago
28 13.78 BEAR RIGHT off Rte 78 010 210 974
29 13.51 RIGHT on Northfield Rd in Warwick 260 170 945
town center. Bed & Breakfast here.
**STRAIGHT on Athol Rd to Athol and east
30 13.20 MERGE LEFT, THEN BEAR LEFT,still on 270 060 876
Northfield Rd
31 11.96 Top of climb! 300 120 1033
32 9.09 NORTHFIELD -> WARWICK 280 100 650
33 5.90 RIGHT on Warwick Ave 200 100 312
**Straight on 63 to Northfield-Mt.
Hermon School and Youth Hostel
34 5.00 LEFT on Rte 63 into Northfield 275 010 269
35 3.79 LEFT on Rte 10 across river 355 070 272
36 0.00 VERNON, VT -> NORTHFIELD, MA on Rte 142 330 150 272
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