Route description

              CONNECTICUT VALLEY ROUTE 5 NORTHBOUND,
                    NORTHAMPTON TO NORTHFIELD


     DIST     INSTRUCTIONS                            BEAR BEAR ALTI-
STEP READ     **SIDE TRIP CONNECTION (Asterisks)      ING  ING  TUDE
     DOWN     Note (not capitalized)                  BACK FWD  FEET

   1   0.00   ENTER NORWOTTUCK BIKEPATH from Damon Rd  235  055   130
                Cross Connecticut River;
                NORTHAMPTON -> HADLEY at river

   2   1.40   West St, Hadley (boulevard)              230  070   125

   3   1.79   Middle St, Hadley (Mass. Route 47)       230  070   130
              **Left to Rte 9 for Farm Museum

   4   3.00   Underpass under Route 9: Caution!        230  070   140

   5   3.82   Cross Maple St; after crossing,          230  070   155
                shopping mall on left

   6   4.71   HADLEY ->AMHERST                         225  045   190

   7   6.03   UP RAMP, LEFT on S. Pleasant St          275  005   250
                Amherst College on right after turn
              **Turn left instead for Hampshire Coll.

   8   6.57   RIGHT on Main St                         180  090   318
              **or straight ahead for U. of Mass.

   9   6.90   Cross Triangle St; Emily Dickinson       270  090   272
              house on near left corner

  10   7.46   LEFT on North East St                    270  000   184

  11   9.37   STRAIGHT onto Henry St                   135  315   305

  12  10.49   BEAR RIGHT onto Bridge St                160  010   302
                Stop sign here but no street sign!

  13  10.72   STRAIGHT on E. Leverett Rd               170  010   299
                Leverett Rd bears left; **left on
                State St to Puffer Pond swimming area

  14  12.16   AMHERST -> LEVERETT                      225  045   325
                E. Leverett Rd becomes Chushman Rd

  15  12.85   HARD RIGHT on Shutesbury Rd              180  110   410
                Long, steep climb ahead!

  16  13.75   LEVERETT -> SHUTESBURY                   260  080   758
                Shutesbury Rd becomes Leverett Rd

  17  16.42   LEFT on Wendell Rd at town center        260  350  1224
                End of the big climb

  18  18.47   BEAR LEFT on Locks Pond Rd               140  320  1234

  19  20.46   RIGHT on Lakeview Rd                     150  080   860
                Lake Wyola public beach after turn

  20  21.24   LEFT on Locks Village Rd                 260  350   879
              SHUTESBURY -> WENDELL just after turn

  21  24.56   Pass through Wendell town center         180  000  1161

  22  25.35   STRAIGHT where Farley Rd goes left       170  350  1083
              **Left here for Miller's Falls Link

  23  26.19   WENDELL -> ORANGE, STRAIGHT across       200  020   492
                RR track, river, Rte 2A onto Wendell
                Rd at village of Wendell Depot
              **Right on 2A to Orange, services

  24  29.31   ORANGE -> WARWICK                        200  020   604
                Warwick Rd becomes Wendell Rd

  25  31.18   BEAR RIGHT on Wendell Rd;                135  000   666
                Commercial campground just past turn.
              **Left on Laurel Lake Rd to Warwick
                State Forest waterfront

  26  33.38   Swimming at near end of Moore's Pond     100  280   682

  27  35.17   MERGE FROM RIGHT THEN BEAR RIGHT onto    225  075   876
               road which goes up embankment

  28  35.45   MERGE FROM LEFT onto Rte 78              210  010   974

  29  35.71   LEFT on Northfield Rd in Warwick         170  260   945
                town center. Bed & Breakfast here.
              **Right on Athol Rd to Athol and east

  30  36.02   BEAR RIGHT, still on Northfield Rd;      060  270   876
                Same intersection as 3 steps ago

  31  37.27   Top of climb, start of long descent!     120  300  1033

  32  40.14   WARWICK -> NORTHFIELD                    100  280   650

  33  43.33   LEFT on Rte 63 in Northfield center      100  200   312
              **Right on 63 to Northfield-Mt. Hermon
                School, Youth Hostel, New Hampshire

  34  44.23   RIGHT on Rte 10 across river             010  275   269

  35  45.44   RIGHT on Rte 142                         070  355   272

  36  49.23   NORTHFIELD, MA -> VERNON, VT on Rte 142  150  330   272

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