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Holden Bicycle Route Sheets

These are some of my favorite routes. All of them have been ridden by my wife and I on our tandem. We ride to eat and eat to ride, so almost all have designated food stops.

The loop rides are traditional cycling cue sheets with the same start and stop location. The Segmentation Routes (TM) are a new way to express bicycle routes. They define legs of a route, allowing the rider to create loop routes that suit their particular taste or map out a point to point ride.

Click on the ID to download the route sheet. (MS-Excel Format).

Enjoy!

Traditional Loop Routes

Route ID

Description

Distance

Rating

RSI248

Rota Springs Ice Cream Loop

Start/Finish: Holden Center

24.8

Hilly

Segmentation Routes (TM)

Segment ID

Description

Distance

Rating

HTH121A

Holden to Hubbardston

Good stable section to work on form.

12.1

Moderate

HTOS75

Holden to the Old Stone Church

7.5

Hilly

HTP112

Holden to Princeton

Two significant climbs, one steep, one long

11.2

Very Hilly

HTR135

Holden to Rutland

Deceptively Hilly

13.5

Very Hilly

HTR193

Holden to Rutland

A personal favorite. Nice in the opposite direction as well.

19.3

Hilly

HTH121B

Hubbardston to Holden

Good stable section to work on form.

12.1

Moderate

HTH200

Hubbardston to Holden

Technical section early on, but the descent to get there is worth it.

20.0

Moderate

HTR123

Hubbardston to Rutland

12.3

Hilly

HTR319

Hubbardston to Rutland

31.9

Hilly

OSTH89

Old Stone Church to Holden

8.9

Moderate

PTH207

Princeton to Holden

20.7

Very Hilly

PTH84

Princeton to Hubbardston

8.4

Moderate

RTH63

Rutland to Holden

Great descent into Holden. One very technical corner at 2.4 miles.

6.3

Moderate

RTH95

Rutland to Hubbardston

The early section of this segment is spectacular pavement.

9.5

Moderate

RTP122

Rutland to Princeton

Comfortable country ride. Least hilly route into Princeton.

12.2

Hilly

Recommended Segmentation Loop Rides

Miles

Segments

Description

16.4

HOS75, OSTH89

Holden - Old Stone Church Loop

Ice Cream @ Pinecroft Dairy towards end

37.4

HTP112, PTH84, HTR123, RTH63

Holden, Princeton, Hubbardston, Rutland, back to Holden.

Choice of 5 breakfast places depending on start time.

52.2

HTR193, RTP122, PTH207

Holden, Rutland, Princeton, back to Holden.

Very Hilly with many rewarding descents.