Saturday June 7th was National Trail Day and the trail crew celebrated by building new single track!  The half-mile loop trail makes many sweeping turns thru the pines and runs over some nice grassy knolls to make for some sweet single track.  The new trail that passes thru ECGA land is located off of Ipswich Road in Topsfield, now referred to as Willowdale Meadow.  The greenbelt land abuts Willowdale State Forest, if you connect this with other single track in the area it makes for a nice ride.  The parking area under the green ECGA sign is just down the road from the footbridge into Bradley Palmer.  This makes for a safer off road parking option, and gets you riding on single track right from the gate.  On completion of the trail and lunch, folks were able to demo a fleet off new Specialized bikes provided by Riverside Cycle of Newburyport.  A Special thanks goes out to the mountain bike friendly Greenbelt people, Aaron from Riverside Cycle, and the Merrimack Valley chapter members that helped out with the trail work.

The June chapter meeting started with a ride at Harold Parker State Forest.  Over twenty people attended, making for two ride groups as the novice group out lasted the advanced Thursday nightriders.  Thanks to Dave McCrimmon for providing his home for the meeting and cook out.

The next Chapter meeting will be in Rockport in August at Fred Whites house.   A bike tour of Dog town Commons will also take place prior to the meeting.

The Monday Night Novice ride at Bradley Palmer and Willowdale has been well received and will continue through the end of August.  The group has a lot of fun learning the local trails and improving their skills.  Come out and join us. As always check the website for the latest details at nsnemba.org

Frank Lane - North Shore Chapter President