Here's a 40 mile ride that has some history near the beginning, a real treat near the end, with the middle in northwest Talbot County, near the Wye East River. The link is below.
There's no good way to bike from the Oxford peninsula to the St. Michaels peninsula -- the first few miles of th
is ride are on the Easton Bypass. But after you turn left onto Glebe Road and ride a bit, you're back in Easton Shore farm country. Unionville Road takes you over the Miles River drawbridge -- great views up the Miles, and an osprey nest on the top of the bridge (no fo
oling).
A mile or so after the bridge is Unionville, a community founded by free blacks and ex-slaves. There's an historic cemetery in which 18 free blacks and ex-slaves who fought for the Union in the Civil War are buried. Worth stopping for.
As you head out of Unionville towards Todds Corner, you're approaching the northern most part of the ride. The fields open up, the farms get larger and the wind picks up -- the farms and the wind remind me of cycling in Iowa (www.ragbrai.com). There's a large amount of Conservation Society land, and an Audubon Society children's camp.
You'll see that are a number of "there and back" parts of the ride. Presquile Road definitely is worth it. You'll get to a T just past 16 miles. I took Presquile Drive South, which had nice views of Lloyd Creek. Next time, I'll try the drive north, which runs along the Wye East River.
Presquile Road is worth it; you can skip Gross Coate Road -- a short run before you hit a "private road" sign. Bruff's Island Road is pretty, although the "Strictly Private" road sign at the end is off putting -- "strictly" compared to what? "Loosely Private"?
Tunis Mills is wonderful. There's an osprey's nest close to the road, and the view up Leeds Creek is beautiful. I met
a great couple -- considerably older than me -- who were finishing a bike ride. They offered to refill my water bottles, which I really needed on a very hot day. This is why I always offer to help a stopped on the side of the road -- what goes around comes around. These folks had a very nice place on Leeds Creek, with a sailboat and a powerboat. Nicely d
one.
Once you're back on Unionville Road, pass by Glebe Road and make a left on the St. Michaels Road -- where you'll find Carroll's Exxon, Market & Deli. If there's better pie on the Eastern Shore, I haven't found it. Today's sour cherry pie was great.
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There's no good way to bike from the Oxford peninsula to the St. Michaels peninsula -- the first few miles of th
is ride are on the Easton Bypass. But after you turn left onto Glebe Road and ride a bit, you're back in Easton Shore farm country. Unionville Road takes you over the Miles River drawbridge -- great views up the Miles, and an osprey nest on the top of the bridge (no fooling).A mile or so after the bridge is Unionville, a community founded by free blacks and ex-slaves. There's an historic cemetery in which 18 free blacks and ex-slaves who fought for the Union in the Civil War are buried. Worth stopping for.
As you head out of Unionville towards Todds Corner, you're approaching the northern most part of the ride. The fields open up, the farms get larger and the wind picks up -- the farms and the wind remind me of cycling in Iowa (www.ragbrai.com). There's a large amount of Conservation Society land, and an Audubon Society children's camp.
You'll see that are a number of "there and back" parts of the ride. Presquile Road definitely is worth it. You'll get to a T just past 16 miles. I took Presquile Drive South, which had nice views of Lloyd Creek. Next time, I'll try the drive north, which runs along the Wye East River.
Presquile Road is worth it; you can skip Gross Coate Road -- a short run before you hit a "private road" sign. Bruff's Island Road is pretty, although the "Strictly Private" road sign at the end is off putting -- "strictly" compared to what? "Loosely Private"?
Tunis Mills is wonderful. There's an osprey's nest close to the road, and the view up Leeds Creek is beautiful. I met
a great couple -- considerably older than me -- who were finishing a bike ride. They offered to refill my water bottles, which I really needed on a very hot day. This is why I always offer to help a stopped on the side of the road -- what goes around comes around. These folks had a very nice place on Leeds Creek, with a sailboat and a powerboat. Nicely done.Once you're back on Unionville Road, pass by Glebe Road and make a left on the St. Michaels Road -- where you'll find Carroll's Exxon, Market & Deli. If there's better pie on the Eastern Shore, I haven't found it. Today's sour cherry pie was great.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3085402
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