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           CONNECTICUT VALLEY ROUTE 6 SOUTHBOUND (READ UP)
                    ROUND THE RANGE AND NORTH


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

   1  50.38   END at Norwottuck Bikepath at Rte 116    185        250
                in Amherst

   2  48.15   RIGHT on Bay Rd                          095  035   250
                Hampshire College at intersection

   3  43.90   BELCHERTOWN -> AMHERST                   080  260   250

   4  43.90   BEAR LEFT on Bay Road                    135  315   250

   5  41.90   BEAR LEFT on Stebbins St                 270  060   254
              GRANBY -> BELCHERTOWN just after turn

   6  41.57   LEFT on Bachelor St                      185  095   258

   7  39.50   RIGHT on Amherst St                      270  005   296
                Historic Aldrich Mill 0.3 mi before turn

   8  38.80   LEFT on Aldrich St; becomes Old Mill La  240  100   263

   9  40.59   **Shortcut rejoins route at Pearl St.    295  065   242
              SOUTH HADLEY -> GRANBY at Pearl St

  10  36.91   LEFT on Amherst Rd (Rte 116)             290  025   300
                Skinner Museum 0.2 mi after turn
                Mt Holyoke College at turn

  11  34.89   **Shortut: bear left at Pearl St         290  140   225

  12  29.38   HADLEY-SOUTH HADLEY                      340  160   180

  13  28.91   On left: Skinner State Park, road to     355  180   119
                mountaintop (steep!)  Bicycle museum
                on Rte 47 shortly after turn

  14  29.76   STRAIGHT on Rte 47                       280  100   135

  15  29.38   LEFT on Rte 47                           355  090   120

  16  28.91   CROSS Norwottuck Bikepath                355  175   122

  17  28.44   LEFT on Middle St (dual boulevard)       075  175   120

  18  28.10   RIGHT on North Lane                      350  260   133

  19  22.20   Porter-Phelps-Huntington House museum    345  165   130

  20  22.20   SUNDERLAND -> HADLEY                     005  185   138

  21  19.09   CROSS Rte 116 in Sunderland              015  195   148
              **Right across Sunderland Bridge to
                Deerfield

  22  17.66   MERGE FROM RIGHT onto Rte 47             010  210   164

  23  15.95   MERGE FROM RIGHT  onto Falls Rd          035  225   148
              SUNDERLAND -> MONTAGUE after turn
                Scenic waterfall just after boundary

  24  13.31   RIGHT on Meadow Rd                       350  255   157

  25  13.13   LEFT on South Ferry Rd                   085  185   148

  26  12.82   CROSS Greenfield Rd                      075  255   144
              **Left to Montague center
              **Right to Greenfield

  27  12.35   RIGHT THEN LEFT onto Ferry Rd            100  290   240

  28  11.50   RIGHT onto Swamp Rd                      010  275   279

  29  11.11   MERGE FROM RIGHT onto Rte 63             320  190   272

  30   9.15   MERGE FROM LEFT onto County Rd           005  215   338

  31   8.92   CROSS Miller's Falls Rd                  005  185   344
              **Left thru Millers Falls to Wendell Rd,
                and Lake Wyola

  32   7.44   BEAR RIGHT onto E. Mineral Rd            345  210   207
                Miller's River just after turn
              ERVING -> MONTAGUE

  33   6.71   NORTHFIELD -> ERVING                     035  215   203

  34   5.62   LEFT on Meadow Rd                        090  175   213
               Picnic area and boat ramp at turn

  35   5.44   Northfield Nature Center and pumped      090  180   262
                storage power plant; at exit, RIGHT
                on Rte 63 THEN LEFT on Lower Farms Rd

  36   5.44   LEFT on Nature Center entrance road      010  090   262

  37   0.00   SOUTH on Rte 63 from Rte 10, Northfield       190   279

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