Vibe-Fall-2024 - Flipbook - Page 57
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ADVENTURING
ON TWO WHEELS
Through the Mt. Washington Valley
By Kimberly Harvey
there is a BDR that travels right through Mt. Washington Valley.
The mission of the BDR “is to create, preserve, and protect
off-highway motorized access to public lands. Through education, safety initiatives, responsible land use ethics, and positive
financial impact on rural communities, BDR seeks to preserve
backcountry motorcycling opportunities for generations to come.”
Launched in 2020, the 1,300-mile NEBDR (Northeast) route
starts in Hancock, New York and travels through the Catskills,
skirting around Bash Bish Falls in Massachusetts, dipping into
Connecticut, and then back north into the Berkshires of westFall 2024
ern Massachusetts. The more difficult sections are in Vermont,
as it navigates through Readsboro, Wallingford, and Barnard
through the state’s center and crosses into New Hampshire
in Woodsville. Continuing through western NH, the NEBDR
eventually snakes to Sandwich and Tamworth to Chocorua Lake.
From here, the route heads up to the Kancamagus Highway, Bear
Notch Road, and through Crawford Notch/Jefferson Notch to
Gorham—with an optional side trip up the Mt. Washington Auto
Road. After cruising south through Evans Notch, the route enters
Maine via Deer Hill Road. After traveling through Dixfield and
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