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Prospect Hill Road and the Fruitlands Museum

Prospect Hill Road and the Fruitlands Museum

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Prospect Hill Road and the Fruitlands Museum

Name: Prospect Hill Road and the Fruitlands Museum
Rating: 2

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Location: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States

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1. Harvard Center and Fruitlands loop

13.3km

00:50

130m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Harvard General Store loop from Center of Town

18.4km

01:11

220m

230m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Harvard General Store – Mill Pond loop from Littleton/Route 495

47.9km

03:02

500m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Jamie S.

May 30, 2024

Prospect Hill Road to Fruitlands is a local favorite segment of riding. As you climb up the road, you get increasingly open views out to Mount Wassuchet (the tallest mountain in the state) over a historic stone wall. In the fall, when the leaves are changing colors, it is a truly stunning view. Just past the summit of the hill is the turn off for the Fruitlands Museum. Fruitlands was a short-lived utopian community started in the 1840s by Amos Bronson Alcott, Louisa May Alcott's father, and Charles Lane. Today it is a museum and also once hosted a amateur cyclocross race from 2015-2019. It quickly became a local favorite race due to its difficult course over rough and muddy surfaces.

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Distance 770 m

Uphill 20 m

Downhill 10 m

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Location: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States

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Prospect Hill Road and the Fruitlands Museum

1. Harvard Center and Fruitlands loop

2. Harvard General Store loop from Center of Town

3. Harvard General Store – Mill Pond loop from Littleton/Route 495

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