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Chain Bridge and Deer Island – Maudslay State Park loop from Rowley

Chain Bridge and Deer Island – Maudslay State Park loop from Rowley

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Chain Bridge and Deer Island – Maudslay State Park loop from Rowley

03:14

75.9km

420m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 22, 2025

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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16.4 km

Rocks Village Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

One of its most famous features is a "swing span" that can actually open up to let tall boats pass through. What's even cooler is that this swing span is …

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24.0 km

View of the Merrimack River from Pleasant Valley Road

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Pleasant Valley Road runs alongside the Merrimack River, providing views of the river, its surrounding wetlands, and green spaces. From this vantage point, you can also see Maudslay State Park on the opposite side of the river.

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28.1 km

Chain Bridge and Deer Island

Highlight • Bridge

Chain Bridge is the first bridge built over the Merrimack River, connecting Deer Island, a small island located in the middle of the river. The bridge has been open to …

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28.5 km

Moseley Woods Park

Highlight • Forest

Very nice park for small family events, playgrounds, sitting on benches next to the river, and walking in the woods.

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30.9 km

Maudslay State Park

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Maudslay State Park features 19th-century gardens, rolling meadows, towering pines, and one of the largest naturally occurring stands of mountain laurel in the state. It’s an ideal spot for walking, …

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33.9 km

Upper Artichoke Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Nice road to ride on next to the lake. The reservoir does not allow swimming or boating.

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34.9 km

Upper Artichoke Area

Nature Reserve

42.4 km

Colby Farm Sunflower Field

Highlight • Natural Monument

Sunflower Sessions are labor day weekend. Nice sunflowers. Ridiculously bad traffic for that weekend. Otherwise, easy ride with plenty of space on the side of the road.

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48.1 km

Quills Pond

Lake

49.4 km

Hayden Saltmarsh

Nature Reserve

51.3 km

Parker River Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

This bridge over the Parker River was built in 1853 and updated in 1930. It's the closest bridge to the sea, just inland of Plum Island.

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64.3 km

Willowdale State Forest

Forest

75.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

63.1 km

12.5 km

238 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

65.5 km

10.1 km

263 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Chain Bridge and Deer Island – Maudslay State Park loop from Rowley

Rocks Village Bridge

View of the Merrimack River from Pleasant Valley Road

Chain Bridge and Deer Island

Moseley Woods Park

Maudslay State Park

Upper Artichoke Reservoir

Colby Farm Sunflower Field

Parker River Bridge

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