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Upper Artichoke Reservoir – Plum Island Airport loop from Newburyport

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Road cycling routes
United States
Massachusetts
Essex County
Newburyport

Upper Artichoke Reservoir – Plum Island Airport loop from Newburyport

Easy

4.8

(6904)

9,604

riders

Upper Artichoke Reservoir – Plum Island Airport loop from Newburyport

01:58

47.5km

140m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 25, 2025

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

3.17 km

Upper Artichoke Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Plummer Springs rd has it's bridge closed to cars because it's basically falling in to the river. You can still bike across as of Summer 2022. Turkey hill rd is a favorite with bikers

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4.14 km

Upper Artichoke Area

Nature Reserve

3

21.3 km

Plum Island Airport

Highlight • Structure

Plum Island Airport is a historic, public-use airfield owned by Historic New England and operated by the nonprofit Plum Island Aerodrome, Inc., This airport is a general aviation facility and a museum of early American aviation.

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23.8 km

Amelia Little Saltmarsh

Nature Reserve

5

24.6 km

Plum Island

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

Plum Island is a barrier island formed by the complex coastal currents and the Parker river flowing in behind it. It's named after the beach plum shrubs that grow here …

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6

42.0 km

Plum Island Light

Highlight • Monument

Established in 1873, Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light and Rear Range Light guided mariners traveling the Merrimack River to Newburyport Harbor.

The range lights also helped vessels avoid a dangerous underwater obstacle known as Goose Rocks.

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47.5 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.3 km

9.36 km

7.04 km

4.55 km

196 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.6 km

2.48 km

498 m

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Friday 17 July

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