NEBDR: 2022 Riding Season Route Updates
Updated May 16, 2022
May 2, 2022
NEBDR Section 4
Bridge Work on Popple Dungeon Road
Crews will be working on a bridge on Popple Dungeon Road from late-June to early-August. A bit past Grafton in Houghtenville – Don’t go right up Stage Road. Instead, stay on 121 until you can make a right onto White Road then to Popple Dungeon to Howard Hill Road where it meets back up with the track.
Oct 25, 2021
NEBDR Section 2
Locked gate at the entrance to Bates State Forest
Please do not go around the gate or enter the road from either end. For now, use East Conesville Road (pink line on the map) as the go-around until further notice. Thanks.
Oct 21, 2021
NEBDR Section 4 near Danby, VT
Bridge Closed for Repairs
There are temporary bridge closures in section 4. Riders should continue on hwy 11, 30 west, to 7 north to bypass Danby Mt Tabor Rd. and pick up the BDR in Danby.
Oct 21, 2021
NEBDR Section 1 near Downsville
Multiple Bridges Closed for Repairs
There are temporary bridge closures in section 1. Riders should just stay on route 30 to Downsville (Colchester) or coming out of Downsville (Colchester). This will keep you on the North Side of the River and avoids both bridges.
Sept 23, 2021
NEBDR Section 3 near Monroe, MA
Turner Hill Rd Bridge Closed for Repairs
The Turner Hill Rd Bridge in Section 3 is closed for repairs. The suggested workaround is shown in purple. Take Main Rd to Kinsley Hill Rd, go north on Reedsboro Rd, then left on Bosley Hill Rd, and pick up the BDR on Smith Drive.
Sept 13, 2021
NEBDR Section 1 near Downsville, NY
Corbett Road Bridge Closed for Repairs
Continue on Rt. 30 into Downsville and make a right onto Rt. 30/206 at the light. Continue through town until it meets back up with the route.
June 8, 2020
SECTION 2 – Easier Go-Around For CR3
For those not up for the challenge of the rocky uphill and descent on CR3 in Section 2 just north of Fleischmans, we are offering an easier go-around that is a combination of dirt and tar roads. This go-around will be included on the upcoming map reprint this summer as well as integrated into the next version of the .gpx tracks.
About 4 miles north of the gas stop in Fleischmans on Brush Ridge, bear right onto Townsend Hollow to Upper Birch Creek Road to Crump Hill Road to Gooding Rd. and then head north on Rt. 42.
Left off of Rt. 42 onto S. Beech Ridge Road to North Beech Ridge Road to a hard left onto CR2. Take CR2 along the Schoharie Creak and bear left up the hill at the Falke Road intersection. Continue on CR2 to where it meets back up with the NEBDR tracks at the intersection of CR3 and CR2. The go-around is indicated as a pink line on this map, the main track is blue.
April 1, 2021
IMPORTANT:
THE NEBDR ROUTE HAS BEEN MODIFIED. DOWNLOAD THE LATEST. GPX FILE BEFORE YOU RIDE THE ROUTE.
For the 2021 riding season we’ve made some modifications to the route. New .GPX files are now available for download here.
SECTION 4:
PUTNEY AREA REROUTE – BDR MISSION CRITICAL
PUTNEY AREA REROUTE – BDR MISSION CRITICAL
The route has been redirected to avoid some sensitive roads in the Putney, VT area. The reroute includes a scenic mix of both paved and dirt roads. This edit will be included in the next print edition of the Butler NEBDR Map. Please Ride Respectfully and do not follow the old tracks.
SECTION 7:
MORE DIRT IN MAINE
MORE DIRT IN MAINE
We found a little more dirt for you and rerouted to the west side of Kezar Lake in Lovel, Maine. This avoids most of Route 5 just before the track splits between the main route and the optional, permit-only ATV area. This edit will be included in the next print edition of the Butler NEBDR Map.
OTHER IMPORTANT HEADS-UP:
SECTION 1:
NO GAS IN ANDES
NO GAS IN ANDES
Until further notice, fuel is no longer available in Andes, NY at the end of section 1. If you are traveling from the south be sure to gas up in Downsville, NY. If you are travelling from the north, gas is available in Section 2 in Fleischmanns, NY.
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