Northern New England Borders Bikepacking Race

97 Main Street,Littleton NH 03561

02 June, 2023

Description

The 379 miles Super New Englandah' Loop (SNEL380) is a clockwise north lobe offspring of the 850 miles full figure-8 loop of the same name. It was built stitching together existing epic routes, the Eastern Divide Lupines section, VTXL, Coos Loop and the xNHAT. LINK TO ROUTE It conveniently starts and finishes in front of the Crumb Bum Bakery in Littleton, NH where parking is free by the river for up to 10 days, it is also easily accessible located on I93. Schilling Brewery is a great spot for dinner after several days on the road, and the town has many great restaurants and diners as well as lodging, the Co-op is great too for provisions and prepared food. The loop has campgrounds and motels located every 40 to 60 miles, so it is well suited for a 5-night / 6-day trip. There are plenty of resupply points as well, except in the most northern part of the loop which is very remote with nothing for about 100 miles between Pittsburgh and Errol and several miles of rough snowmobile trails. Be sure to engage in this section with enough food and water, a bear spray, a satellite communicator, and bugs protection are also recommended. Bypassing that section is easy by riding south-east on route 26 between Colebrook and Errol (about 25 miles), there are two campgrounds along the way. We encourage participants to use Spot Tracker so friends and family can track their progress. Contact Bob at the White Mountain Bike Shop for more information. 603-823-5010 Note on water POI's: Besides 2 that are actually marked "spring", these POI's are potential spots to filter water out of small brooks and ponds. Some I know exist as I have seen them, most are based on mapping only so do not rely on them, they are there to help locating a potential water source if you were in need.