Hill Slug Ad Hoc, Saturday, 27 June

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That blue "A" is Mine Brook Park off of Old Croton Road, off of Route 12, just west of Flemington. It's where we'll meet for Saturday's ride, which will start at 8:30. (Directions are at the end of this post.)

If you missed Larry's Bloomsbury Boogie, this is the same ride with a few more twists and turns that will get us off the main roads and onto some side streets with delightfully wacky names. I won't give them away here, but suffice to say that these people must've been pretty drunk when they named their streets.

The distance will be metric-ish and the route, thanks to Larry's genius, manages to skirt all the nasty inclines between Flemington and Bloomsbury. I didn't think that was possible, but Larry has shown us the Hill Slug way.

Oh -- and if you like to brew your own coffee, bring big pockets. Our second rest stop will be at a small-batch coffee roaster/general store.

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To get to Mine Brook Park, go north on Route 31 (it merges with 202 for a while so stay awake) towards Flemington. When you get to the commercial strip you'll see signs for a traffic circle and Route 12.

Follow the signs for Route 12 around the circle. It only goes west at this point.

You'll go through two more smaller roundabouts as you stay on Route 12. Just after the last one you'll see Old Croton Road on your right.

Turn right. The park entrance is on the right about a quarter mile down the road.