Bike Tour of Historic Somerville, Massachusetts

Bike Week 2002

Cue sheet


0.0	START at Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Ave.
        Exit City Hall parking lot to HIGHLAND AVE.
0.0	Left onto Highland,
0.2	Left again into library driveway.

* STOP 1: Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Ave.
        Don't actually stop here, just go by it.

0.2	Exit library driveway and turn right on HIGHLAND AVE.
0.3	Turn left on VINAL AVE.

* STOP 2: Vinal Ave./Pleasant Ave. historic district
        Stop and talk at the corner of Vinal and Pleasant.

0.4	Left on SUMMIT AVE, which becomes BOSTON STREET
        after it crosses Walnut St.
0.6	Right on BIGELOW STREET.
0.7	Left on MUNROE STREET

* STOP 3: Prospect Hill Tower.
        Don't actually stop here, just ride by it very slowly.

0.8	Right on PROSPECT HILL PARKWAY.  (Serious downhill)
0.8	Right on COLUMBUS AVE.
0.9	Left on WARREN AVE.
1.0	Right on BOW STREET.  Get into left lane.

* STOP 4: Bow Street Historic District.
        Stop and talk in front of house at 26 Bow Street.

1.3	Bow Street merges onto SOMERVILLE AVENUE.
1.6	Right on CENTRAL STREET.
1.7	Left on ATHERTON STREET. (gradual climb)

* STOP 5: 36 Atherton Street, The Round House.
        Stop and talk in the Carr School parking lot,
        across from the Round House

1.9	Left on SPRING STREET. (Short steep downhill)
1.9	Left on SOMERVILLE AVENUE.

* STOP 6: Somerville Cemetery
        Pull onto sidewalk to look over fence at the cemetery.

2.3	Continue east on SOMERVILLE AVENUE.
2.6	Left into UNION SQUARE.  Stay in left lane.
2.8	Left again onto WASHINGTON STREET (at Ricky's Flower Market)
3.1	Left onto McGRATH HIGHWAY UP-RAMP.
3.2	Right onto CROSS STREET (just before ramp merges with highway)
3.4	Right on FLINT STREET.
3.5	Left on GLEN STREET.
3.6	Right on PEARL STREET.
3.9	Right on MT. VERNON STREET.

* STOP 7: Snack stop at Walter Durrell House B&B, 74 Mt. Vernon

        Climb back up MT VERNON STREET (maybe on sidewalk)
        to Pearl Street intersection
4.0	Continue North on MT VERNON STREET

* STOP 8: Mt. Vernon St. Historic District (8 to 47 Mt. Vernon).
        Don't actually stop here; we'll describe these houses at the
        earlier snack stop.

4.2	Right on BROADWAY
4.3	Right on MT. PLEASANT STREET
4.4	Right on PERKINS STREET
4.6	Left on MYRTLE STREET
4.7	Right on PEARL STREET
5.3	Bear right onto MEDFORD STREET
5.4	Left on SCHOOL STREET
         [People wanting to bail out early can climb up School St.
         back to City Hall]
5.4	Right on RICHDALE AVE.
5.6	Right on SYCAMORE STREET.

* STOP 9: Oliver Tufts House, 78 Sycamore Street
        (oldest house in Somerville?  built 1714)

5.7	Continue north on SYCAMORE STREET
5.8	Left on MEDFORD STREET (long gradual hill climb)
6.0	Right on GLENWOOD ROAD (short steep hill climb)
6.1	Right onto BROADWAY sidewalk to look at....

* STOP 10: Adams-Magoun House, 438 Broadway (built 1793)

6.1	Cross BROADWAY and proceed west
        (downhill, through Magoun and Ball squares)
6.8	Left (at Liberty Ave. intersection) into POWDERHOUSE PARK
        Ride up paved path in park to

* STOP 11: The Powder House.

7.0	Exit park onto POWDER HOUSE TERRACE
7.2	Right on KIDDER AVE.
7.3	Left on COLLEGE AVE.

* STOP 12: West Somerville Library, 40 College Avenue.
         Don't actually stop here, just go by it.

        Continue south on COLLEGE AVE
7.5	Turn right into DAVIS SQUARE brick plaza and dismount to look at ...

* STOP 13: Somerville Theatre (which is across Holland Street, and
        best viewed from the plaza) .

7.5	Ride across Holland Street into SEVEN HILLS PARK
        (on a former railroad right-of-way)
7.7	Exit Seven Hills Park onto MEACHAM ROAD
7.8	Left on ORCHARD STREET
7.9	Left on RUSSELL STREET
7.9	Left on COTTAGE AVE
8.0	Right on BOWERS AVE
8.1	Right on ELM STREET
8.2	Bear left onto SUMMER STREET

* STOP 14: Rosebud Diner, 381 Summer Street.  Probably will just
        go by it without actually stopping.

8.2	Continue on SUMMER STREET (slow gradual hill climb)
8.5	Left on CHERRY STREET
8.6	Right on HIGHLAND AVE. (continuing the slow hill climb)
9.1	Right on BENTON ROAD
9.3	Left on WESTWOOD ROAD -- entire street is a historic district

* STOP 15:  Somerville Museum, 1 Westwood Road

9.4	Left on CENTRAL STREET
9.5	Right on HIGHLAND AVE.
9.8	END at City Hall