4.5-mile Essex Street Recreation Area Loop

Mt. Hope towards town, left on Parkview, around Chapin Park, right onto Somerset, right onto Essex, cross Garland, Stillwater, I-95, right onto Watchmaker, past the Dog Park, down the hill, right at the edge of the beaver pond, around the pond to Garden Way, right onto Drew, right onto Stillwater, right onto Howard, past Stillwater Park, right onto Mt. Hope.

I don't have an exact distance for the section in the Recreation Area, but going by time it is approximately 1 mile, making 4.5 miles total.

5-mile Mt. Hope Loop

I've posted this one before, but I'm excited about getting back into the swing!

This route has some nice hills, and most of it is on a wide shoulder. Out Mt. Hope, cross Hogan, right at the corner of State (two good hills along the cemetery), along the river and railroad tracks, past the intersection with Hogan, turn right up Dorothea Dix entrance/hill (this hill gets me every time), around the BMHI buildings, through the fields, and back along Mt. Hope.