Hottest day of the summer, 34C max.
Shortest route in distance to East Burke to date.
Three-hours and fifteen minutes, 102 miles (~) round trip.
Left Ayer's Cliff at about 5:15pm and arrived in East Burke at around 6:30. Ate at the Pub Outback and departed East Burke around 7:15. Arrived home around 8:30.
Parts of 147, 5, and 105 are bumpy, but mostly the asphalt is smooth or, as in the case of Burke Hollow Road, very smooth.
North of where Sugar House Road intersects Newark Road (paved), it narrows until it is barely one lane wide - charming, but beware of oncoming traffic around blind curves on twists and turns!
There are a few colonies of potholes on Sugar House, but in general the road has very good gravel surface until it narrows at which time it becomes quite sandy and loose.
East Ridge Road going south is downhill and it was in great shape tonight
The Sugar House Road and East Ridge Road switch-back offers superb "gravel road beneath maples" and a great west view. Sunset stuff, as tonight.
Both north and south approaches to Lake Willoughby offer stunning views of the spectacular cliffs surrounding the lake, as well as peaks to the west and south.
