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Maudslay State Park – Chain Bridge and Deer Island loop from Maudslay State Park

Maudslay State Park – Chain Bridge and Deer Island loop from Maudslay State Park

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Maudslay State Park – Chain Bridge and Deer Island loop from Maudslay State Park

01:44

42.2km

90m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

Last updated: December 30, 2025

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Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

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66 m

Maudslay State Park

Highlight • Forest

Maudslay State Park features 19th-century gardens, rolling meadows, towering pines, and one of the largest naturally occurring stands of mountain laurel in the state. It’s an ideal spot for walking, biking, or picnicking - the trails, however, within the park are mostly for hiking. The park also features educational programs during the summer months. It is open from sunrise to sunset, with daily year-round.

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2.74 km

Chain Bridge and Deer Island

Highlight • Bridge

Chain Bridge is the first bridge built over the Merrimack River, connecting Deer Island, a small island located in the middle of the river. The bridge has been open to travel since 1792, was rebuilt as a suspension bridge in 1810, and has been maintained as a toll bridge since 1828.

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3.10 km

Moseley Woods Park

Highlight • Forest

Very nice park for small family events, playgrounds, sitting on benches next to the river, and walking in the woods.

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7.44 km

Plum Island Light

Highlight • Monument

Established in 1873, Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light and Rear Range Light guided mariners traveling the Merrimack River to Newburyport Harbor.

The range lights also helped vessels avoid a dangerous underwater obstacle known as Goose Rocks.

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7.59 km

Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light

Highlight • Monument

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10.3 km

Plum Island Airport

Highlight • Structure

Plum Island Airport is a historic, public-use airfield owned by Historic New England and operated by the nonprofit Plum Island Aerodrome, Inc., This airport is a general aviation facility and a museum of early American aviation.

Tip by

15.1 km

Plum Island Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

By the end of the 1700s shipping into the Merrimack River was increasing and fires were lit on Plum Island to aid boats. Beacons were erected in 1783 and the first two lighthouses in 1788. These were improved over the years and eventually automated in 1951.

Today, the lighthouse is owned by the friends of Plum Island light. It's occasionally open to the public.

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18.6 km

Plum Island

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

Plum Island is a barrier island formed by the complex coastal currents and the Parker river flowing in behind it. It's named after the beach plum shrubs that grow here and the purple colour of the sand caused by garnet sand. There is one road along the island, accessed from the north. It's a fun ride to the end, but has to be an out and back. There are gravel trails to make a loop but nothing for a road bike.

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42.2 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.9 km

6.01 km

4.10 km

137 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.0 km

2.80 km

419 m

< 100 m

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Maudslay State Park – Chain Bridge and Deer Island loop from Maudslay State Park

Maudslay State Park

Chain Bridge and Deer Island

Moseley Woods Park

Plum Island Light

Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light

Plum Island Airport

Plum Island Lighthouse

Plum Island

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