ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL 2007

Take the Road Less Traveled & receive a raffle ticket good for some amazing prizes:

The North Quabbin Festival Hopper Bus & the Magic Biodiesel Bus Shuttle

The North Quabbin Festival Hopper Bus & the Magic Biodiesel Bus Shuttle
Don't sweat the parking; Take the FREE Magic Bus Shuttle from the West River Health Center on Saturday and Sunday. Just off Rte 2 Exit 14, follow the signs to the Magic Bus Shuttle Parking and take the 7-minute Magic Bus Ride to the festival. Raffle tickets will be handed out on the bus. Click here for the bus schedule. Runs every 20 minutes.

Or; take the FREE Festival Hopper Bus from downtown Athol or Orange on SATURDAY the 15th only. Raffle tickets will be handed out on the bus. Click here for the bus schedule. Runs hourly from Athol center and Orange Center.

Bike it!
Grab a mountain bike or road bicycle and head over to the festival. A bike parking station will be available inside the festival. Bikers are responsible for their equipment; please bring your own lock.

Mountain Bikers looking for a serious ride will enjoy coming from Wendell Depot. One way trip, roughly 3.25 mi. Expect to hop off your bike at a few wet spots or spots with thicker groundcover. Click here for a Chestnut Hill Trail Map.

Road Bikers may select from a large number of beautiful roads in the Orange area. Or join a group of riders and bike to the festival from Petersham on Saturday, September 15th. Click here to learn more.

Walk your bike to the entrance for a free raffle ticket, good for amazing prizes (see below).

Hikers Welcome
Hikers traveling to the festival along the Chestnut Hill Trail system can pick up a coupon good for a free raffle ticket. Start from Bullard Farm on Holtshire Rd. in New Salem (2.75 mi) or from Wendell Depot (3.25mi) for some moderately difficult hiking. You'll find a box with coupons along the way! Download a Chestnut Hill Trail Map.

Raffle Prizes
Travel to the festial without the car (see above) and get a chance to win these amazing prizes from local farms and artisans. Of course the prizes don’t compare to the good feeling of ditching the car but here they are...