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Northshore October 2025
A system of area bicycle trails is attracting a crop of outdoor enthusiasts who prefer to combine biking with birding.  Diane Mutchler enjoys sightseeing and spotting birds on her favorite 86-mile ride, which starts in Melrose and includes Plum Island's Wildlife Refuge. On any given Saturday morning, Diane Mutchler hops on her bicycle and heads north from her home in Melrose, then east to one of her favorite places on the North Shore: Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island. An 86-mile ride (round trip), she leaves early and stops often for pictures with her camera, especially when she arrives at the flat Refuge road
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