ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL 2008

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

The North Quabbin Festival Magic Biodiesel Bus Shuttle
Don't sweat the parking; Take the FREE Magic Biodiesel Bus Shuttle from the West River Street 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.

Schedule:
Shuttle Buses leave approximately every 15 minutes from both lots on West River St.
Shuttle Buses return approximately every 10 minutes from the festival to both West River St. lots.

Find an online carpool!
Join the RideBuzz Rideshare program and find folks to carpool with to the festival. It’s easy and FREE to sign up and you will get a free raffle ticket, good for amazing prizes (see below).

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. 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 at a gate on Holtshire Rd. approx 0.2 mi North of the New Salem/Orange town line (2.75 mi to festival) or from Wendell Depot (3.25mi to festival) for some moderately difficult hiking. You'll find a box with coupons along the way! Download a Chestnut Hill Trail Map. Call 978-544-3332 for info. Chestnut Hill Trail Map.

Raffle Prizes 2008
Travel to the festival without the car, by shuttle, or via rideshare (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...

Many thanks to Community Transit Services for our shuttle bus services and to the many artisans & farmers who contribute to our alternative travel raffle!