Driving Tour on Gardner Magazine
Just for fun! A Driving Tour of the expanded Greater Gardner Massachusetts area starting from Gardner. Click on image for a larger view in new window. The theoretical starting time is 9am. Takes about 5 hours from start to finish.

Time | Distance | Instruction |
9:00 AM | 0.0 | Â 1Â Â Â Depart Gardner on City Hall Ave (West) for 0.2 mi |
9:00 AM | 0.2 | Turn RIGHT (North) onto Nichols St, then immediately turn LEFT (West) onto RT-101 [Parker St] for 1.1 mi |
9:03 AM | 1.2 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-101 [Gardner Rd] for 1.3 mi |
9:05 AM | 2.5 | Turn LEFT (South-East) onto RT-101 [N Main St] for 10 yds |
9:05 AM | 2.5 | Turn RIGHT (West) onto RT-101 [RT-2A], then immediately turn LEFT (South) onto S Main St for 131 yds |
9:05 AM | 2.6 | Â 2Â Â Â At Templeton, return North on S Main St for 120 yds |
9:06 AM | 2.7 | Turn LEFT (West) onto RT-101 [RT-2A] for 0.4 mi |
9:07 AM | 3.1 | Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto RT-2 for 4.3 mi towards RT-2 W / Athol / Greenfield |
9:12 AM | 7.4 | At exit 19, keep RIGHT onto Ramp for 0.2 mi towards RT-2A / US-202 N / Winchendon / Phillipston |
9:12 AM | 7.6 | Keep LEFT to stay on Ramp for 76 yds towards RT-2A W / Phillipston |
9:12 AM | 7.6 | Turn LEFT (South-West) onto US-202 [RT-2A] for 0.2 mi |
9:13 AM | 7.9 | Road name changes to RT-2A [State Rd] for 0.1 mi |
9:13 AM | 8.0 | Turn LEFT (South) onto Baldwinville Rd for 1.5 mi |
9:17 AM | 9.5 | Â 3Â Â Â At Phillipston, return North on Baldwinville Rd for 1.5 mi |
9:20 AM | 11.0 | Turn RIGHT (East) onto RT-2A [State Rd] for 0.1 mi |
9:21 AM | 11.1 | Road name changes to US-202 [RT-2A] for 0.1 mi |
9:21 AM | 11.2 | Turn LEFT (North-West) onto Royalston Rd for 4.0 mi |
9:28 AM | 15.2 | Road name changes to Phillipston Rd for 0.3 mi |
9:29 AM | 15.5 | Turn LEFT (North-West) onto RT-68 [Baldwinville Rd] for 0.1 mi |
9:30 AM | 15.7 | Bear LEFT (North) onto RT-68 [Main St] for 0.5 mi |
9:31 AM | 16.1 | Bear RIGHT (North) onto RT-68 [S Royalston Rd] for 3.9 mi |
9:38 AM | 20.0 | Turn LEFT (South-West) onto S Royalston Rd, then immediately turn LEFT (South) onto N Fitzwilliam Rd [On the Common] for 0.1 mi |
9:39 AM | 20.2 | Road name changes to Athol Rd for 0.2 mi |
9:40 AM | 20.3 | Â 4Â Â Â At Royalston, stay on Athol Rd (West) for 2.2 mi |
9:44 AM | 22.5 | Road name changes to Chestnut Hill Ave for 3.5 mi |
9:51 AM | 26.1 | Turn LEFT (South) onto RT-32 [Chestnut Hill Ave] for 0.2 mi |
9:51 AM | 26.2 | Turn RIGHT (West) onto RT-2A [Main St] for 0.4 mi |
9:53 AM | 26.6 | Â 5Â Â Â At Athol, stay on RT-2A [Main St] (West) for 0.6 mi |
9:54 AM | 27.2 | Bear LEFT (South-West) onto RT-2A [S Main St] for 1.3 mi |
9:57 AM | 28.5 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-2A [New Athol Rd] for 1.2 mi |
9:59 AM | 29.8 | Bear RIGHT (West) onto RT-2A [E Main St] for 1.5 mi |
10:02 AM | 31.2 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-2A [W Main St] for 1.3 mi |
10:04 AM | 32.5 | Bear RIGHT (North-West) onto RT-78 [Warwick Rd] for 1.5 mi |
10:07 AM | 34.0 | Bear RIGHT (North-East) onto RT-78 [Orange Rd] for 4.8 mi |
10:16 AM | 38.9 | Turn RIGHT (East) onto Athol Rd for 54 yds |
10:17 AM | 38.9 | Â 6Â Â Â At Warwick, stay on Athol Rd (East) for 54 yds |
10:17 AM | 38.9 | Turn LEFT (West) onto Hotel Rd, then immediately turn LEFT (South) onto RT-78 [Orange Rd] for 5.7 mi |
10:28 AM | 44.7 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-78 [Warwick Rd] for 0.8 mi |
10:29 AM | 45.4 | Bear LEFT (East) onto RT-2A [W Main St] for 1.1 mi |
10:32 AM | 46.5 | Turn LEFT (North) onto Ball St for 87 yds |
10:33 AM | 46.5 | Turn RIGHT to stay on Ball St for 32 yds |
10:33 AM | 46.6 | Turn RIGHT (East) onto Prospect St for 0.2 mi |
10:34 AM | 46.8 | Â 7Â Â Â At Orange, stay on Prospect St (East) for 32 yds |
10:34 AM | 46.8 | Turn RIGHT (South) onto N Main St for 87 yds |
10:34 AM | 46.8 | Road name changes to RT-122 [S Main St] for 2.9 mi |
10:40 AM | 49.8 | Bear RIGHT (South) onto US-202 [RT-122] for 4.1 mi |
10:45 AM | 53.9 | Turn LEFT (South-East) onto Wendell Rd for 131 yds |
10:45 AM | 54.0 | Road name changes to S Main St for 0.1 mi |
10:46 AM | 54.1 | Â 8Â Â Â At New Salem, return North on S Main St for 0.1 mi |
10:46 AM | 54.2 | Road name changes to Wendell Rd for 131 yds |
10:47 AM | 54.3 | Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto US-202 [Daniel Shays Hwy] for 3.2 mi |
10:52 AM | 57.5 | Turn RIGHT (South-East) onto RT-122 [Petersham Rd] for 7.4 mi |
11:00 AM | 64.9 | Turn LEFT (North-East) onto RT-32A [Hardwick Rd] for 0.2 mi |
11:01 AM | 65.0 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-32A for 43 yds |
11:01 AM | 65.1 | Â 9Â Â Â At Petersham, stay on RT-32A [Spring St] (East) for 0.3 mi |
11:02 AM | 65.4 | Turn RIGHT (South) onto RT-32 [S Main St] for 0.2 mi |
11:03 AM | 65.6 | Bear LEFT (East) onto RT-122 [RT-32] for 7.1 mi |
11:12 AM | 72.7 | Â 10Â Â Â At Barre, stay on RT-122 [RT-32] (East) for 0.2 mi |
11:12 AM | 72.9 | Bear RIGHT (South) onto South St for 3.2 mi |
11:19 AM | 76.1 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-32 [Wheelwright Rd] for 1.5 mi |
11:22 AM | 77.6 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-32 [Barre Rd] for 1.9 mi |
11:25 AM | 79.5 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-32 [Lower Rd] for 3.5 mi |
11:29 AM | 83.0 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-32 [Church St] for 0.2 mi |
11:30 AM | 83.3 | Bear LEFT (West) onto RT-32 [Main St] for 0.4 mi |
11:31 AM | 83.7 | Â 11Â Â Â At Hardwick, stay on RT-32 [Main St] (North) for 0.4 mi |
11:32 AM | 84.1 | Bear RIGHT (East) onto RT-32 [Church St] for 0.2 mi |
11:32 AM | 84.3 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-32 [Lower Rd] for 3.5 mi |
11:37 AM | 87.8 | Turn RIGHT (South-East) onto Barre Rd for 109 yds |
11:37 AM | 87.8 | Road name changes to Hardwick Rd for 1.1 mi |
11:40 AM | 89.0 | Keep STRAIGHT onto Ravine Rd for 1.3 mi |
11:43 AM | 90.3 | Road name changes to Old Turnpike Rd for 4.9 mi |
11:52 AM | 95.2 | Turn RIGHT (South) onto RT-122 [Worcester Rd] for 0.4 mi |
11:53 AM | 95.6 | Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto RT-148 [N Brookfield Rd] for 1.0 mi |
11:56 AM | 96.6 | Â 12Â Â Â At Oakham, return North on RT-148 [N Brookfield Rd] for 1.0 mi |
11:58 AM | 97.7 | Bear RIGHT (East) onto RT-122 [Worcester Rd] for 1.9 mi |
12:01 PM | 99.6 | Turn LEFT (North-East) onto RT-122A [Main St] for 2.3 mi |
12:07 PM | 101.9 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-122A [RT-56] for 0.1 mi |
12:07 PM | 102.0 | Turn RIGHT (South) onto RT-56 [Maple Ave] for 174 yds |
12:08 PM | 102.1 | Â 13Â Â Â At Rutland, return North on RT-56 [Maple Ave] for 174 yds |
12:08 PM | 102.2 | Turn RIGHT (East) onto RT-122A [Main St] for 0.7 mi |
12:10 PM | 102.9 | Turn LEFT (North) onto Glenwood Rd for 0.5 mi |
12:12 PM | 103.4 | Turn RIGHT (East) onto Wachusett St for 2.3 mi |
12:18 PM | 105.7 | Road name changes to Brooks Station Rd for 1.0 mi |
12:20 PM | 106.7 | Turn RIGHT (East) onto Ball Hill Rd for 1.2 mi |
12:23 PM | 107.9 | Turn LEFT (North) onto RT-31 [Worcester Rd] for 0.7 mi |
12:25 PM | 108.6 | Â 14Â Â Â At Princeton, stay on RT-31 [Worcester Rd] (North) for 2.0 mi |
12:28 PM | 110.6 | Turn LEFT (West) onto RT-62 [Boylston Ave] for 32 yds |
12:29 PM | 110.6 | Turn RIGHT (North) onto RT-62 [Hubbardston Rd] for 5.3 mi |
12:37 PM | 115.9 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-62 [Old Boston Tpke] for 1.0 mi |
12:38 PM | 116.9 | Turn RIGHT (North) onto RT-68 [Worcester Rd] for 2.2 mi |
12:41 PM | 119.1 | Â 15Â Â Â At Hubbardston, stay on RT-68 [Main St] (North-West) for 5.7 mi |
12:49 PM | 124.8 | Turn RIGHT (East) onto Union St for 0.8 mi |
12:51 PM | 125.6 | Turn RIGHT (South-East) onto RT-2A [E Broadway] for 1.2 mi |
12:53 PM | 126.8 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-2A [State Rd W] for 2.2 mi |
12:56 PM | 129.0 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-2A [Main St] for 0.5 mi |
12:57 PM | 129.5 | Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto South St for 174 yds |
12:58 PM | 129.6 | Â 16Â Â Â At Westminster, return North on South St for 164 yds |
12:58 PM | 129.7 | Turn LEFT (North-West) onto RT-2A [Main St] for 0.5 mi |
1:00 PM | 130.2 | Keep RIGHT onto W Main St for 0.9 mi |
1:02 PM | 131.1 | Road name changes to RT-140 [W Main St] for 2.8 mi |
1:06 PM | 133.9 | Bear RIGHT (North) onto RT-101 [Pearl St] for 1.3 mi |
1:10 PM | 135.2 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-101 [Gardner Rd] for 0.6 mi |
1:11 PM | 135.7 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-101 [Center St] for 1.4 mi |
1:14 PM | 137.1 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-101 [Central St] for 1.1 mi |
1:16 PM | 138.3 | Turn RIGHT (East) onto RT-101 [RT-12] for 153 yds |
1:16 PM | 138.4 | Turn LEFT (North) onto RT-101 [Water St] for 0.2 mi |
1:17 PM | 138.6 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-101 [Ashby Rd] for 3.8 mi |
1:23 PM | 142.4 | Turn RIGHT (East) onto RT-119 [Rindge St] for 3.3 mi |
1:28 PM | 145.7 | Turn LEFT (North) onto Common Rd for 43 yds |
1:29 PM | 145.7 | Â 17Â Â Â At Ashby, return West on Common Rd for 43 yds |
1:29 PM | 145.8 | Turn RIGHT (West) onto RT-119 [Main St] for 3.3 mi |
1:34 PM | 149.1 | Turn LEFT (South) onto RT-101 [Ashby Rd] for 3.8 mi |
1:41 PM | 152.9 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-101 [Water St] for 0.2 mi |
1:42 PM | 153.1 | Turn RIGHT (West) onto RT-101 [RT-12] for 54 yds |
1:42 PM | 153.1 | Â 18Â Â Â At Ashburnham, stay on RT-101 [RT-12] (West) for 98 yds |
1:42 PM | 153.2 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-12 [Main St] for 0.8 mi |
1:44 PM | 154.0 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-12 [Winchendon Rd] for 4.3 mi |
1:49 PM | 158.3 | Keep STRAIGHT onto RT-12 [Spring St] for 3.0 mi |
1:54 PM | 161.4 | Keep STRAIGHT onto US-202 [RT-12] for 54 yds |
1:54 PM | 161.4 | Â 19Â Â Â Arrive Winchendon |
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