Ride of the Seven Wawas
by Jenny Brown
October 4, Ride of the Seven Wawas. Leader: xxxx (H:xxxxx; E: xx). This South Jersey ride has it all!! Generally flat terrain, with a few short hills, lovely scenery, horse farms, Wharton State Forest, good rest stops, and Wawas. Join us at xx a.m. for this 44-mile ride (there is a shorter version of approximately 32 miles for those who desire a shorter route). Bring lunch or plan to buy at one of the many Wawas along the way. We will stop somewhere midway for a picnic lunch. Driving Directions: Take either Delaware Memorial Bridge or Commodore Barry Bridge to I-295 N to Exit 34a. Follow Rt. 70-E toward Marlton for 3 miles. Right on Rt. 73-S for 1 mile. Right on Evesham Road for approximately 1 mile, then left on Centennial Boulevard, follow Centennial, cross Kresson Road and turn left into the Strip Mall Village Shops just past Cooper Heath System. Approximate driving time is 1 hour. Note: This ride has a history of being rained out.
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Ride of the Seven Wawa’s Key S=Straight R=Right L=Left BL=Bear Left IL-Immediate Left HL=Hard Left BR=Bear Right IR-Immediate Right X=Cross Direction Roads/Comments Miles from Start Start Village Shops
Centennial Blvd 0 L Cooper Rd .7 X Rt 73 3.2 L Hopewell Road 6.0 R Raymond Ave. 6.4 R Kettle Run Rd 7.5 L Jackson Rd. 7.6 S Pass Wawa # 1 on Right 9.4 S Pass ATCO Speedway on Left 10.9 S Enter Wharton State Forest 11.1 X Atison Road(Jackson becomes Oak Shade Rd) 14.3 X Stokes Road 15.5 X Indian Mills Rd -Wawa 2 @ on R 16.2 X Tuckerton Rd 16.7 L McKendimen Rd (becomes Bear Head Rd) 17.6 L Unmarked – becomes Tabernacle 19.3 S Pass Shawnee High School on L/ Just past the school on L is the Soccer field – good rest stop. 19.7 BR Dixontown Rd 20.3 S Pass Wawa 3 on L 22.0 R Skeet Rd 22.2 X Hawkin Rd 23.7 X Rt 70 – becomes Chairville Rd 24.3 R New Freedom Rd 24.9 L Eayerstown Rd 26.3 R Unmarked 27.5 L Red Lion Rd 28.6 L Main Street in Vincentown 29.5 L Mill Street 31.3 S Mill Street becomes Church Rd (Rt 616) 31.4 X Eayerstown Rd 32.6 X Fostertown Rd 33.9 BR Stay on Church Rd 35.1 X Medford/Mt Holly Rd 35.6 Wawa 5 on L X Hartford Rd 37.0 S Lenape High School on R – Possible rest stop 37.1 L Elmwood Rd 38.5 X Evesboro Medford Rd 40.0 X Rt 70 40.4 R Main Street (Rt 512) BR onto Jug Handle 41.3 X Main Street onto Evans Rd R Brick Rd X Rt 73 Wawa 6 on R L Brick Rd R Evesham Rd Wawa 7 on L L Centennial Blvd X Kresson Rd Finish Village Shops on Left past Kresson Rd. |