I wasn't feeling it yesterday but decided to shoot for 30 mins. Realized halfway through i was making good time and was like "hmm.. 5k?" And then proceeded to make a series of poor navigational choices and end up on mostly uphill streets from there. So close yet so far. Thats what I get for straying from my usual route.
Does anyone know of any skating focused shops in the general area? I've looked into it a few times but a lot of the places I've found recommend in old threads have since closed. Bonus points if they carry both quads and inlines (my inlines are in more desperate need of an upgrade). I haven't been into any of the options available at big box stores like Academy or Dicks.
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I just want to be able to try on stuff from some decent brands since even with measuring ive had a lot of fit difficulties. I'm willing to make it a bit of a road trip if necessary.
A large chunk of the Rail Trail in Mattapoisett is freshly repaved and its like butter (picture 1).Very beginner friendly surface. The other photos are other areas of the trail, the boardwalk might look intimidating if you dont skate outside much but its really not bad. From what I can tell theres about 3.5 miles that are very good condition or freshly paved now if youre starting from the Rail Trail parking in Mattapoisett, i skated to the end of the repaved area and it looks like they're currently working on paving even more.
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The parking area on depot st is very small so if you go on a weekend you might struggle to find a spot, but there are a lot of other parking areas at different places on the trail.
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Its really a great starting point if you've never tried trail skating, I lowkey suck and its still a really enjoyable spot.