Directions to our home!
16 Hay Road
Belmont
(617) 484-1388
Our house sits between Hay Road and Old Concord Road.
Our driveway is on Hay Road and has room for about 10 cars.
We have a walkway out to Old Concord Road which would
be numbered 48 or 50 Old Concord Road, if it had an address.
Old Concord Road is called Centre Avenue for the bottom
third closer to Belmont Center.
If you have a good reason to park in our driveway, you
can probably find room. There might be room for a couple
of cars in our neighbors' driveways (please make sure to
let Bonnie know if you use that option). Otherwise, the
rest of you should park on Old Concord Road (see below).
First set of directions below are to front
door. Next group is to alternate
parking on Old Concord Road. Third option is for folks
who would prefer not to climb steepest
part of hill, probably worth considering on snowy days.
Lastly, are the walking
directions for those of you who want to use public
transportation. Since electrons are cheap, all options
should have all the details you need. You should find the
set of directions that works for you. You shouldn't need to
refer to multiple paragraphs.
It's not really as complicated as all these directions might
make it sound. To help, here is a map:
And here is a link (hopefully it will continue to work) to a
map
on Bing
which, amazingly, has our house in the right location
on our street, and some good pictures of our house before and
after our construction. Darn! That didn't last and that's why we suggest
to not trust your GPS! Now it has a neighbor's house as where we live.
Google is a bit better now. It has the house in the right place, but no
way to get to it. It expects your car to climb through our neighbor's lawn
:-( But here's that link to the
google map
if you want to see where our house sits, and what our roof looked like before
we added solar panels.
You might be able to use these links for
finding directions from your location, but please use our directions
once you are close, or you will probably get confused in our neighborhood.
WARNING:
Do not depend on GPSs to find our house. Many have our street
attached to the wrong street. Once in our neighborhood, please use
these directions.
From Rt. 128 to front door:
Take Rt. 2 East. Go 5 miles and take exit 59 --
Rt. 60/Belmont/Arlington. Rt. 60 is also Pleasant St.
Turn right at end of ramp and go 1 mile to light.
Police Station will be on your far left corner. Turn
right at the light onto Concord Ave. Then IMMEDIATELY
bear left, left of the tan house with dark green trim
in front of you,
straight up the hill on Centre Ave. It's skinny and
might look like a driveway or alley. Go about 100
yards up the hill and make a left on Hay Road. Once on
Hay, bear right as the street climbs. Hay is a very
skinny, steep street, only one-lane and no room to pull
over. If another car is coming down you'll have to
back up to Centre, or the last driveway you passed.
Our driveway is the first one
on your right when the road finally opens up a little;
yellow house with green trim.
Ignore all driveways on left. Hay is a dead end. Do
not try to drive beyond our house.
From Boston by way of Storrow Drive to front door:
Get on Storrow Drive west toward Newton and Arlington.
When you see exit for Mass Pike, name changes to
Soldiers Field Road. Stay on this road for about 1/2
mile more. Bear right for RT-2 / US-3 / Arlington /
Fresh Pond Pkwy. Road will narrow and wind for
approximately 1.5 miles. At first rotary (no name gas
station on right, Sozio appliaces straight ahead of
you), bear left around rotary (2nd exit) following most
of the traffic. Next rotary will come quickly, in less
than 1/4 mile. Go the equivalent of straight ahead,
2nd exit, left of CVS, Trader Joe's, Chipolte, and T-Mobile.
You are now on Concord
Avenue. Go straight for 1.75 miles. Immediately after
Belmont HS and Post Office, make a right under railroad
tunnel and an immediate left up hill, continuing on
Concord Avenue. At next light you will see Police
Station on your left. Go straight and then IMMEDIATELY
bear left, left of the tan house with dark green trim
in front of you,
straight up the hill on Centre Ave. It's skinny and
might look like a driveway or alley. Go about 100
yards up the hill and make a left on Hay Road. Once on
Hay, bear right as the street climbs. Hay is a very
skinny, steep street, only one-lane and no room to pull
over. If another car is coming down you'll have to
back up to Centre, or the last driveway you passed.
Our driveway is the first one on
your right when the road finally opens up a little;
yellow house with green trim.
Ignore all driveways on left. Hay is a dead end. Do
not try to drive beyond our house.
From Waverly Square, Belmont to front door:
Go past Star/Shaw's Market and make next right on
Rt. 60/Pleasant Street. Go about 1 mile to light.
Police Station will be on your right at the light.
Make a sharp left at light onto Concord Ave. Then
IMMEDIATELY bear left, left of the tan house with
dark green trim in
front of you, straight up the hill on Centre Ave. It's
skinny and might look like a driveway or alley. Go
about 100 yards up the hill and make a left on Hay
Road. Once on Hay, bear right as the street climbs.
Hay is a very skinny, steep street, only one-lane and
no room to pull over. If another car is coming down
you'll have to back up to Centre, or the last driveway you passed.
Our driveway is the
first one on your right when the road finally opens up
a little;
yellow house with green trim.
Ignore all driveways on left. Hay is a dead
end. Do not try to drive beyond our house.
From Harvard Square to front door:
Take Concord Avenue (starts near Sheraton Commander
where Garden splits off to the right) West. Go
straight thru rotaries in Fresh Pond, ending up on the
left of
CVS, Trader Joe's, Chipolte, and T-Mobile.
Immediately after Belmont HS
and Post Office, make a right under railroad tunnel and
an immediate left up hill, continuing on Concord
Avenue. At next light you will see Police Station on
your left. Go straight and then IMMEDIATELY bear left,
left of the tan house with dark green trim
in front of you, straight
up the hill on Centre Ave. It's skinny and might look
like a driveway or alley. Go about 100 yards up the
hill and make a left on Hay Road. Once on Hay, bear
right as the street climbs. Hay is a very skinny,
steep street, only one-lane and no room to pull over.
If another car is coming down you'll have to back up to
Centre, or the last driveway you passed.
Our driveway is the first one on your right
when the road finally opens up a little;
yellow house with green trim. Ignore all
driveways on left. Hay is a dead end. Do not try to
drive beyond our house.
From Rt. 2, East or West to front door:
Take exit 59 -- Rt. 60/Belmont/Arlington. Rt. 60 is
also Pleasant St. If coming from the west, turn right,
toward Belmont, at end of ramp. If coming from the
east, turn left, toward Belmont, at end of ramp. Go 1
mile to light. Police Station will be on your far left
corner. Turn right at the light onto Concord Ave.
Then IMMEDIATELY bear left, left of the tan house with
dark green trim
in front of you, straight up the hill on Centre Ave.
It's skinny and might look like a driveway or alley.
Go about 100 yards up the hill and make a left on Hay
Road. Once on Hay, bear right as the street climbs.
Hay is a very skinny, steep street, only one-lane and
no room to pull over. If another car is coming down
you'll have to back up to Centre, or the last driveway you passed.
Our driveway is the
first one on your right when the road finally opens up
a little; yellow house with green trim.
Ignore all driveways on left. Hay is a dead
end. Do not try to drive beyond our house.
From Arlington and other northern suburbs to front door:
Find your way to Rt. 60/Pleasant Street in Arlington
Center. Take Rt. 60/Pleasant Street West towards Rt. 2
and Belmont. It will be about 1 mile until you cross
over Rt. 2 and then another mile until you come to a
light. Police Station will be on your far left corner.
Turn right at the light onto Concord Ave. Then
IMMEDIATELY bear left, left of the tan house with
dark green trim in
front of you, straight up the hill on Centre Ave. It's
skinny and might look like a driveway or alley. Go
about 100 yards up the hill and make a left on Hay
Road. Once on Hay, bear right as the street climbs.
Hay is a very skinny, steep street, only one-lane and
no room to pull over. If another car is coming down
you'll have to back up to Centre, or the last driveway you passed.
Our driveway is the
first one on your right when the road finally opens up
a little; yellow house with green trim.
Ignore all driveways on left. Hay is a dead
end. Do not try to drive beyond our house.
Alternate directions from Lexington and farther west on
Concord Ave. to front door:
Take Concord Avenue east past Potter Pond. Bear left
at gas station to go up hill. Start slowing down when
you get to crest of hill, after about 1 mile past gas
station. On your right, you'll pass Day School Lane
and then Pinehurst Road. The next right, next to sign
for 600 Concord Avenue, is Old Concord Road. It's a
very narrow road so you'll need to turn slowly. Old
Concord Road is very bumpy so you should continue
slowly. Go about 1/4 mi. Turn right onto Hay Road.
It's the only right turn off Old Concord.
Once on Hay, bear right as the street climbs.
Hay is a very skinny, steep street, only one-lane and
no room to pull over. If another car is coming down
you'll have to back up to Centre, or the last driveway you passed.
Our driveway is the
first one on your right when the road finally opens up
a little; yellow house with green trim. Hay is a dead end.
Do not try to drive
beyond our house.
From Rt. 128 to alternate parking:
Take Rt. 2 East. Go 5 miles and take exit 59 --
Rt. 60/Belmont/Arlington. Rt. 60 is also Pleasant St.
Turn right at end of ramp and go 1 mile to light.
Police Station will be on your far left corner. Turn
right at the light onto Concord Ave. Then IMMEDIATELY
bear left, left of the tan house with dark green trim
in front of you,
straight up the hill on Centre Ave. It's skinny and
might look like a driveway or alley. Go past Hay Road
on your left and continue up hill, about 1/4 mile from
light. After you pass
26 Centre Ave (blue house), 34 Centre Ave (red house) and
46 Centre Ave. (grey house) and
before you pass 52 Old Concord Road (tan house), all
on your left, you will see hydrant on your left and a
street sign for Old Concord Road on your right. Our
house, yellow with green trim and roof, will be
immediately to your left. There's a driveway next
to a large stone wall that heads to our house. The driveway
has small lights to help you find your way.
When you see our house, pull over on
the left to park, or go a little higher up the hill and
turn around to park. Please park just on the side that
our house is. There's more room to pull over and cars
can get by on the right. Parking on both sides would
inhibit cars from getting by. Please don't
block the hydrant. There is room for one car to park
below the hydrant. The rest should
park a little higher up the hill.
From Boston by way of Storrow Drive to alternate parking:
Get on Storrow Drive west toward Newton and Arlington.
When you see exit for Mass Pike, name changes to
Soldiers Field Road. Stay on this road for about 1/2
mile more. Bear right for RT-2 / US-3 / Arlington /
Fresh Pond Pkwy. Road will narrow and wind for
approximately 1.5 miles. At first rotary (no name gas
station on right, Sozio appliaces straight ahead of
you), bear left around rotary (2nd exit) following most
of the traffic. Next rotary will come quickly, in less
than 1/4 mile. Go the equivalent of straight ahead,
2nd exit,
left of CVS, Trader Joe's, Chipolte, and T-Mobile.
You are now on Concord
Avenue. Go straight for 1.75 miles. Immediately after
Belmont HS and Post Office, make a right under railroad
tunnel and an immediate left up hill, continuing on
Concord Avenue. At next light you will see Police
Station on your left. Go straight and then IMMEDIATELY
bear left, left of the tan house with dark green trim
in front of you,
straight up the hill on Centre Ave. It's skinny and
might look like a driveway or alley. Go past Hay Road
on your left and continue up hill, about 1/4 mile from
light. After you pass
26 Centre Ave (blue house), 34 Centre Ave (red house) and
46 Centre Ave. (grey house) and
before you pass 52 Old Concord Road (tan house), all
on your left, you will see hydrant on your left and a
street sign for Old Concord Road on your right. Our
house, yellow with green trim and roof, will be
immediately to your left. There's a driveway next
to a large stone wall that heads to our house. The driveway
has small lights to help you find your way.
When you see our house, pull over on
the left to park, or go a little higher up the hill and
turn around to park. Please park just on the side that
our house is. There's more room to pull over and cars
can get by on the right. Parking on both sides would
inhibit cars from getting by. Please don't
block the hydrant. There is room for one car to park
below the hydrant. The rest should
park a little higher up the hill.
From Waverly Square, Belmont to alternate parking:
Go past Star/Shaw's Market and make next right on
Rt. 60/Pleasant Street. Go about 1 mile to light.
Police Station will be on your right at the light.
Make a sharp left at light onto Concord Ave. Then
IMMEDIATELY bear left, left of the tan house with
dark green trim in
front of you, straight up the hill on Centre Ave. It's
skinny and might look like a driveway or alley. Go
past Hay Road on your left and continue up hill, about
1/4 mile from light. After you pass
26 Centre Ave (blue house), 34 Centre Ave (red house) and
46 Centre Ave. (grey house) and
before you pass 52 Old Concord Road (tan house), all
on your left, you will see hydrant on your left and a
street sign for Old Concord Road on your right. Our
house, yellow with green trim and roof, will be
immediately to your left. There's a driveway next
to a large stone wall that heads to our house. The driveway
has small lights to help you find your way.
When you see our house, pull over on
the left to park, or go a little higher up the hill and
turn around to park. Please park just on the side that
our house is. There's more room to pull over and cars
can get by on the right. Parking on both sides would
inhibit cars from getting by. Please don't
block the hydrant. There is room for one car to park
below the hydrant. The rest should
park a little higher up the hill.
From Harvard Square to alternate parking:
Take Concord Avenue (starts near Sheraton Commander
where Garden splits off to the right) West. Go
straight thru rotaries in Fresh Pond, ending up on the
left of the Ground Round. Immediately after Belmont HS
and Post Office, make a right under railroad tunnel and
an immediate left up hill, continuing on Concord
Avenue. At next light you will see Police Station on
your left. Go straight and then IMMEDIATELY bear left,
left of the tan house with dark green trim
in front of you, straight
up the hill on Centre Ave. It's skinny and might look
like a driveway or alley. Go past Hay Road on your
left and continue up hill, about 1/4 mile from light.
After you pass
26 Centre Ave (blue house), 34 Centre Ave (red house) and
46 Centre Ave. (grey house) and
before you pass 52 Old Concord Road (tan house), all
on your left, you will see hydrant on your left and a
street sign for Old Concord Road on your right. Our
house, yellow with green trim and roof, will be
immediately to your left. There's a driveway next
to a large stone wall that heads to our house. The driveway
has small lights to help you find your way.
When you see our house, pull over on
the left to park, or go a little higher up the hill and
turn around to park. Please park just on the side that
our house is. There's more room to pull over and cars
can get by on the right. Parking on both sides would
inhibit cars from getting by. Please don't
block the hydrant. There is room for one car to park
below the hydrant. The rest should
park a little higher up the hill.
From Rt. 2, East or West to alternate parking:
Take exit 59 -- Rt. 60/Belmont/Arlington. Rt. 60 is
also Pleasant St. If coming from the west, turn right,
toward Belmont, at end of ramp. If coming from the
east, turn left, toward Belmont, at end of ramp. Go 1
mile to light. Police Station will be on your far left
corner. Turn right at the light onto Concord Ave.
Then IMMEDIATELY bear left, left of the tan house
with dark green trim
in front of you, straight up the hill on Centre Ave.
It's skinny and might look like a driveway or alley.
Go past Hay Road on your left and continue up hill,
about 1/4 mile from light. After you pass
26 Centre Ave (blue house), 34 Centre Ave (red house) and
46 Centre Ave. (grey house) and
before you pass 52 Old Concord Road (tan house), all
on your left, you will see hydrant on your left and a
street sign for Old Concord Road on your right. Our
house, yellow with green trim and roof, will be
immediately to your left. There's a driveway next
to a large stone wall that heads to our house. The driveway
has small lights to help you find your way.
When you see our house, pull over on
the left to park, or go a little higher up the hill and
turn around to park. Please park just on the side that
our house is. There's more room to pull over and cars
can get by on the right. Parking on both sides would
inhibit cars from getting by. Please don't
block the hydrant. There is room for one car to park
below the hydrant. The rest should
park a little higher up the hill.
From Arlington and other northern suburbs to alternate
parking:
Find your way to Rt. 60/Pleasant Street in Arlington
Center. Take Rt. 60/Pleasant Street West towards Rt. 2
and Belmont. It will be about 1 mile until you cross
over Rt. 2 and then another mile until you come to a
light. Police Station will be on your far left corner.
Turn right at the light onto Concord Ave. Then
IMMEDIATELY bear left, left of the tan house with
dark green trim in
front of you, straight up the hill on Centre Ave. It's
skinny and might look like a driveway or alley. Go
past Hay Road on your left and continue up hill, about
1/4 mile from light. After you pass
26 Centre Ave (blue house), 34 Centre Ave (red house) and
46 Centre Ave. (grey house) and
before you pass 52 Old Concord Road (tan house), all
on your left, you will see hydrant on your left and a
street sign for Old Concord Road on your right. Our
house, yellow with green trim and roof, will be
immediately to your left. There's a driveway next
to a large stone wall that heads to our house. The driveway
has small lights to help you find your way.
When you see our house, pull over on
the left to park, or go a little higher up the hill and
turn around to park. Please park just on the side that
our house is. There's more room to pull over and cars
can get by on the right. Parking on both sides would
inhibit cars from getting by. Please don't
block the hydrant. There is room for one car to park
below the hydrant. The rest should
park a little higher up the hill.
Alternate directions from Lexington and farther west on
Concord Ave. to alternate parking:
Take Concord Avenue east past Potter Pond. Bear left
at gas station to go up hill. Start slowing down when
you get to crest of hill, after about 1 mile past gas
station. On your right, you'll pass Day School Lane
and then Pinehurst Road. The next right, next to sign
for 600 Concord Avenue, is Old Concord Road. It's a
very narrow road so you'll need to turn slowly. Old
Concord Road is very bumpy so you should continue
slowly. Go about 1/4 mi. After you pass 52 Old
Concord Road (tan house) and before you pass
46 Centre Ave. (grey house), both on your right,
you will see hydrant on your right and a
street sign for Old Concord Road on your left. Our
house, yellow with green trim and roof, will be
immediately to your right. There's a driveway next
to a large stone wall that heads to our house. The driveway
has small lights to help you find your way.
When you see our house, pull over on
the right to park. Please park just on the side that
our house is. There's more room to pull over and cars
can get by on the left. Parking on both sides would
inhibit cars from getting by. Please don't
block the hydrant. There is room for one car to park
below the hydrant. The rest should
park a little higher up the hill.
From light at intersection of Concord Ave. and Pleasant St., Rt. 60:
Continue up Concord Ave., the bigger two-lane road, as
it climbs to the right. When you almost get to crest of hill, look
on left for very small street, Old Concord Ave. It's
right next to 600 Concord Ave. which also has a sign
there. If you see Pinehurst Road or Day School Lane on your
left, you went a little too far. There are no streets
on the right until you see Somerset. If you do find
Somerset, you went way too far. Once on Old Concord,
drive slowly. It's a very narrow road so you'll need
to turn slowly. Old Concord Road is very bumpy so you
should continue slowly. Go about 1/4 mi. After you
pass 52 Old Concord Road (tan house) and before you
pass 46 Centre Ave. (grey house), both on your right,
you will see hydrant on your right and a street sign
for Old Concord Road on your left. Our house,
yellow with green trim and roof, will be immediately to
your right. There's a driveway next to the stone
wall that heads to our house. The driveway has small
lights which will help you find your way.
When you see our house, pull over on the right to park.
Please park just on the side that our house is.
There's more room to pull over and cars can get by on
the left. Parking on both sides would inhibit cars
from getting by. Please don't block the
hydrant. There's room for one car to park, below the
hydrant. The rest should park a little
higher up the hill.
Take Commuter Rail
(Fitchburg
line) or Bus
(#74 Bus
or
#75 Bus
from Harvard Square) to Belmont Center:
Go up hill from the train station or where the bus
drops you off. You are on Concord Avenue. You will
come to a light and you will see the Police Station on
your left. Go straight and then IMMEDIATELY bear left,
left of the tan house with dark green trim in front
of you, straight
up the hill on Centre Ave. It's skinny and might look
like a driveway or alley. Go past Hay Road on your
left and continue up hill, about 1/4 mile from light.
After you pass
26 Centre Ave (blue house), 34 Centre Ave (red house) and
46 Centre Ave. (grey house) and
before you pass 52 Old Concord Road (tan house), all
on your
left, you will see hydrant on your left and a street
sign for Old Concord Road on your right. Our house,
yellow with green trim and roof, will be immediately to
your left. There's a driveway next to the stone
wall that heads to our house. The path has small
lights which will help you find your way.
The walk should take you 5 minutes.