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Bike Paths & Historic
Districts
Total Distance: 33.3 miles Elevation
Gain: 475 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 475 ft / 33.3 mi = 14.26 ft/mi Terrain: Flat
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
North Central Connecticut
City/Town: Suffield
Starting Location:
North end of the Windsor Locks Canal Path at the end of Canal Road in
Suffield. From I-91 Exit 47W (don't take Exit 47 E) and go west on Route 190
across the Connecticut River to traffic light. Turn left on Rt. 159 south and
in 0.2 mile turn left onto Canal Road.
Follow to end and parking area near the river.
Ride Description:
This is a mostly flat ride that starts and ends at the north end of
the Windsor Locks Canal Path and travels through sections of Suffield, East
Windsor, South Windsor and Windsor.
It passes through the South Windsor and Windsor historic districts,
and the Loomis Chaffee School campus. A suggested lunch/snack stop is at
Bart's Restaurant near the Farmington River.
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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0.0
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Start
of 4.5-mile ride on the Windsor Locks Canal Path with views of the old
Windsor Locks Canal and the Connecticut River
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4.5
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Warehouse
Point Bridge across the Connecticut River
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5.4
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Volunteer
Park on the right
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5.5
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Windsor
Water Pollution Control facility on left
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12.0
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Start
of 3.7- mile ride on Main Street (South Windsor Historic District);
beautiful old homes
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15.7
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Start
1.4-mile ride on the Captain John Bissell Bridge bike path over the
Connecticut River
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17.1
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Park-like
scene on the west side of the river; take a break; enjoy a snack
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20.1
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Loomis-Chaffee
School campus
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20.6
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Start
of one-mile ride on bike path beside the Farmington River to Pleasant
Street Park
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21.4
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Bart's
Restaurant; suggested lunch/snack stop
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21.4+
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Windsor
Historic District; beautiful old homes
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