Mile

            Facilities - Points of Interest

0.0

Start 1.3-mile ride on paved "Rails-to-Trails" bike path

1.9

Start tour of the Old Farms School campus; lovely architecture

10.8

Tulmeadow Farm on right: seasonal ice cream

10.9

Convenience store on the left

11.9

Start of ride on crushed stone path into Stratton Brook State Park

12.2

Stratton Brook State Park (water; bathrooms; swimming --- all seasonal); then continue on

crushed stone path for another 0.8 miles

14.0

Start of Simsbury business district

14.4

Massacoh Plantation on the right. In the 1640's, when John Griffin and Michael Humphrey first crossed the Farmington River at "The Falls," they were searching for virgin pine forest where they could pursue their tar and pitch business. What they found was a verdant valley bounded by two low mountain ranges, rich with fish and wildlife. The native Massacoe Indians,of the Algonquin Nation, had lived off the bounty of the rich land and flowing river. The new settlers called the valley the "Massacoh Plantation." Between 1648 and 1661, Indian lands were gradually deeded over to the Englishmen. In 1670, the Massacoh Plantation came to be named "Simsbury."

15.0

Footbridge over the Farmington River (views)

15.2

Start 2-mile ride on paved bike path

17.2

Possible lunch/snack stop @ benches just before trail reaches Rt. 315 @ a barrier

22.0

Pinchot Sycamore: small park with Connecticut's largest sycamore tree; nice spot for a break

22.5

Start 2.4-mile ride on paved "Rails-to-Trails" path

24.9

Sperry Park; bike path passes through it

25.7

Avon town campusTown Hall & Police Station (and other buildings)

25.8

Bike path crosses under Rt. 44 via a tunnel

26.6

Ride another 0.8-mile section of the paved "Rails-to-Trails" bike path

28.0

Golf Club of Avon (country club)

30.5

Return to starting point via a 1.4-mile section of the "Rails-to-Trails" path