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Marians East Windsor to Somers Ride –
revised starting location
Total Distance: 32.8 miles
Elevation
Gain: 810 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 810 ft / 32.8 mi = 24.70 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to Rolling
Killer
Hills: None
Geographic Region: North
Central Connecticut
City/Town:
East Windsor
Starting
Location: East Windsor H. S.
Rt. 5 & Tromley Rd. in East Windsor
Special
Directions: Take I-91 Exit 44
onto Rt. 5 south. Follow Rt. 5 south for 1.1 miles. Turn right @
traffic light into East Windsor High School parking area.
Ride
Description: This is a
pleasant ride over rolling terrain (there are a couple modest hills) through
sections of East Windsor, Ellington, Somers and Enfield. Much of the ride is through open
spaces devoted to dairy and small farms with roadside stands, nurseries and
tobacco fieldsvery pretty scenery. There is a nice lunch spot is in Somersville overlooking a mill pond and dam.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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8.0
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Going straight here leads
0.2 mile to Ellington green with convenience store and restaurant
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19.1
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Somersville: possible
facilities in the area
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19.7
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Beautiful fenced horse
farms both sides of road
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
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