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Canterbury Trails
Total Distance: 27.7 miles Elevation
Gain: 1382 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1382' / 27.7
mi. = 49.89 ft/mi Terrain: Rolling/Hilly
Killer
Hills: Cemetery Rd at 19.2 and Woodchuck Hill Rd. at 21.8 will get
your attention
Geographic Region: Southeast Connecticut
City/Town: Canterbury
Starting
Location: Canterbury Commons (not Canterbury Plains!!!), Rt. 14,
Canterbury
Special
Directions: From I-395 North, 19, left onto Rt. 169 North for 10 miles;
left @ 4-way intersection onto Rt. 14, continue past firehouse, left into 2nd
plaza.
Ride
Description: Ride 28 miles through rural towns on country roads. See the
birthplace of Samuel Huntington (signer of the Declaration of Independence,
President of the Continental Congress September 28, 1779 to February 28, 1781
and therefore, some argue, the 1st President of the United
States).
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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Canterbury Commons:
Pharmacy
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3.4
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Canterbury: Grocery
Store, Coffee Shop on left
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3.4
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Canterbury: Prudence
Crandall House Museum on left
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18.3
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Samuel Huntington
House on left
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18.5
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Scotland: General Store
w/ deli
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27.7
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Canterbury Commons:
Pharmacy
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