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McLean Game Refuge Loop
Total Distance: 31.0 miles Elevation
Gain: 1000 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1000 ft / 31.0 mi = 32.26 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to Rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
North Central Connecticut
City/Town: Avon
Starting Location:
Avon Wellness Center parking area, Rtes. 10/202 about 0.4 miles north
of Rt. 44 in Avon. Park to the
right in the lower parking area.
Ride
Description: This neat ride
travels over mostly flat to rolling terrain through sections of Avon,
Simsbury and Granby with a suggested lunch/snack stop at the McLean Game
Refuge. There is a lot to see
and enjoy on this ride.
A nice spot for lunch is at the McLean Game Refuge (mile
17.1) that includes a pleasant walk of about 0.15 mile on a woodland path to
a picturesque pond and (locked) cabin. Bikes can be walked in or left locked
at the beginning of the path. Please don't ride on the path.
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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7.3
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Tulmeadow
Farm roadside stand on the right (ice cream in season)
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7.4
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Convenience
store on the left
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13.5
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West
entrance to McLean Game Refugemust walk bikes; bathrooms
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16.9
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East
entrance to McLean Game Refugewalk bikes on path to cabin @ pond;
lunch/snack
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26.5
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Pinchot
Sycamore: Roadside park with the largest sycamore tree in Connecticut
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26.6
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Start
3-mile ride on Nod Rd; state police firing range; views of the Farmington
River; views of 2 golf courses; views of Talcott Mountain ridgeline and the
Heublein Tower
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Note:
The ride along Rt. 44 from mileage cues 30.1 to 30.4 involves negotiating
heavy traffic. Be extremely
cautious along this dangerous stretch of highway with high-speed traffic
and a minimal to non-existent shoulder.
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