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Carol's Feeding Hills Ride -
modified
Total Distance: 30.2 miles Elevation
Gain: 584 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 584 ft / 30.2 mi = 19.34 ft/mi Terrain: Flat
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
North Central Connecticut
City/Town: East
Granby
Starting Location:
East Granby Shopping Plaza (Center Shops) @ intersection of Routes 20
& 187 in East Granby
Ride Description:
This is a flat ride through rural sections of East Granby and
Suffield, Connecticut, and Agawam and Southwick, Massachusetts. There is an
abundance of pastoral scenery. The ride visits Robinson Park (the turn-around
point) in the Feeding Hills section of Agawam where there is a swimming pond,
picnic areas and bathrooms. This
is a lovely spot and is the suggested lunch stop.
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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Center
Shops with various shopping venues including a restaurant
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12.3
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Snack
shop at the intersection of N. West Street and Route187 opposite the
entrance to Robinson Park
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14.4
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Robinson
Park; swimming pond; picnic tables; bathrooms; views of Westfield River;
lovely spot
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22.3
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Pretty
view at grassy island; take a break here and enjoy
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30.2
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Center
Shops with various shopping venues including a restaurant
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Wu-IL065 abb
DLB97190
Updated 12/8/07
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