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Ted's Lyman Orchards to Haddam
Meadows State Park Ride
Total Distance: 30.4 miles Elevation
Gain: 1760 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1760 ft / 30.4 mi = 57.89 ft/mi Terrain: Hilly
Killer Hills: Two steep ¼ milers
Geographical Region:
South Central Connecticut
City/Town:
Middlefield
Starting
Location: Lyman Orchards farm
store parking lot, Rt. 147 in Middlefield near the intersection with Rt. 157.
Note: Lyman Orchards is a private business and the parking
lot is often crowded, especially on weekends. It is a good idea to ask for
permission to park.
Ride Description:
This ride passes over mostly rolling terrain on some seldom traveled
roads with several significantly hilly sections en route to Haddam Meadows
State Park, the suggested lunch/snack 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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Lyman
Orchar's farm store; bathrooms,
water, deli, farm produce
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2.1
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Several
small stores along Rt. 17
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5.8
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Miller's
Pond State Park; portable toilets
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10.8
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Higganum;
store where food and
beverages can be purchased
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14.1
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Haddam
Meadows State Park @ the boat launch & picnic area; suggested
lunch/snack stop; portable toilets
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17.3
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Higganum;
store where food and
beverages can be purchased
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25.7
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Durham
Green
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26.4
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Coginchaug
High School and two grade schools - one before the high school and one
after
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27.6
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Several
stores along Rt. 17
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30.4
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Lyman
Orchards farm store; bathrooms,
water, deli, farm produce
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