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"Y" is For Yalesville
Total Distance: 30.4 miles Elevation
Gain: 1384 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1384 ft / 30.8 mi = 44.93 ft/mi Terrain: Rolling
Killer Hills: There are a few gnarly hills
Geographical Region:
Southwestern
City/Town:
Yalesville (Wallingford)
Starting Location:
Yalesville Elementary School, 415 Church St. (Rt. 68) in Yalesville
about 0.2 miles west of Rt. 150 intersection
(Note: parking will be limited if not impossible at the
school if the school is in session)
Ride Description:
Ride through Wallingford, Cheshire and Hamden over mostly rolling
terrain with a suggested lunch stop at the height of land on the Gaylord
Hospital grounds. Cruise by
orchards, woodlands, a winery, a reservoir and the Quinnipiac River. There are a few hilly sections on the
route.
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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3.9
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Blue
Hills Farm salesroom on right (seasonal)
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7.4
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Farmington
Canal Greenway multi-use paved trail
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8.6
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Brooksvale
Park with petting zoo
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9.9
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Interesting
stone house on right
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13.3
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Terminus
of Farmington Canal Greenway multi-use trail on the right
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13.9
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Cheshire
business district (various shops & stores), 7-Eleven on corner
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17.1
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Gaylord
Hospital grounds; suggested lunch/snack stop. Gaylord Hospital is a
long-term acute care hospital that specializes in the care and treatment of
medically complex patients, rehabilitation and sleep medicine.
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27.9
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South
Meriden: Various facilities at intersection and to the left
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