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"Bobs
Backroads Around Colchester", a.k.a "The Hebron Hustle"
Total Distance: 31.2
miles Elevation
Gain: 1450 feet
Degree of Difficulty
Index: 1450 / 31.2 mi. = 46.41 ft/mi Terrain: Rolling/Hilly
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
Southeast Connecticut
City/Town: Hebron
Starting Location: Teds
Market (small shopping plaza), Rt. 66 in Hebron (0.3 miles east of Rt. 316
intersection)
Special Directions: Take Rt. 2, Exit 13 in Marlborough. Go
east on Rt. 66 to Hebron. Cross Rt.
316 @ traffic light and continue 0.3 miles to Ted's Market plaza on the left
Ride Description: This
is a neat roller coaster ride along pleasant back roads of Hebron, Lebanon
and Colchester with a stop at Lake Williams. Theres a 2.3 mile ride along
the Air Line Rail Trail in Amston. The trail is hard packed stone dust and is
ok for road bikes. The Colchester Green provides a great spot for lunch.
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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Hebron: Various facilities along Rt. 66
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0.7
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RHAM High School on the left
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10.7
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Lake Williams
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15.0
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Colchester
Bakery on left
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15.1
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Colchester
Green: Various
facilities
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26.7
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Start 2.3 miles on Air Line Rail Trail.
The Air Line Rail Trail is located in eastern Connecticut, and stretches
more than 50 miles from near the Connecticut River to the Massachusetts
border. It is divided into two sections. The South Section
starts in East Hampton and ends in Willimantic, with the Colchester Spur
branching into the center of the town of Colchester. The North
Section continues from Willimantic to Thompson, and connects with the
Massachusetts Southern New England Trunk Line trail. Portions of the
trail are still undeveloped, but under the management of the Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection and the local municipalities that
the trail passes through, the trail is an important link with the past and
preserves open space for the future.
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31.2
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Hebron:
Teds Market on right
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