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Five Reservoirs Ride
Total Distance: 30.8 miles Elevation
Gain: 1853 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1853 ft / 30.8 mi = 60.16 ft/mi Terrain: Hilly
Killer Hills: There are several hilly sections
Geographical Region:
North Central Connecticut
City/Town:
Southington
Starting Location:
Southington High School parking lot; use I-84 Exit 32 (Queen St/Rt.
10). Go south for 1 mile
(towards Southington Center).
Turn left on Flanders St and follow for 0.6 miles to Southington High
School parking lot on the right.
Ride Description:
This is a scenic, hilly ride around orchards and reservoirs in
Southington, Berlin and Meriden. As the name suggests, the ride passes by
five reservoirs, but don't be fooled into thinking that makes for a flat ride;
it's a hilly one. The suggested lunch/snack stop is at Hubbard Park in
Meriden.
A right turn at mile 18.5 (or a left turn at mile 21.5) takes
you, in 2 miles, to the stone observation tower atop Castle Craig. The climb
is a workout!
There is a dearth of facilities on this ride. Rogers Orchards
offers the best chance to find nourishment, but it comes early in the ride.
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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2.5
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Beginning
of 5-mile ride around Shuttle Meadow Reservoir
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2.7
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Rogers
Orchards salesroom on left (open all year); Restroom in the back.
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9.1
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Hart
Ponds on right and left
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16.6
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Kenmere
Reservoir to right
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17.7
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Hallmere
Reservoir on right
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18.5
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Go
right here for 2- mile climb (one way) to Castle Craig (take the left fork
near the top). If you do, be careful coming back down as there is a 90
degree right turn at the bottom.
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18.5
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Beginning
of 1-mile ride along Merimere Reservoir below Castle Craig
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20.0
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Hubbard
Park (Meriden); Good spot for lunch/snack
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