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Renates Niantic Center School Ride (modified)
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NOTE: This Ride Description and its
corresponding Route Sheet may not have been checked for accuracy by www.ctbikeroutes.org team
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Total Distance: 29.8
miles Elevation
Gain: 1346 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1346 ft / 29.8 mi = 45.16
ft/mi Terrain: Rolling to hilly
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
Southeast
City/Town: Niantic
(East Lyme)
Starting Location: Samuel
M. Peretz Park (formerly Bridebrook Park), Route 156 in Niantic just east of
Rocky Neck State Park. Take I-95
Exit 72 (Rocky Neck Connector); at end with traffic light go left on Route
156 past the entrance to Rocky Neck State Park and then turn left into Samuel
M. Peretz Park, just before the York Correctional facility.
Ride Description: This
ride offers an alternate starting spot for the Renates Niantic Center School
ride when school is in session and parking at the school is not
possible. Much of the first
portion of the ride is over rolling terrain through a lesser traveled portion
of Niantic and features some lake front riding past Pattagansett Lake. Hains Park at the south end of Rogers
Lake is a great spot for a lunch or snack break (deli is across the
way). During the 2nd
half of the ride the route visits Rocky Neck State Park and finishes up with
a tour of picturesque Giants Neck.
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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Bridebrook
Park (bathrooms available)
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2.9
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Scotts Farm
Store @ corner of Rt. 1 and N. Bridebrook Road
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~ 6.1
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Views of
Pattagansett lake
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8.1
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Convenience
store on right
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13.3
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Hains Park
@ south end of Rogers Lake (possible lunch/snack spot); views; del/grocery
on left 0.1 mile farther along Route 1
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23.9
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Rocky Neck
State Park (bathroom & water available; concession stand open during
summer); swimming (bikes not allowed on beach or boardwalk)
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27.0
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Start tour
of Giants Neck; views
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride description:
Wu-New012
Route sheet:
RS-New012
Ride submitted by:
Don Shildneck (5/22/06)
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