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Shelton-Reservoir
Rollercoaster
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NOTE:
This Ride Description and its corresponding Route Sheet have not been
checked for accuracy by www.ctbikeroutes.org
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Total Distance: 22.4 miles Elevation
Gain: Estimated 1,100 feet
Degree of
Difficulty Index: 1,100 ft / 22.4 mi = 49.11 ft/mi Terrain:
Rolling to hilly
Killer Hills: Lots of rolling hills and a few short steep ones
Geographical
Region: Southwest Connecticut
Starting
Location (City/Town): Trumbull
Starting Location (detailed directions to): Trumbull
Senior Center, Priscilla Place, one block north of Merritt Parkway (Rt. 15)
Exit 51. There is no Exit 51 on Route 15 south, so take Exit 52 to Rt. 108
North for one mile.
Ride Description: Cycle
through watershed land in Shelton, passing all the major reservoirs, and end
with a cruise through the historic Nichols section of Trumbull.
Note: The
"Mile" column on the route sheet shows distances in hundredths.
Keep in mind that bicycle computers tend to be calibrated differently and
that the distances shown on your computer may vary from those on the route
sheet.
Facilities and Points of
Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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0.25
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Nichols
Green on your left by the church
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1.20
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Reservation
for the Golden Hill Paugussett Indians (it's only
half an acre in size)
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1.90
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Trapp Falls
Reservoir straight ahead (you just crossed from Trumbull to Shelton)
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5.00
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Isinglass
Reservoir on your left
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10.20
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Means Brook
Reservoir on your right
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12.10
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Elizabeth
Shelton School on your right
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14.00
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Shelton Open
Space: Shelton Reservoir on your right (not used for water any longer)
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16.60
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Far Mill
River on your left; Mill Street is designated a scenic road
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18.00
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"The
Berries," a posh area of Huntington, a section of Shelton
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21.00
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The historic
Nichols section of Trumbull with many historic homes
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22.00
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The
"Bunny Fountain" on Unity Road
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New022
Route
sheet: RS-New022
Ride submitted
by: Tom Ebersold, 7/14/06 (updated 3/27/12)
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