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Easton Excursion
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NOTE: This Ride Description and its
corresponding Route Sheet may not have been checked for accuracy by the www.ctbikeroutes.org team
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Total Distance: 29 miles Elevation Gain: Estimated 2,200 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 2,200 ft / 29 mi = 75.9 ft/mi Terrain: Very Hilly
Killer
Hills: Silver
Hill Road, South Park Avenue
Geographical
Region: Southwest Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): Fairfield
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
Rt. 15 (Merritt Pkwy. Exit 46 CPL)
Ride
Description: Cycle through the quiet farm country and watershed land of
Easton along miles of forested roads with little traffic along the route.
Note:
The route sheet includes a map.
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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1.40
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Grace Richardson
Conservation Area on left
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1.80
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H. Smith
Richardson Golf Course (Fairfield municipal course) on left
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6.10
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Greisers Country
Store on right for water/snacks: no restroom for the public
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6.45
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Easton Library on
right: restrooms and water (closed Sundays)
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13.00
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Aquarion Water
Company land surrounds you
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17.50
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Lunch stop at the
Last Drop Coffee Shop; Dr. Mikes Ice Cream is across Rt. 25
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17.75
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Lakewood-Trumbull
YMCA Camp Outdoor Center on left (Monroe location)
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17.95
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Stanley Road
becomes dirt and stays that way until Judd Road
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26.00
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Easton Reservoir
is off to your left (not really visible through the trees)
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New024
Route
sheet: RS-New024
Ride
submitted by: Tom Ebersold, 7-18-06
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