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Captains Cove Ride
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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: 25 miles Elevation Gain: 1,230 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 1,230 ft / 25 mi = 49.2 ft/mi Terrain: Rolling to hilly
Killer
Hills: None
Geographical
Region: Southwest Connecticut
Starting
location (city/town): Westport
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
I-95 Exit 18 CPL (Sherwood Island Connector)
Ride
Description: Cruise past many beaches and mansions from Westport to
Bridgeport as you enjoy the Gold Coast lifestyle along a route that is mostly
flat to rolling.
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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1.4
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Burying Hill Beach
down access road: seasonal restrooms
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2.6
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Southport Beach:
seasonal restrooms
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3.7
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Southport Harbor
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6.7
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Fairfield Beach:
seasonal restrooms
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12.0
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Captains Cove
Seaport at Black Rock Harbor: open the 3rd or 4th
Saturday in April through the last weekend in September: restaurant and
marina. No restrooms off season.
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17.9
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Fairfield
University ahead
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18.2
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Fairfield-Ludlowe
High School ahead
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25.0
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You are a short
bike ride from Sherwood Island State Park, which gets VERY busy in season
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New026
Route
sheet: RS-New026
Ride
submitted by: Tom Ebersold, 7-29-06
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