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Route 7 Roundabout
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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: 38
or 58 miles Elevation
Gain: Unknown
Degree of Difficulty Index: Not rated Terrain: The 38-mile route is rolling.
The
20-mile extension on the 58 mile route is hilly.
Killer Hills: None
that come to mind, but there are some steady climbs in the last 20 miles.
Geographical Region:
Northwest Connecticut
Starting Location (city/town): Canaan (Falls Village)
Starting Location (detailed directions to): Housatonic Valley Regional High
School, Warren Tpke., Falls Village, off Rt. 7 just north of Rt. 112
Ride Description: Beautiful
tour of the northwestern countryside crisscrossing Route 7 with plenty of
farm and forest views and a food stop in historic Sheffield, Mass.
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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Housatonic
Valley Regional High School
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24.5
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Food Stop
at Sheffield Market
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53.0
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Historic
Cornwall, including the famous covered bridge
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride description:
Wu-New031
Route sheet:
RS-New031
Ride submitted by: Tom Ebersold and Mike Ceruzzi, 8-24-06
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