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Double Dam Ramble
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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: 26.8 miles
Elevation Gain: N/A
Degree
of Difficulty Index: N/A Terrain:
Rolling (est'd)
Killer
Hills: The hill on Durst Road
after crossing the Goodwin Dam will definitely focus your mind for a few
minutes. It's a sharply uphill
grind for about 0.4 miles.
Geographical
Region: Northwest Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): Winsted
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
Start from a CPL on Rt. 44 about 0.6 miles east of the intersection
with Rt. 8 in Winsted.
Ride
Description: While the ~ 3
mile stretch both going and coming on Rt. 44 doesn't have a whole lot of
redeeming value, the rest of the ride is high quality. The 4 mile ride along the Farmington
River both going and coming offers some special views of the river. A visit to Riverton village for a suggested
lunch/snack/ice cream break is a highlight and the lunch spot is across from
the now defunct Hitchcock Museum.
Further, the views from the Goodwin and Colebrook Dams are
spectacular. There is a lot to
like about this ride once you get off Rt. 44.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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3.5
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Pleasant
Valley Drive-In, one of the last two open air movie theaters left in
Connecticut (to left)
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4.0
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Pleasant
Valley General Store; food and beverages available
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4.1
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Bridge
across the Farmington River
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4.1+
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Start
4-mile ride along the Farmington River (views)
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7.0
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Whittemore
Recreation Area in Peoples State Forest (bathrooms available)
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8.2
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Riverton
village to left; Riverton Inn on the right
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10.5
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Goodwin
Dam (views)
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13.1
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Colebrook
Dam (views)
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18.3
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Riverton
village; suggested lunch/snack/ice cream stop; quaint, old New England
village
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18.7
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Start
4-mile ride along the Farmington River (views)
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20.8
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American
Legion Campgrounds to the left
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22.7
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Pleasant
Valley General Store; food and beverages available
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23.3
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Pleasant
Valley Drive-In, one of the last two open air movie theaters left in
Connecticut (to right)
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New046
Route
sheet: RS-New046
Ride
submitted by: Don Shildneck,
7/1/07
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