Canterbury/Scotland Loop
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: 24.5 miles
Elevation Gain: 1292 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 1292 ft
/ 24.5 mi = 52.73 ft/mi Terrain: Rolling to hilly
Killer
Hills: None
Geographical
Region: Southeast Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): Canterbury
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
Prudence Crandall Museum parking lot, Rt. 14 just west of junction
of Rtes. 14 & 169. There is
limited parking at the museum (probably ok on weekends). If parking at the museum is tight,
there is a small, fenced CPL (Park & Ride) on Rt. 14 about 0.15 mile east
of the junction of Rtes. 14 & 169 on the left side (north side).
Ride
Description: This exceptional
ride travels through the towns of Canterbury and Scotland over rolling to
hilly terrain using mostly back roads.
The route passes through sparsely populated rural areas with
streams/brooks, forests and farms (dairy, horse, crops) on roads with very
little automobile traffic and good biking surfaces. Although there are a few hilly sections on the ride, the
scenery en route is spectacular and makes your hill climbing well worth the
effort.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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0.0
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Prudence Crandall
Museum; seasonal portable toilet;
grocery store across street
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11.6
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Town
of Scotland; small grocery store w/ deli; town green w/ a gazebo; good spot
for a break
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24.5
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Prudence Crandall
Museum; seasonal portable toilet;
grocery store across street
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Note:
This ride is very similar to the Canterbury/Scotland Ride and differs from it only in the starting
location and a couple slight route variations.
www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New051
Route
sheet: RS-New051
Ride
submitted by: Don Shildneck,
9/9/06 (updated 11/11/06)
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