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South Windsor/Windsor Tour
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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: 38.4 miles
Elevation Gain: 437 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 437 ft /
38.4 mi = 11.38 ft/mi Terrain: Flat
Killer
Hills: None
Geographical
Region: North Central
Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): Manchester
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
Buckland Hills Plaza off I-84 Exit 62; I-84 East Exit 62 (Buckland
St); left at bottom of exit onto Buckland St; left at 3rd light
onto Pleasant Valley Rd; right into plaza at far end of plaza; park near
JoAnn Fabrics or Bugaboo Creek Restaurant at west end of plaza.
Ride
Description: The ride travels
through So. Windsor and Windsor and features visits to the historic districts
of both towns, visits the Loomis Chafee campus and crosses the Connecticut
River via the Bissell Bridge bike path and re-crosses the river via the
Warehouse Point Bridge.
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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Buckland
Hills Plaza; various stores and eateries
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9.2
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Bissell
Bridge crossing
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16.2
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Start
tour of Loomis Chaffee campus
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17.2
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Start
of Farmington River bike path (optional) to the right (opposite kennel)
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17.8
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Windsor
business district; various stores; good place for a lunch stop
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19.4
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Barts
Restaurant on the left
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19.4+
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Windsor
Historic District
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25.7
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Small
park on right w/ gazebos, picnic tables and CT River views; ideal for snack
or lunch break
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32.3
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Start
tour through So. Windsor Historic District
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38.4
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Buckland
Hills Plaza; various stores and eateries
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New062
Route
sheet: RS-New062
Ride
developed by: Wayne Chapman
& improved by Carol Marchion on 6/22/07
Ride
submitted by: Don Shildneck,
9/21/06 (updated 6/8/08)
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