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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
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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: 36.7 miles
Elevation Gain: 1395 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 1395 ft
/ 36.7 mi = 38.0 ft/mi Terrain:
Rolling
Killer
Hills: There is a difficult
half mile climb on Phelps Rd starting at mile cue 17.5; the one mile climb on
Newgate Rd starting at mile cue 14.8 isn't as steep but is longer. Both will bring some sweat to your
brow.
Geographical
Region: North Central
Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): Windsor
Locks
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
I-91 N Exit 42; left @ bottom of ramp on Lawnacre Rd.; in 0.2 miles
go straight on Rt. 159 (South Main St) and follow for 1.0 mile to Dexter
Plaza on your left.
Ride
Description: This ride starts
off in a rather busy section of Windsor Locks but soon gets onto the less
heavily traveled Rt. 159 beside the Connecticut River in Windsor before
angling sharply west into East Granby and heading north into Suffield before
eventually returning to the starting point. Amongst the highlights are views of the Connecticut and
Farmington Rivers, a stop at Newgate Prison, a visit to the Air Museum, a
"pass-by" of the Connecticut Fire Academy, views of several Bradley
Field runways and a possible ice cream stop in Suffield.
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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Dexter
Plaza w/ various retail establishments
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1.1
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Ride
beside the Connecticut River for about a mile (occasional views)
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5.1
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Ride
beside the Farmington River for about 0.4 miles to small park (occasional
views)
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14.8
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Old
Newgate Prison & Copper Mine (lovely views to the west on clear days)
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24.5
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Views of
Bradley Field facilities and runways
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25.0
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New
England Air Museum
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25.3
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Connecticut
Fire Academy (both sides of the road)
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26.1
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More
views of the Bradley Field runways
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30.3
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Note the
lovely old homes in Suffield along Rt. 75
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30.8
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Suffield
Village
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31.0
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Possible
ice cream stop at parlor on right near bottom of hill
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36.7
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Dexter
Plaza w/ various retail establishments
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Ride
description: Wu-New072 Route
sheet: RS-New072
Ride
submitted by: Don Shildneck,
9/25/06 (updated 9/5/07)
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