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The Bodacious Bloomfield Fabulous Fifty Ride
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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: 48.7 miles Elevation Gain: 2775 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 2775 ft
/ 48.7 mi = 56.98 ft/mi Terrain:
Hilly
Killer
Hills: There are several
seriously hilly sections fairly early in the ride...from ~ the 8.6 mi. cue thru
the 19.3 mi. cue. Also, Hatchett
Hill Rd @ 31.2 mi. is a hilly and winding section.
Geographical
Region: North Central
Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): Bloomfield
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
Bloomfield Park Plaza, Park Avenue, Bloomfield; from I-91 Exit 35B
go left off exit for one mile to 4-way light; right on Blue Hills Avenue;
left at "V" at 2nd light on Park Avenue; go two miles,
cross RR tracks and up a slight hill; Plaza is on the right.
Ride
Description: While starting
in the center of busy Bloomfield,
the ride soon gets out into the hinterlands of Simsbury, Canton, Granby and
East Granby before returning via the busier streets of Windsor and
Bloomfield. This ride was one of
four versions offered by AMC on July 4, 2004 (Four in 1 for the Fourth!) and
was led by Jim Mays. Jim was a
neat guy who was very active in the AMC biking community but regrettably
passed away in the summer of 2006.
We miss him.
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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Bloomfield
Park Avenue Plaza; various stores and facilities
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~3.5
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Talcott
Mountain & Penwood State Parks
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4.7
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Small park
w/ two huge sycamore trees on the right (Pinchot Sycamore); Farmington
River
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8.2
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Tulmeadow
Farms
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8.6
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Flamig
farm on corner (exotic animals)
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17.9
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Enders
Forest Falls...small park on the right
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21.3
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Granby
Oak; this is one of the oldest and largest oak trees in the state; it's very impressive
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28.4
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Possible lunch
stop at Bryan's Landing off Canal Road (on the right just before Rt. 20)
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36.8
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Farmington
River crossing
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48.7
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Bloomfield
Park Avenue Plaza; various stores and facilities
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New081 Route
sheet: RS-New081
Ride
submitted by: Don Shildneck, 3/20/07
(updated 3/29/07
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