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Roseland
Cottage 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: 36.8 miles Elevation
Gain: 2148 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 2148 ft / 36.8 mi =
58.37 ft/mi Terrain: Hilly
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region: Northeast
Connecticut
Starting Location (city/town): Brooklyn
Starting Location (detailed directions
to): Park & Ride Lot on Route 6, 0.2 mile west of the Route 6/Route
169 Junction
Ride Description: Bucolic farmland,
nature preserves and picturesque, historic Woodstock.
Facilities and Points
of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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2.8
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Golden Lamb Buttery on
right offers specialty luncheons
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11.1
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Nature
Overlook: Wyndham Land Trust Nature Sanctuary to the right
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16.0
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Woodstock Fairgrounds
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16.3
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Approaching Woodstock, a
very picturesque New England village; admire the scenery
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16.6
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Woodstock Town Hall – Facilities available inside during
working hours
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17.5
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Roseland Cottage –
Tours of restored historic home and gardens – Facilities available
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17.6
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Woodstock Academy
– Historic buildings; nice views from campus
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34.0
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Golden Lamb Buttery on
left offers specialty luncheons
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New084
Route
sheet: RS-New084
Ride
submitted by: Tom and Nancy Mann, 11/26/06 (updated 8/22/10)
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