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The West as it Gets 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: 48.8 miles Elevation Gain: N/A
Degree
of Difficulty Index: N/A Terrain: Hilly (estimated)
Killer Hills: Skiff
Mt. Rd. at beginning of ride (~ mile cues 1.6 to 4.7 milesÉ1000 ft of
vertical); also Calkinstown Rd. for approx. 1.5 mi. starting @ mile cue 15.4.
Geographical
Region: Northwest Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): Kent
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
Kent Post Office parking lot; take Rt. 7 north from intersection w/
Rt. 341 in Kent; turn right into Kent Shopping Village immediately after
crossing RR tracks to the post office.
Ride
Description: This ride tours
the western end of Connecticut through Kent, Lime Rock, Lakeville and
Sharon. The ride also visits
Duchess County in New York for about 10 miles and features some great riding
on several county roads w/ low automobile traffic. While the early portion of the ride is hilly (especially
the very difficult Skiff Mt. Road climb early in the ride), the last half of
the ride is over mostly flat terrain.
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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Kent
Shopping Village w/ Post Office; various shops in the village
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0.5
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Kent
School main campus on the left
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1.6
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Start
of 3 mile killer hill w/ ~ 1000 ft of vertical (ugh!)
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6.0
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Nice
view of Peck PondÉcatch your breath after the hill climb
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15.4
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Convenience
and grocery store
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21.3
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Infield
entrance to Lime Rock Park race track on the right
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21.6
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Main
entrance to Lime Rock Park race track is less than a mile to the right on Rt. 112
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26.0
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Salisbury
village (business district) is about ¼ mile to the right; various
shops & stores
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27.3
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Convenience
Store at Rt. 41/Rt. 44 intersectionÉgood spot for lunch behind store on
grass
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32.3
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Mudge
Pond to the left
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48.3
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Kent
School main campus on the right
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48.8
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Kent Shopping
Village w/ Post Office; various shops in the village
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Note:
Macedonia Brook and Kent Falls State Parks are located nearby and are easily
visited before or after the ride. It's a good idea to use a bike lock
while exploring the state parks.
www.ctbikeroutes.org Ride description: Wu-New086 Route
sheet: RS-New086
Ride
submitted by: Al Hathway, 1/24/07
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