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SCCC's Guilford-No. Branford-Durham Loop (Short)
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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: 38.5 miles Elevation Gain: 1287 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 1287 ft
/ 38.5 mi = 33.43 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to rolling
Killer
Hills: None
Geographical
Region: South Central
Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): Guilford
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
I-95 Exit 58 CPL (Rt. 77) in Guilford (start from western side of
the split CPL)
Ride
Description: This ride over
mostly flat terrain uses state routes (Rtes. 77, 80, 22, 17, 79 & 146 in
no special order) for more than 2/3 of the ride route. The roads have smooth surfaces and
wide shoulders and thus are perfect for a fast paced training ride. The route passes through No.
Branford, Northford, Durham and Guilford and features pastoral and forested
scenery and an occasional town green.
Those riders who are less experienced and/or who don't much care for
cars passing by at highway speeds would be best advised to pass on the
ride. This is a companion ride
to the 54.4-miler of the same name and both rides are exactly the same for
their first 37.4 miles.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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7.3
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Town of
No. Branford
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13.2
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Village
of Northford; convenience stores
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15.5
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Northford
Park on the right; toilets
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21.4
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Entering
Durham; Dari-Serv on the right; deli on the left
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21.8
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Durham
Green & Town Hall
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27.6
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Water
Authority property on the right; toilets on other side of barrier
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37.4
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Guilford
Green; various shops and stores for re-provisioning
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Note: This ride has been provided by the Southern Connecticut
Cycle Club from its Ride Library as a service to the Connecticut bicycling community
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New102
Route
sheet: RS-New102
Ride submitted by:
SCCC (www.ctcycle.org)/DPS,
5/5/07
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