|
SCCC's Baldwin Bridge Crossover
|
NOTE: This Ride Description and its
corresponding Route Sheet may not have been checked for accuracy by the www.ctbikeroutes.org team
|
Total Distance: 29.85 miles
Elevation Gain: 1809 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 1809 ft
/ 29.85 mi = 60.6 ft/mi Terrain:
Hilly
Killer
Hills: Two; the first is on
Joshuatown Rd starting at ~ 6.8 miles; the other is on Brush Hill Rd starting
at ~ 11.1 miles. Both climbs are
about ½ to ¾ mile longand definitely will focus your mind for
10 or 15 minutes during both climbs.
Geographical
Region: Southeast Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): Old
Lyme
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
I-95 Exit 70 CPL, Rtes. 1 & 156 on the east side of the Baldwin
Bridge over the Connecticut River.
Ride
Description: This is an
excellent ride through portions of the towns of Old Lyme, Lyme, Chester, Deep
River and Old Saybrook that features a double crossing of the Connecticut
River via 1) the Chester-Hadlyme ferry and 2) the Baldwin Bridge bike
path. While there are two steep
hill climbs on the route, your effort will be rewarded with some outstanding
back roads riding. An especially
pleasing back road segment is the 1.3 mile ride on Tantumoratun Road starting
at the 8.3 mile cuea seldom used road for bike routes.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
|
Mile
|
Facilities
- Points of Interest
|
|
5.9
|
Hamburg
village
|
|
6.5
|
Hamburg
Cove
|
|
6.8
|
Start
major hill climb on Joshuatown Rd (~ 0.75 miles long)
|
|
8.9
|
Commence
lovely 1.3 mile back roads ride w/ views of streams, ponds, estates, farms.
forests
|
|
9.8
|
Start
major hill climb on Brush Hill Rd (~ 0.6 miles long)
|
|
13.2
|
Chester-Hadlyme
ferry ($1.00 fee)
|
|
16.6
|
Deep
River Landing; views of the Connecticut River
|
|
17.7
|
Start
~ 5.5 miles tour on Essex St/River Rd w/ many outstanding views of the
Connecticut River
|
|
23.0
|
Essex
village; Connecticut River Museum; various shops; neat little New England
village
|
|
28.7
|
Start
1.0 mile crossing of the Connecticut River on the Baldwin Bridge bike path
|
|
Note: This ride has been provided by the Southern Connecticut
Cycle Club from its Ride Library as a service to the Connecticut bicycling community
|
www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New105
Route sheet: RS-New105
Ride submitted by:
SCCC (www.ctcycle.org)/DPS,
5/7/07
|
