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SCCC's Country Club Road 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: 25.4 miles
Elevation Gain: 1673 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 1673 ft
/ 25.4 mi = 65.87 ft/mi Terrain:
Very hilly
Killer
Hills: None;
but there are several long, hilly sections
Geographical
Region: South Central
Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): I-91 Exit
20 CPL (Country Club Road) in Middletown
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
None required; CPL is easy to find
Ride
Description: This relatively
short ride will provide you with a workout. While there are no killer hills on the route, there are
several seriously hilly sections that will "focus your mind" while
you are climbing. Having said
that, the ride travels over some interesting back roads, through some
interesting up-scale suburban and condominium neighborhoods and over some more
heavily traveled state roads.
Lyman Orchards farm store provides an ideal mid-ride location for a
snack or lunch break.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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2.7
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Entrance
to Hunter Golf Course
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6.8
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Optional
0.2 mile hill climb to High Hill Orchards on a narrow, steep road (no
particular
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redeeming
value for your hill climbing efforts except during apple and/or apple cider
season)
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8.7
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Commence
tour through a very nice, up-scale neighborhood
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14.3
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Lyman
Orchards farm store; bathrooms; beverages & food available; possible
lunch stop
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22.2
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Commence
~ 1.5 mile ride through "condo country"
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24.1
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Miner
Hills Golf Course on the left
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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-New118
Route
sheet: RS-New118
Ride
submitted by: SCCC
(www.ctcycle.org)/DPS, 4/27/07 (updated 5/3/07)
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