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SCCC's Guilford Lakes & Shoreline 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: 41.7 miles
Elevation Gain: 1829 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 1829 ft
/ 41.7 mi = 43.86 ft/mi Terrain:
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 (use the west section of the
split CPL)
Ride
Description: This is an
interesting ride that travels up to Lake Quonnipaug before returning to the
Shoreline and a tour around Sachem's Head. While there are a few hilly sections, much of the ride is
on flat to rolling terrain.
There are a few stretches of riding along state routes (Rtes. 80, 77
& 146 in no special order) with higher speed traffic but most of the ride
is on back roads with few automobiles.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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8.0
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Monastery
park and Monastery to the left
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8.7
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Start
~ four mile circumnavigation of Lake Quonnipaug (views)
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10.9
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Guilford
Town Beach (access limited to Guilford residents during the summer months)
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29.4
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Start
~ four and a half mile tour of Sachem's Head (views)
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35.4
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Guilford
Green; many interesting shops surround the green
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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-New119
Route
sheet: RS-New119
Ride submitted by:
SCCC (www.ctcycle.org)/DPS,
5/13/07
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