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SCCC's Wallingford Loop (14 mile option)
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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: 14.7 miles
Elevation Gain: 587 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 587 ft /
14.7 mi = 39.93 ft/mi Terrain:
Rolling
Killer
Hills: One
difficult ½ mile climb on High Hill Road @ mile cue 12.1
Geographical
Region: Southwest Connecticut
(on the border of South Central Connecticut)
Starting
Location (city/town): Wallingford
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
I-91 Exit 15 CPL (Rt. 68) in Wallingford; the CPL is located just
west of I-91 on Rt. 68; use the portion of the split CPL that is closest to
I-91
Ride
Description: This short ride
travels over flat to rolling terrain mostly on back roads with relatively
little automobile traffic. It
passes McKenzie Reservoir w/ some special views and passes several active
(and noisy) firing ranges and Rod & Gun Clubs on No. Branford Road
between mile cues 9.3 and 11.3.
There is one difficult ½ mile climb towards the end of the
ride.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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7.8
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McKenzie
Reservoir
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10.4
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Blue
Trail (firing) Range on the right; other similar facilities including Rod
& Gun Clubs are
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located
on No. Branford Road both before and after Blue Trail Range
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12.1
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Begin
½ mile difficult climb on High Hill Road
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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-New123
Route
sheet: RS-New123
Ride submitted by:
SCCC (www.ctcycle.org)/DPS,
5/15/07
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