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SCCC's
Scenic Simsbury, Southwick & Suffield 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: 32.5 miles (35.2 w/ new lunch stop) Elevation Gain: 979
feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 979 ft / 32.5 mi
= 30.12 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to rolling
Killer
Hills: None
Geographical Region: North Central Connecticut
Starting Location (city/town): Simsbury
Starting Location (detailed directions to): International Skating Center of
Connecticut, 1375 Hopmeadow Street, Routes 10 & 202 Near the Wagner car
dealerships in northern Simsbury
Ride Description: This ride over mostly flat terrain travels through portions of
Simsbury, Granby, Southwick, MA, Suffield, East Granby & Windsor on
mostly secondary (back) roads with just a little bit of riding on busier
state roads. The ride passes the Barndoor Hills Rd entrance to the McLean
Game Refuge, Lake Congamond, the entrance to the Connecticut Air National
Guard Base and the Simsbury Airport amongst other interesting venues.
Facilities and Points
of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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0.0
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International Skating Center of Connecticut (bathrooms; snack
bar; skating rink views)
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4.5
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Entrance to the McLean Game Refuge to the right
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13.1
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For a very
nice side trip to an ideal snack/lunch stop overlooking Congamond Lake at a
gazebo,
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go left on
Sheep Pasture Rd...follow instructions on the route sheet (adds 2.7 miles to
ride length);
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please note
that this is an off-course excursion and the mileages below are those of
original route
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13.8
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Lake
Congamond (views)
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25.5
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Entrance to
Connecticut Air National Guard Base to the left
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31.0
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Simsbury
Tri-Town Airport to the left
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32.5
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International Skating Center of Connecticut (bathrooms; snack
bar; skating rink views)
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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-New132
Route sheet:
RS-New132
Ride
submitted by: SCCC (www.ctcycle.org)/DPS,
6/16/07 (updated 10/18/12)
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