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Milford Turf to Surf
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NOTE: This Ride Description and its
corresponding Route Sheet were transcribed directly from the ride
developer's originals and were not checked for accuracy by the www.ctbikeroutes.org team
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Total Distance: 37.75 miles
Elevation Gain: N/A
Degree
of Difficulty Index: N/A Terrain:
Flat to rolling (Est'd)
Killer
Hills: None
Geographical
Region: Southwest Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): Milford
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
Meet in the parking lot behind the tennis courts at the rear of the
Milford Library. From I-95
North, take Exit 37; right onto High Street and straight across Rt. 1 to the
Milford Green. From I-95 South,
take Exit 36 and head north to Exit 37.
Then, left onto Broad St. at light; straight across stone bridge; make
a right turn at the light by the Milford Library. Drive around the back of the library and past the tennis
courts to the parking lot BEHIND the tennis courts and next to the baseball
field.
Ride
Description: Cycle along
shaded inland roads before cruising down to the shore and along the
beach. Terrain is mild
throughout with no point higher than 220 feet and includes many miles of flat
cruising.
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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Fowler
Field: baseball fields, tennis courts, boat launch, Milford Public Library
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0.7
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Duck pond
and the kissing bridge
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10.5
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Eisenhower
Park on the left for about the next mile
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15.8
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State
boat launch ramp for the Housatonic River is to the right
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16.2
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Devon
section of Milford
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18.5
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Audubon
Building: displays, views, bathrooms, water
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20.2
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Walnut
Beach, Milford City Beach to the right, restrooms available in season
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21.4
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Silver
Sand State Park entrance; tour through park begins here
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23.3
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Fort
Trumbull Beach with views toward Milford Harbor and Gulf Beach
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23.4
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Northeast
Fisheries Science Laboratory, operated by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration on right
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24.4
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If you
wish to purchase lunch, there are many options in downtown Milford.
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25.6
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Gulf
Beach, a Milford city beach, restrooms available in season
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31.0
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Borough
of Woodmont, a section of Milford with its own government
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www.ctbikeroutes.org Ride description: Wu-New144
Route sheet: RS-New144
Ride
submitted by: Tom Ebersold,
8/4/07 (updated 4/16/09)
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