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Visiting Guilford's Town Beaches
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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: 29.1 miles
Elevation Gain: 841 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 841 ft /
29.1 mi = 28.90 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to rolling
Killer
Hills: None
Geographical
Region: South Central
Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): Guilford
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
Lake Quonnipaug (Guilford) Town Beach parking lot, Rt. 77, North
Guilford, approximately 4 miles north of Route 80 and 6 miles south of
Durham.
Note: Parking lot is not available during the summer
monthsit is restricted to Guilford residents with beach pass stickers during
that time. Plan your ride
accordingly.
Ride
Description: This ride is
over mostly flat terrain with a few modest hills and travels from the west
shore of Lake Quonnipaug down to Guilford Harbor and features an interesting
side trip into seldom visited West Lake. The pavilion at the Guilford Town Beach on Long Island
Sound is a good spot for a snack/lunch break.
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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Guilford
Town Beach at Lake Quonnipaug: swimming if Guilford town resident
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3.0
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Our
Lady of Grace Monastery on the right
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6.7
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West
Lake; views; beach; boating (probably restricted to Guilford town
residents)
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12.6
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Bishop's
Farm Store access road to the right (food, beverages, restrooms)
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15.7+
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Guilford
Town Beach near end of Seaside Avenue (views; possible snack/lunch stop)
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16.5
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Guilford
Town Dock: Restrooms, Water;
Picnic Tables (views)
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17.3+
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The
Henry Whitfield House (1639) is the oldest remaining house in
Connecticut. On display are
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Historical
artifacts from the culture of early New England settlers and a wealth of
pieces dating
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To the
17th and 18th centuries.
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18.9
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Guilford
Green; various stores and interesting buildings (churches, etc.) border the
green
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26.6
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Llama
farm on the right
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29.1
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Guilford
Town Beach at Lake Quonnipaug: swimming if Guilford town resident
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New155
Route
sheet: RS-New155
Ride
submitted by: Carol Marchion/DPS,
6/26/08
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