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Simsbury Spin-About Ride #2
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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: 29.9 miles Elevation
Gain: 832 ft
Degree of Difficulty Index: 832 ft / 29.9 mi = 27.83 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to rolling
Killer
Hills: None
Geographical
Region: North Central
Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): Avon
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
The ride starts at the Avon Wellness Center parking area, Rtes.
10/202 about 0.4 miles north of Rt. 44 in Avon. Park to the right in the lower parking area (additional
parking in adjacent Sperry Park).
Ride
Description: This neat ride
travels over mostly flat to rolling terrain through sections of Avon,
Simsbury and Granby with a stop at the McLean Game Refuge, Salmon Brook Park
and a ride on the Farmington Canal Heritage
Trail. There is a lot to see and
enjoy on this ride.
Note: This trip is the
same as Simsbury Spin-About Ride except that it joins the rail trail slightly
earlier, avoiding a troublesome crossing of Rt. 10/202.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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7.3
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Tulmeadow
Farm roadside stand and ice cream on the right
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7.4
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Convenience
store on the left
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12.5
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Equestrian
Center on the left
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13.1
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West entrance
to the McLean Game Refuge
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16.3
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Salmon Brook
Park...nice snack/lunch spot; rest rooms
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17.4
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East entrance
to McLean Game Refuge
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19.5
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McLean Game
Refuge on right
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23.7
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Constitution
Oak historical marker
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25.1
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Bridge of
Flowers/Farmington River
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25.2
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Begin 5 mile
trip on the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail w/ views of Talcott Mountain
ridgeline and Hueblein Tower on your left
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New164
Route
sheet: RS-New164
Ride
submitted by: Joy Himmelfarb,
9/18/08 (updated 6/13/09)
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