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IrvŐs Suffield Village – Giant Sycamore
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: 45.7 miles Elevation
Gain: 1379 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1379 ft / 45.7 mi = 30.17 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to
rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
North Central Connecticut
Starting Location (city/town): Suffield
Starting Location (detailed directions to): Suffield Village shopping plaza
parking area (north side of Highland Park Market under shade trees) off Rt.
75 just north of the intersection with Rt. 168 in Suffield; do not use the
Bridge St. exit.
Ride
Description: This mellow 45-miler is over flat to rolling terrain with just a few
hills en route. It heads south
from Suffield Village through East Granby to Simsbury with visits to the
Flower Bridge over the Farmington River and to Pinchot Sycamore Park where
the largest sycamore tree in the state is located. The ride then heads up to the McLean Game Refuge in Granby
and ventures into Southwick and Agawam, MA before returning to the starting
point.
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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Suffield Village:
shopping center w/ full service grocery store (Highland Park Market)
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12.2
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Pizza shop and pub in the
center of Tarriffville on the right
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14.1
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Commence 2 mile (+/-)
ride on rail trail
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15.9
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Water fountain at park on
the left beside the rail trail
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16.3
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Flower Bridge over the
Farmington River
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18.3
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Pinchot Sycamore Park
w/ largest sycamore tree in the state; views of the Farmington River
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18.4
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Bridge over the
Farmington River
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20.6
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Entrance to Stratton
Brook State Park to the right past barrier on a dirt path
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21.5
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Convenience store ~ 0.2
miles to the left on Rt. 309
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24.5
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Stone
house on the right just before turning right onto Holcomb St
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27.3
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McLean Game
Refuge; picnic tables; rustic restrooms
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28.4
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Stone
House on the right just before intersection w/ Rtes. 10/202
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36.1
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Ebbs Corners:
ice cream shop, bakery & convenience store diagonally across from
intersection
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45.7
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Suffield Village:
shopping center w/ full service grocery store (Highland Park Market)
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New168
Route
sheet: RS-New168
Ride
developed by: Irv Friedman
Ride
submitted by: Fran & Mike
Ungaro, 8/24/09 (updated 9/26/09)
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