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2009 Half-Triathlon Ride (Out and Back Version)
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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: 56.7 miles
Elevation Gain: 3366 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 3366 ft
/ 56.7 mi = 59.36 ft/mi Terrain:
Hilly
Killer
Hills: Difficult ¾
mile stretch on County Rd starting @ mile cue 13.0 (+/-); lengthy 1.8 mile
climb on Beaver Meadow Rd starting at mile cue 26.5; very difficult 1.5 mile
climb on Little City Rd starting at mile cue 38.4.
Geographical
Region: South Central
Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): Madison
Starting
Location (detailed directions to):
West Beach Parking lot in Hammonasset State Park in Madison; use
I-95 Exit 62 and go south on the Hammonasset Connector to the TL; cross Rt. 1
@ the TL onto the access road into the park (there is a parking fee during
the late spring, summer and early fall); continue past the toll booths to the
rotary and follow signs to West Beach.
Ride
Description: This is one of
several routes that were developed for
(possible) use during a 2009 Half Triathlon starting from Hammonasset
SP. It is an
"out-and-back" route and features some significantly hilly sections
while traveling inland thru No. Madison, Killingworth, Higganum & Haddam
to the turn-around point on Beaver Meadow Rd...largely on back roads w/ a
minimum of traffic. For
recreational riders the route provides a challenging workout w/ interesting
views of some up-scale neighborhoods and several sparsely populated and
forested areas.
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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Hammonasset
State Park – West Beach area
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8.2
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Camp
Laurel Wood on left (summer camp for kids)
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13.1
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Start of
tough ¾ mile hill climb on County Rd
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21.6
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Higganum
Village business district
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28.3
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Turn-around
point on Beaver Meadow Rd after a lengthy climb
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35.0
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Higganum
Village business district
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38.4
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Begin a
very difficult 1.5 mile climb on Little City Rd
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41.0
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Most of
your hill climbing on this ride is history; enjoy a gradual loss of
elevation all the way
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back to
Hammonasset SP --- but w/ an occasional uphill stretch just to keep your
mind focused
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56.7
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Hammonasset
State Park – West Beach area
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New169
Route
sheet: RS-New169
Ride
submitted by: Don Shildneck,
11/18/08 (updated 1/4/09)
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