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2009 Half-Triathlon Ride (W. Pond Meadow 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: 56.3 miles
Elevation Gain: 2777 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 2777 ft
/ 56.3 mi = 49.32 ft/mi Terrain:
Rolling to Hilly
Killer
Hills: Difficult ¾
mile stretch on County Rd starting @ mile cue 13.1 (+/-); lengthy 2.5 mile
climb on Beaver Meadow Rd starting at mile cue 26.5.
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 features some
significantly hilly sections while traveling inland largely on back roads w/
a minimum of traffic thru No. Madison, Killingworth, Higganum & Haddam to
the top of Beaver Meadow Rd. @ mile cue 29.0 --- at which point the route
continues back into Killingworth, on to Chester, Westbrook and Clinton before
returning to the starting point.
For recreational riders the route provides a challenging workout w/
interesting views of some up-scale neighborhoods as well as 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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8.3
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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 for the "out-and-back" version of the
Triathlon ride
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34.9
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Entrance
to Chester Airport on the left
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37.2
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Village
of Winthrop --- don't blink or you'll miss it
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39.0
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Messerschmidt
Pond and it's spillway on the right
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45.8
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Clinton
Country Club on the left
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51.2
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Small
pond w/ gazebo to the left
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56.3
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Hammonasset
State Park – West Beach area
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New171
Route
sheet: RS-New171
Ride
submitted by: Don Shildneck,
11/18/08 (updated 1/4/09)
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