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Saybrook Point to Essex Loop
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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: 30.2 miles
Elevation Gain: 497 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 497 ft /
30.2 mi = 16.45 ft/mi Terrain:
Flat
Killer
Hills: None
Geographical
Region: South Central
Connecticut
Starting
Location (city/town): Old
Saybrook
Starting
Location (detailed directions to): I-95 north Exit 68 to Rt. 154; @ 3rd traffic
light turn left to continue on Rt. 154 (Rt. 1 goes straight here) through the
Old Saybrook business district and continue for about 2.1 miles to a stop
sign where Rt. 154 goes sharply right; Saybrook Point is directly ahead from
the stop sign.
Ride
Description: This is an
especially scenic ride over mostly flat terrain that visits several places on
the Old Saybrook coastline with spectacular views of long Island Sound. Among these are Fenwick, Cornfield
Point and Indiantown Beach. The
ride then heads inland for a visit to the quaint New England village of Essex
with a special view of the Connecticut River from the town dock and boat
launch adjacent to the Connecticut River Museum.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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0.2
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Causeway
(special views)
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0.9
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Start
tour of Fenwick, an upscale section of Old Saybrook; 9-hole golf course
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4.4
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Cornfield
Point (views)
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7.6
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Indiantown
Beach (views to the left)
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15.7
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Start
through Village of Essex business district
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16.1
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Connecticut
River Museum; town dock and boat launch (views)
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20.9
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Start
tour through Otter Cove, a lovely upscale residential district
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28.9
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Start
tour of North Cove, another upscale residential district w/ outstanding
water views
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New176
Route
sheet: RS-New176
Ride
submitted by: Carol Marchion,
5/22/09 (updated 7/20/09)
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