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Cheshire
Valley Express
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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: 53.0 miles Elevation Gain: 1941 feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 1941 ft / 53.0 mi = 36.62 ft/mi Terrain: Rolling
Killer
Hills: None
Geographical Region: Southwest
Connecticut
Starting Location (city/town): Hamden
Starting Location (detailed directions to): Shepherd
Glen School; off Rt. 10 in Hamden go west on Skiff Street to Skiff Street
Ext. Skiff Street is just south
of the Meadowbrook Country Club.
The school is on the right about 0.5 miles from Rt. 10 just after
crossing Mix Ave.
Ride Description: The Cheshire Valley
offers miles of flat to rolling terrain on scenic side roads as you pedal
from Hamden to Bristol (passing ESPN Headquarters). The ride sticks to the valley on the outbound segment and
then loops back through swooping, rolling terrain.
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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Shepherd Glen School
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6.5
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Brooksvale Recreational
Park on the left
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11.3
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Food and water on the left
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16.6
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Mount
Southington Ski Area on the left
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20.1
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Briarwood
College on the right
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21.0
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Lake
Compounce Park on the left
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21.9
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Part of the
ESPN complex on the left
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25.4
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Food on the right
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34.7
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Food & water at IGA store
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49.8
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Dunkin Donuts
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New179
Route
sheet: RS-New179
Ride
developed by: Jon Swallen,
September 2004
Ride
submitted by: Mark Kiley, 7/6/09
(updated 11/12/09)
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