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Middletown to Shuttle Meadow 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: 30.37 miles Elevation
Gain: 1463 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1463 ft / 30.37 mi = 48.17 ft/mi Terrain: Rolling to hilly
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
Southwest but on the border of South Central
Starting Location (city/town): Middletown
Starting Location (detailed directions to): I-91 Exit 20 CPL (Country Club
Road), Middletown
Ride
Description: The ride is over
mostly rolling terrain with a few challenging hills. The route travels over mostly rural
roads while visiting the towns of East Berlin, Kensington, New Britain and SouthingtonÉas
well as the Westfield section of Middletown. There is a grocery store (mile 9.0) where lunch/snack
makings can be purchased or apples and other fruit will be available at
Rogers Orchard in mid-ride (mile 14.4).
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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1.8
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Aetna Campus
on right
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7.6
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Waterfall/dam
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8.1
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Paper Goods
Pond
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9.0
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Shopping
center w/ grocery store on the left
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10.9
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Shuttle
Meadow Country Club
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12.9
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Shuttle Meadow
Reservoir
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14.4
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Rogers
OrchardsÉfruit & beverages available at the farm store
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New183
Route
sheet: RS-New183
Ride
submitted by: Paul Grochowski,
7/19/09 (updated 11/5/09)
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