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2009 Summer Sea Breeze Ride – 22 Mile Route
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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: 22.7 miles Elevation
Gain: 715 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 715 ft / 22.7 mi = 31.5 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
South Central Connecticut
Starting Location (city/town): Madison
Starting Location (detailed directions to): From I-95 Exit 61, go north (away
from the ocean) on Rt. 79 for ~ 1 mile to the 1st traffic
light. Turn left on Green Hill
Rd and follow for ~ 1 mile to Polson Middle School (the old Daniel Hand HS)
on the left. Turn left on the
access road and park in the parking area furthest from the school. Note: use of the parking area is not
permitted while school is in session. Schedule your ride accordingly.
Ride
Description: This short ride
passes through many upscale residential areas in Madison with brief visits to
Guilford, Killingworth and Clinton.
It uses mostly back roads or residential roads with limited automobile
traffic and features a scenic 1.5 mile ride along the Madison shoreline with
spectacular views of Long Island Sound.
The ride skirts Madison's business district but passes by Madison
Green and the beautiful Congregational Church towards the end of the ride.
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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Polson Middle School
(located adjacent to the new Daniel Hand High School in a large, new
campus); many athletic facilities and fields, including a running track,
are located inside the campus
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7.2
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Bridge over the
Hammonasset River
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13.2
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Heser's
Pond w/ gazebo on the left
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15.2
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Another
bridge crossing of the Hammonasset River
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17.9
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Commence 1.5 mile ride
along the Madison shoreline; spectacular ocean views
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18.5
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East Wharf
Beach; comfort station (seasonal)
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22.7
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Polson Middle School
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New189
Route
sheet: RS-New189
Ride
submitted by: Betty Gunning,
8/7/09 (updated 8/13/09)
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