2009 Summer Sea Breeze Ride – 50 Mile Route
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: 50.46 miles Elevation
Gain: 2252 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 2252 ft / 50.46 mi = 44.63 ft/mi Terrain: Rolling
Killer Hills: There
is a lengthy, 2.5 mi. climb (not especially steep) on Beaver Meadow Rd
starting at mile cue 26.1
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
half-century ride passes through several upscale residential areas in Madison
en route to and from rural sections of Killingworth & Higganum with brief
forays into Guilford and Clinton along the way. 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. Towards the end, the ride skirts MadisonŐs
business district but passes by Madison Green and the beautiful
Congregational Church that overlooks the green.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
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 recently constructed 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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22.4
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Higganum
business district
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41.0
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HeserŐs
Pond w/ gazebo on the left
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43.0
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Another
bridge crossing of the Hammonasset River
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45.6
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Commence 1.5 mile ride
along the Madison shoreline; spectacular ocean views
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46.3
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East Wharf
Beach; comfort station (seasonal)
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50.46
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Polson Middle School
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New190
Route
sheet: RS-New190
Ride
submitted by: Betty Gunning,
8/7/09 (updated 9/19/09)
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