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2009 Summer Sea Breeze Ride – 100 Mile
Route (Century 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: 101.0 miles Elevation
Gain: nnnn feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: nnnn ft / 101.0 mi = nnnn ft/mi Terrain: Very hilly (estd)
Killer Hills: There
is an ~ 0.8 mi. climb on County Rd starting @ cue 9.4 (+/-); the climb up Parmalee Hill Rd starting @ mile cue
21.2 is difficult; there is a very difficult 0.7 mi. (double pitch) climb on
Haddam Quarter Rd between mile cues 39.4 & 40.2 and there is a lengthy
climb on Turkey Hill Rd starting at mile cue 49.5. Additionally, there are several other hilly sections
scattered throughout the ride route.
This is a very difficult (off the charts) ride.
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 @ the light 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 use the parking area furthest from the school (closest
to Green Hill Rd). Note:
use of the parking area is not permitted
while school is in session.
Schedule your ride accordingly.
Ride
Description: This very
difficult, hilly Century ride (100 mi. +) passes through several upscale
residential areas in Madison en route to and from rural and residential
sections of Killingworth, Durham, Middlefield, Higganum, Chester, Deep River,
Old Saybrook and Westbrook 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. There are
several killer hills on the route so the ride should be attempted by only
those who are in top biking condition.
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 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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40.5
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Millers
Pond State Park; portable toilets
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45.4
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Higganum
business district
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93.7
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Another
bridge crossing of the Hammonasset River
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96.3
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Commence 1.5 mile ride
along the Madison shoreline; spectacular ocean views
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97.0
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East Wharf
Beach; comfort station (seasonal)
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101.0
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Polson Middle School
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www.ctbikeroutes.org Ride description: Wu-New192
Route sheet: RS-New192
Ride
submitted by: Betty Gunning,
8/7/09 (updated 8/23/09)
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