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Shenipisit Lake 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: 40.5 miles Elevation
Gain: 1600 feet (estd)
Degree
of Difficulty Index: 1600 ft / 40.5 mi
= 39.5 ft/mi Terrain:
Flat & Rolling w/some very steep climbs (hilly ride)
Killer
Hills: Middle and Upper Butcher 6%-17% grade
Geographical Region: North Central
Connecticut
Starting Location (city/town): South Windsor
Starting Location:
Town Center Shops (Stop &
Shop), 1735 Ellington Road, South Windsor;
I-84 East exit
62, left on Buckland Street 1.5 miles, I-84W exit 62, right on Pleasant
Valley, left on Buckland Street 1.2 miles
Ride Description: Same as Two Lake Ride for first 15.5
miles, last 25 miles tour the dairy and horse farms of Ellington and Somers.
Facilities and Points of
Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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9.4
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Climb from 6%, max out
at 17% on Upper Butcher
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14.0
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Views of Lake Shenipisit
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20.9
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Large dairy farm
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22.3
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Hoffman Dairy Farm
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25.2
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Horse farm
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26.8
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Rest area in Somersville;
go straight, cross river, right and right into parking area; picnic tables
and port o let
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27.3
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Horse farms either side
of road next few miles
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride description: Wu-New208
Route sheet: RS-New208
Ride submitted by: Andy Johnson, 5/21/12 (updated 7/9/12)
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