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Windsor
Locks Canal Path 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: 34.0 miles Elevation
Gain: 1200 feet (est'd)
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1200
ft / 34.0 mi = 35.29 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to rolling (est'd)
Killer Hills: Ellsworth
Road, short but steep
Geographical Region: North Central Connecticut
Starting Location: Town Center Shops, 1735 Ellington Road, South
Windsor, CT
Directions to Starting Location : From I84, take Exit 62, head north on
Buckland Street, approximately one mile north of Evergreen Walk, turn left
into Town Center Shops. From North Rte 5, take Sullivan Ave, just after
center of S. Windsor (intersection of Rte 30), take right into Town Center
Shops. From I291, take Exit 4, straight from West to Rte 30, from East left Rte
5 and first right to Chapel, left @ traffic light to Rte 30. 5th
traffic light from west, 4th from east into Town Center Shops.
Ride Description: Rural Areas of S. Windsor & East Windsor; view of Ct River from
Bridges; historic homes in Enfield on Rte 5 and the historic Windsor Locks
Canal. The Canal Trail is closed Nov 16- March 31 due to migrating birds.
Trail is paved but can be bumpy in places due to roots under the trail. Only
exit from the trail is at either end. The ride twice uses bridges to cross
the Connecticut River.
Facilities and Points
of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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6.1
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Farms of
South Windsor & East Windsor
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11.8
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2nd Chance
Horse Farm
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15.6
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Historic
Homes on Rte 5 Enfield
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17.1
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X Ct River
on Rte 190, views from Bike Trail
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17.6
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Canal
Trail Park, river views, picnic tables and port o let in season @ north end
of trail
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19.9
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Aqueduct
on canal crossing Stony Brook
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23.8
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Volunteer Park, picnic tables along CT
River. Facilities available at Water Pollution Control building across the
street.
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New210
Route sheet:
RS-New210
Ride
submitted by: Andy Johnson, 10/17/12 (updated 10/23/12)
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