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Chris
& Don's "Wing It" Ride to Saybrook Point
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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: 35.0 miles Elevation Gain: n/a
feet
Degree
of Difficulty Index: nnnn ft / nn.n mi
= nn.n ft/mi Terrain: Flat (est'd)
Killer
Hills: None
Geographical Region: South Central Connecticut
Starting Location (city/town): Clinton, CT
Starting Location (detailed directions to): Clinton Town Marina/Dock, Riverside
Drive, Clinton; from the I-95 Exit
63 (Rt. 81) off ramp, head south approx. 0.75 mi. on Rt. 81 (High St) to intersection
w/ Rt. 1 at traffic light; turn right on Rt. 1 and proceed 0.25 mi. to Grove
St @ traffic light; turn left on Grove St and proceed 0.65 mi. (almost to the
ocean) and turn right on Riverside Drive; the Clinton Town Marina/Dock
parking lot will be on your left in 0.10 mi.
Ride Description: This scenic ride meanders along the shoreline over mostly flat
terrain as it works its way east to Saybrook Point. While there is some
riding along Rte. 1 and Rte. 156, both state roads have smooth surfaces and
wide shoulders. Saybrook Point is roughly the mid-point of the ride which
then takes an inland route back to Clinton via some back roads and state
roads (Rte. 1, Rte. 154 & Rte. 145). See the table below for a listing
of the various points of interest along the ride route.
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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Clinton Town Dock & Marina
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7.0
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Pilot's Point Marina (views); Boom's Restaurant
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7.5
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Pilot's Point...lovely homes; views (somewhat
obscured by the homes)
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14.8
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Cornfield Point (views)
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16.6
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Start tour of Fenwick; golf course; lovely homes
(some are palatial)
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18.2
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Start across the causeway (views)
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19.2
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Saybrook Point (views); bathrooms; water (seasonal)
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35.0
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Clinton Town Dock & Marina
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New212
Route sheet:
RS-New212
Ride
submitted by: Chris DiPalermo/DPS, 10/23/12 (updated 10/27/12)
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