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The Bike
Shops Spring Thaw 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: 21
miles Elevation
Gain: 270 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 270 ft / 21.0 mi =
12.9 ft/mi Terrain:
Mostly Flat
Killer Hills: None
Geographical
Region: North Central Connecticut
Starting Location : 1735 Ellington Road, South Windsor CT
(Town Center Shops)
Starting Location : From I84 take Exit 62, head North on
Buckland Ave (becomes Buckland St in S. Windsor) 1.5 miles, Town Center Shops
on Left (Stop & Shop). From I
291 Exit 4, cross Rte 5, to Ellington Rd, 5th
traffic light (approx 4 miles) right into Town Center
Shops, from north, take Rte 5 South to Sullivan
Ave, Sullivan Ave to Center of S. Windsor, First right after traffic light
into Town Center Shops
Ride Description: Mostly
flat roads within South Windsor through parks, neighborhoods and schools. Two short sections on Sullivan Ave with
turns against on coming traffic that require extra care. There is a section through Nevers Park that is a hard packed (pea stone) trail, can
be done on road bike if dry.
Don't worry if you take wrong trail, they loop to return to the
Community Center. This section can also be bypassed, skip 14.6 to 16.4 mile
markers to continue on Nevers Road.
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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1.4
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Poduck Park (hiking, no
bicycles)
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5.5
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Historic Homes on Main
Street
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11.0
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Willow Brook Public Golf
Course
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11.6
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Topstone Public Golf Course
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12.1
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Terry Elementary School
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14.5
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South Windsor Community
Center
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14.6
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Nevers Town Park
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14.8
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Rotary Pavilion,
port-o-let with picnic tables
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16.2
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South Windsor High
School
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16.4
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Wapping Elementary School
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18.5
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Michael Donnelly Land Preserve
(hiking only, no bicycles, bike rack available)
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New215
Route sheet:
RS-New215
Ride
submitted by: Andy Johnson, 2/19/13
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