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Farms, Estates and River 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: 38.3
miles Elevation
Gain: 1433 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1433 ft / 38.3 mi = 37.4
ft/mi Terrain:
Flat to Rolling
Killer Hills: @ 7.0% Pease Road, steepest climb on ride;
not a killer
Geographical Region: North Central CT
Starting Location: East Windsor High School, East
Windsor, CT
Starting Location Directions: From the South, take Rte
5 North from S. Windsor, approx. 2 miles after the E. Windsor town line; High
School is on the left. From the North at the I-91 Exit 44 off
ramp, take Rte 5 South approx 1 mile; High School is on right opposite
Tromley Rd. During the School year parking may not be available
during School hours at the High School so you may have to find an alternate
parking area.
Ride
Description: Rolling farmland of the CT River Valley; passes many
farms and estates on Hall Hill Road and finishes with a ride alongside the CT
River.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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5.9
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Large dairy farm
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11.1
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Center of Somers
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19.6
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Estate homes along Hall Hill with view of Tolland Hills
in background
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23.8
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Horse Farms & Estates
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30.7
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CT River up close
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New218
Route
sheet: RS-New218
Ride
submitted by: Andy Johnson, 10/26/13 (updated 11/19/13)
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