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The Bike
Shop's Strong Road Morning 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: 30 miles Elevation
Gain: 1000 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1000
ft / 30 mi = 33.3 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to rolling
Killer Hills: None, 3 moderate hills
Geographical Region: North Central CT
Starting Location: South
Windsor, CT
Starting Location: The Bike Shop, 199 Strong Road. Strong
Road crosses Rte 5 approximately 1.5 miles south of the East Windsor Town
line and 3 miles north of the I-291 and Rte 5 Intersection. The Bike Shop, 199 Strong Road is 200
yards west of Rte 5 (headed toward Main Street).
Ride Description: The ride is
relatively flat with three moderate hills, Chapel Street, Griffin Street (by
the golf course), and Scantic.
The ride traverses the farm lands of South Windsor, Ellington, Somers and
East Windsor. Main Street in South
Windsor has many older historic homes.
Facilities and Points
of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
– Points of Interest
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11.7
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Top Stone
Public Golf Course
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12.8
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Berry Farm
(pick your own in season)
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18.1
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Dairy Farm
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20.5
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Historic
Broad Brook
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27.6
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Pick your
own Apples and Peaches in season
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28.5
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Historic
Homes on Main Street
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New 220
Route
sheet: RS-New220
Ride
submitted by: Andy Johnson, 3/12/14 (updated by PAR, 3/28/18)
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