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The Big House(s) 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
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Total
Distance: 40.8 miles Elevation
Gain: 1,647 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1,647 ft / 40.8 mi = 40.36
ft/mi Terrain: flat
to rolling (estd)
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region: North Central CT
Starting Location: South Windsor, CT
Starting Location (detailed directions to): The Bike
Shop, 1735 Ellington Road (Town Center Shops); Exit 62 off I-84, North on
Buckland Street >> Buckland Road in South Windsor, 1 mile past South
Windsor town line, left into Town Center Shops; From I-291, Exit 4, take
Ellington Road East (Rt. 30), 6th traffic light right into Town
Center Shops.
Ride
Description: Flat to rolling terrain through the back roads of South
Windsor, East Windsor, Ellington, Somers and Enfield; lots to see including farms,
prisons, large estates and historic homes.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
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Facilities
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16.2
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CT Correction Facilities
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18.3
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Replica of Jefferson's Monticello
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18.4
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Large estates and homes on Hall Hill Rd
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21.8
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Park with portable toilets and picnic tables
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23.0
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Horse farms
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35.5
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Historic homes on Main Street
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Longer Version takes you past more of the historical homes on Main
Street
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New222
Route
sheet: RS-New222
Ride
submitted by: Andy Johnson, 9/9/14
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