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Granville and Stanley Park 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: 36.9
miles Elevation
Gain: 1500 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 42 ft/mi Terrain:
Flat to Rolling, one 3% 4 mile climb to Granville
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region: North Central CT
Starting Location: Salmon Brook Park, Granby CT
Starting Location: From I 91, take Rte. 20 West to
Granby Center, left on 10/202, 0.5 miles park on right. From north or
South, park is 0.5 miles south of Granby Center on west side of 10/202
(Salmon Brook Road). Groups should park in back lot, take road to right
to dog park area. When swimming lake is closed, take road to left and
park by snack bar. Bathroom facilities are just inside the park by the
main entrance. To avoid Granby Center on the way out, you can exit a
dirt trail (need to walk bikes 0.2miles) out the back by the last soccer
field to back parking lot on Rte. 20, left out of lot.
Ride
Description: Lots of country road and beautiful Stanley Park in
Westfield. 5 miles on the new section of the Colunbia Greenway
(Farmington Valley Greenway) and the Congamond Lakes.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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11.0
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Scoops Ice Cream,
sandwiches and facilities
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12.7
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Granville Country
Store
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20.1
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Stanley Park:
beautiful flowers, water, facilities and picnic tables
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22.6
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New section of
Greenway
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28.6
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Congamond pavilion on lake,
facilities and benches.
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride description: Wu-New224
Route sheet: RS-New224
Ride submitted by: Andy Johnson, 7/23/15 (updated 9/8/15)
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