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Mostly the
Bike Trail 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: 31.1 miles Elevation Gain: 1,043 feet (estd)
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1043ft
/31.1mi = 33.5 ft/mi (estd) Terrain:
Flat
to Rolling
Killer Hills: none
Geographical Region: North Central Connecticut
Starting Location: Stratton
Brook State Park, Simsbury CT
Starting Location (detailed directions
to): Stratton Brook Park is located about 1 mile west of Simsbury
Center. The Park is free on week days
and charges admittance on weekends. On
the weekends you can park on the corner of Stratton Brook Road and Town
Forest Road for free. The ride would
then start at the .3 marker on the route sheet. To get to Stratton Brook Park, take Rt. 10
to the center of Simsbury. At the
traffic light, head west on Rt. 309.
The Park is approx. 1 mile on the left.
Ride Description:
It is flat and mostly on the
bike trail. Approx. 2 miles to the
Farmington Valley greenway, then 20 miles on the greenway. The last 10 miles take you through Canton
and the back roads of Simsbury.
Facilities and Points
of Interest: Farms, Prison, Large
Estates and Historic Homes
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Facilities - Points of Interest
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Bridge crossing
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New228
Route
sheet: RS-New228
Ride submitted
by: Andy Johnson, 8/1/2016
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