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Westbrook Country Roads 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: 36.0 miles
Elevation Gain: 1485 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1485 ft / 36.0 mi = 41.25
ft/mi Terrain: Rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
South Central Connecticut
Starting Location (city/town): Stewart B.
McKinney National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters
733 Old Clinton Rd, Westbrook, CT
Starting Location (detailed directions to): Take
I-95 to Exit 64 and go south on Horse Hill Road (Rt. 145). At the stop sign,
turn left onto Old Clinton Rd. The visitor parking area is about 1 mile down
the road on the right.
Ride Description: This
is a ride over mostly rolling terrain in Westbrook, Clinton, Ivoryton,
Centerbrook and Essex with extensive views of Long Island Sound. In Essex,
the ride goes to the Essex Town Dock and the Connecticut River Museum on the
Connecticut River.
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities - Points of Interest
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0
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Visitor
Center
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9.5
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Gazebo
overlooking Menunketesuck River and a marina across river
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10.3
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Start tour
of Pilot's Point Marina/Boatyardbathrooms located near Boom's Restaurant
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11.1
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Start
lengthy ride along Westbrook shoreline (outstanding views)
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11.3
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Bathrooms
(seasonal) at Westbrook Town Beach
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17.0
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Messerschmidt
Pond (views)
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21.6
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Ivoryton
(section of Essex). Town Green & Gazebo
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23
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Entering
Centerbrook (section of Essex)
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24.5
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Essex
business district
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24.6
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Public
bathroom and Gazebo at Essex Park next to Post Office
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24.8
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Connecticut
River (Essex Town Dock & the Connecticut River Museum); lunch stop (?)
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29.0
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Ivoryton
(section of Essex). Town Green & Gazebo
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36
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Visitor
Center
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Note: Pilots Point Marina/Boatyard is private
property and sometimes not accessible from the main entrance on Rte. 1
between (roughly) Memorial Day and Labor Day. To continue the ride without
entering Pilots Point Marina, continue on Rte. 1 for approximately 0.6 miles
to Seaview Ave
Ride description: wu-new245
Route sheet: rs-new245
Ride
submitted by: DPS, 11-15-97 (updated PAR 03/11/2023) www.ctbikeroutes.org
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