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Only Old Lyme Odyssey 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: 30.3 miles
Elevation Gain: 1370 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1370 ft / 30.3 mi = 45.2
ft/mi Terrain: Rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
Southeast Connecticut
Starting Location (city/town): Old Lyme
Starting Location (detailed directions to): Big Y parking lot, Rt.
1 in Old Lyme. Take I-95 Exit 70 (east of Baldwin Bridge).
If eastbound on I-95,
at the end of the ramp turn left onto Rt. 1 & Rt. 156. At the
light go right on the continuation of Rt. 1 (Rt. 156 goes straight here); the
access road to the Big Y will be on your right in about 300 yards (traffic
light).
If westbound on I-95,
at the end of the ramp go straight onto Rt. 1 south for 0.4 mile to the Big Y
on the left.
Ride Description: Ride starts by traveling on
pretty Old Lyme hillside roads before heading south towards Rocky Neck State
Park. Once at the beach, an extension can be added to visit the Rocky Neck Pavilion
located on the hill near the furthest beach access point and above the
bathrooms and picnic area. Just follow the paved road opposite the beach
parking and up the hill to access it. Once you leave Rocky Neck, you travel
to White Sands Beach and the Great Island Boat Launch on Smith Neck Landing
Rd, which is a beautiful spot to watch for eagles and ospreys. Then a fun
winding path up to Johnny Cake Hill Rd and into the center of Historic Old
Lyme before returning to The Big Y lot.
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities - Points of Interest
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0.0
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Start
Point - Big Y Groceries (Bathrooms in Big Y)
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5.9
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Hains
Park (Rogers Lake) Bathrooms -
seasonal
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16.2
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Rocky
Neck State Park & Pavillion
Bathrooms - seasonal
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24.0
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White
Sands Beach Gazebo Bathrooms -
seasonal
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26.7
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Great
Island Boat Launch and Observation Deck
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30.3
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End of Ride - Big Y Groceries (Bathrooms in Big
Y)
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride description: wu-new248
Route sheet: rs-new248
Ride submitted by: Pete Rowland 04/2023
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