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Guilford Lakes/The Timberlands
Roundabout
Total Distance: 30.1
miles Elevation
Gain: 1272 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1272 ft / 30.1 mi = 42.26 ft /mi Terrain: Rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
South Central Connecticut
City/Town: Madison
Starting Location: Roberts Food Market parking lot, Rt. 80
in No. Madison (200 yards east of Rt. 79/Rt. 80 traffic circle) Park away
from the various businesses, in the more remote areas of the parking
lot.
Ride Description: This ride travels over mostly rolling terrain and features
visits to the Guilford Lakes, Guilford Harbor and circumnavigates the
Timberlands, a 650 acre (+/-) tract of managed forest land near Guilford
Lakes. It also passes through some quiet residential areas of Guilford and
Madison. The Guilford Green provides a nice respite for lunch.
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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Grocery store
(Roberts Food Market), restaurant. Restrooms in market.
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11.3
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Guilford
Lakes dam and spillway (no facilities)
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11.7
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Guilford
Lakes 9-hile Golf Course on the right
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~12.3
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Convenience
Store
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15.0
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Various
facilities to the left and right along Route 1
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15.4
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Guilford
Green: various shops and eateries
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16.8
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Guilford
Harbor: water and restrooms in season
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18.8
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Convenience
store
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19.1+
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Bishops
Orchards (back entrance to left after turning onto Long Hill Road): fresh
produce, bakery, restroom
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~22.0
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Convenience
Store
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22.5 - 26.0
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Pass to
the left of and around the Timberlands, a tract of managed forest land with
hiking trails (no facilities)
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30.1
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Grocery store
(Roberts Food Market), restaurant. Restrooms in market
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
WU-SL004 abb
DLB99139
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