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Bridebrook Park Ride
Total Distance: 32.6 miles Elevation
Gain: 845 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 845 ft / 32.6 mi = 25.92 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to Rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
Southeast Connecticut
City/Town:
Niantic (East Lyme)
Starting Location:
Samuel M. Peretz Park (formerly Bridebrook Park), Rt. 156 in Niantic
just east of Rocky Neck State Park.
Take I-95 Exit 72 (Rocky Neck Connector); at the end w/ traffic light
go left on Rt. 156 past the entrance to Rocky Neck State Park and turn left
into Samuel M. Peretz Park just before the Niantic Correctional Facility.
Ride
Description: This is a very
scenic ride over flat to rolling terrain on mostly country roads with a few
moderate hills en route. During
the early loop the ride passes Pattagansett Lake in East Lyme before heading
down to Rocky Neck State Park for a lunch or snack stop (may be purchased at
the concession stand in the park during the summer season). The ride then heads east and visits
Giants Neck Heights, Black Point and McCook Park viewing the beach
communities along the waywhere there are great views of the saltwater
marshes and sandy beaches.
NOTE: The ride passes the starting point, Bridebrook Park,
three times during the ride: at the 14.0, 17.2 and 20.8 mile points.
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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Samuel M.
Peretz Park (bathrooms)
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2.9
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Scott's Farm
Stand @ corner w/ Rt. 1
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~ 6.5
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Pattagansett
Lake (views)
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15.6
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Rocky Neck
State Park (good lunch or snack stop; bathrooms; water)
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18.4
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Giants
Neck (views)
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23.1
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Begin tour
Black Point (views); pay attention to route sheet cueslots of turns
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28.9
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McCook
Park (views); bathrooms
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32.6
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Samuel M.
Peretz Park (bathrooms)
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