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Leisurely Lymes Ride #2
Total Distance: 29.2 miles Elevation
Gain: 1234 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1234 ft / 29.2 mi = 42.26 ft/mi Terrain: Rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
Southeast Connecticut
City/Town: Old
Lyme
Starting Location:
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:
This is a neat ride in Old Lyme over mostly flat to rolling terrain
with stops at Ely's Landing on the Connecticut River and at Hain's Park on
Rogers Lake. Later there will be
a visit to the DEP Marine Headquarters and its boardwalk. There are
interesting interpretive display signs about the local flora and fauna at the
end of the boardwalk.
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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Various shops
in the Big Y mall; bathrooms inside the Big Y
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5.3
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Tiffany
Farms, a 140-acre, 100-head dairy farm operation and the first farm in
Connecticut protected through the State's Farmland Preservation Program
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7.0
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Village of
Hamburg
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9.3
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Ely's
Landing (site of old ferry crossing); views of Connecticut River
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15.7
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Hains Park
at the south end of Rogers Lake (views); good spot for lunch or snack break
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15.8
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Grocery store
with deli on left
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16.9
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Start of a
favorite biking road w/ smooth pavement and gently banked curves
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21.0
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Black Hall
Country Club (private golf course)
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22.3+
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White Sands Beach @ gazebo (views); seasonal restrooms
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23.5
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Hallmark's
ice cream and snacks; seasonal portable toilets
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25.4
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Village of
Old Lyme
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26.6
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DEP Marine
Headquartersride to end of boardwalk with its interpretive displays
(views)
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29.2
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Various shops
in the Big Y mall; bathrooms inside the Big Y
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
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