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Leisurely Lymes Ride #1
Total Distance: 31.6 miles Elevation
Gain: 1508 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1508 ft / 31.6 mi = 47.72 ft/mi Terrain: Rolling to hilly
Killer Hills: OneGrassy Hill Road (not awful, though)
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 scenic ride over mostly rolling terrain through portions of
Old Lyme, Hamburg, Lyme and Black Hall with a visit to Rogers Lake (Hains
Park). There is a tough climb up
Grassy Hill Road that is immediately rewarded with a great downhill swoop to
Rogers Lake. There is an ice
cream stop at Hallmark's toward the ride's end.
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
@ the shopping mall; bathrooms available in the Big Y
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6.5
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Ely's Landing
@ the Connecticut River (site of old ferry location)views
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9.5
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Hamburg
Cove
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13.7
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Start of
0.6 mile climb up Grassy Hill Road
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15.0
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Small
church @ top of hill; start of great downhill swoop to Rogers Lake (views
at church)
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18.4
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Hains Park
at south end of Rogers Lake (views); good lunch/snack spot; a grocery store and deli is located
about 0.1 mile south (west) on Rt. 1
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27.0
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Black Hall
Country Club (private golf course)
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28.4
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Hallmark's
(ice cream and snacks)
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29.4
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Old Lyme
Country Club (private golf course)
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31.6
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Various shops
@ the shopping mall; bathrooms available in the Big Y
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
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