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Niantic/Waterford/New London
Wanderings (short version)
Total Distance: 31.7 miles Elevation
Gain: 586 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 586 ft / 33.3 mi = 17.60 ft/mi Terrain: Flat
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
Southeast Connecticut
City/Town:
Niantic (East Lyme)
Starting Location:
Niantic Center School, Rt. 156 (W. Main St.) in Niantic located about
two miles east of the intersection of the Rocky Neck Connector (I-95 Exit 72)
and Rt. 156.
Ride Description:
This is a lovely ride through portions of Niantic, Waterford and New
London over mostly flat terrain.
The ride visits Black Point, the entrance to the Millstone Nuclear
Power Station, the Seaside Regional Center (Connecticut Dept of Mental
Retardation) now closed, Harkness State Park and Fort Trumbull State Park
(good lunch/snack stop).
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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1.5
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Start tour
of Black Point
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6.7
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McCook
Park (views); bathrooms
& water
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8.8
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Entrance
to Millstone Nuclear plant (closed to public since 9/11)
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12.2
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Tour
Seaside Regional Center (spectacular views of the Sound)
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14.2
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Harkness
State Park (views);
bathrooms and water
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14.7
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Side
entrance to Camp Harkness
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16.7
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Start tour
along the Thames River (views)
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17.6
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Mitchell
College Campus
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18.9
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Pfizer
Research Center
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19.6
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Fort
Trumbull State Park (views & lunch/snack stop); bathrooms and water
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21.4
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Michael's
Dairy (closed) and Mitchell College campus
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27.3
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Entrance
to New London Country Club
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Note: there
are several convenience stores, etc. located along the ride's route.
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