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Leisurely Lymes Ride #3
Total Distance: 34.4 miles Elevation
Gain: 1757 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1455 ft / 34.4 mi = 42.30 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 moderately hilly ride through Old Lyme and Lyme but with a
slightly different flavor. There
will be a mid-ride stop at the Salem Creamery (ice cream only) so bring a
lunch or snack to enjoy there or elsewhere along the ride route.
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
including the Big Y; bathrooms available in the Big Y
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3.6
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Brief view
of Rogers Lake and its outlet dam to the right
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7.1
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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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8.7
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Hamburg
village
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17.8
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Salem
Creamery; lunch/snack stop; portable toilet (seasonal)
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24.8
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Hamburg
Cove
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27.7
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Ely's
Landing (site of former Connecticut River ferry operation to Hartford)
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34.4
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Various shops
including the Big Y; bathrooms available in the Big Y
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
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