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APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB

Sonya's Saybrook Safari

Total Distance: 32.55 miles Elevation Gain: 1064 feet

Degree of Difficulty Index: 1064 ft / 32.55 mi = 32.69 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to Rolling

Killer Hills: None

Geographical Region: South Central Connecticut

City/Town: Chester

Starting Location: Rt. 9 Exit 9 CPL (Rt. 148) in Chester

Ride Description: This is a very mellow ride that travels to Old Saybrook on mostly back roads w/ just a tad of state road riding (wide bike lanes). En route to a lunch stop or snack break @ Saybrook Point, the ride visits Cornfield Point and makes a circuit of Fenwick. After the lunch/snack break stop, there will be some riding along Rt. 154 and Rt. 1, again w/ wide bike lanes. This is a very nice ride over flat to rolling terrain between Chester and Old Saybrook w/ extensive views of the shoreline.

Facilities and Points of Interest:

Mile	Facilities - Points of Interest
5.0	Centerbrook section of Essex
12.0	Beginning of section w/ extensive views of marshlands
13.4	Cornfield Point; ocean views
15.3	Entrance to Fenwick; lovely summer "cottages"Yeah, right!
17.8	Saybrook Point: views; possible lunch/snack stop; bathrooms
18.3	Views of North Cove
19.8	Old Saybrook business district
27.4	Centerbrook section of Essex

Note: Fenwick (miles 15.3 – 16.9) is a private community and therefore the residents should be afforded extra respect. Occasionally, access to the community may be restricted.

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Updated 9/25/07

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