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Carol's Bradley Field to Congamond
Lake Ride
Total Distance: 39.3 miles Elevation
Gain: 1303 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1303 ft / 39.3 mi = 33.15 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
North Central Connecticut
City/Town:
Simsbury
Starting Location:
International Skating Center of Connecticut, 1375 Hopmeadow Street
(Route 10 & 202) in Simsbury (near the Wagner car dealerships)
Ride Description:
This is a very nice ride over mostly rolling terrain through East
Granby, Suffield, Granby, Simsbury and Southwick, Massachusetts. Millies Country Convenience is a good
lunch stop, while the New England Air Museum and the McLean Game Refuge are
both good for a rest and regrouping.
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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International
Skating Center of Connecticut; bathrooms, water, snack bar, skaters
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1.2
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Simsbury
Tri-Town Airport
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7.6
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New
England Air Museum; display of old aircraft (may be a fee charged to enter
museum)
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22.0
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Ebbs
Corners; convenience store
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24.3
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Millies
Country Convenience, McDonald's on the right; bathrooms
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30.2
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Abandoned
stone quarry to the right (opposite Phelps Road with underpass)
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33.5
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Granby:
several facilities including a bike shop to the left
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~34.5
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Entrance
to McLean Game Refuge on right
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39.3
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International
Skating Center of Connecticut; bathrooms, water, snack bar, skaters
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
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DLB98096
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