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Flat Friday Double Crossing (modified)
Total Distance:
45.3 miles Elevation Gain: 1013 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1013 ft / 45.3 mi = 22.36 ft/mi
Terrain: Flat to rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region: South Central Connecticut
City/Town: Essex
Starting Location: Route 9 Exit 4 CPL (Route 154) in Essex;
CPL is on Route 154 just east of Route 9
Ride Description: This is a mostly flat ride through parts
of Essex, Old Saybrook and Old Lyme with great views of the Connecticut River
and Long Island Sound. Hains Park at the south end of Rogers Lake is an
excellent mid-ride spot for a lunch or snack break (a deli is located nearby)
or a quick swim.
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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1.8
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Beginning
of 2.2-mile tour through Otter Cove development (pay attention to the route
cues)
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4.6
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Begin
1-mile trip over the Connecticut River via the Baldwin Bridge bike path
(views)
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~10.1
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South
Lyme: convenience store on right
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17.9
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Old Lyme:
various shops
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24.0
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Hains
Park; bathrooms and dressing rooms (seasonal); swimming a possibility; good
lunch/snack stop; there is a deli located 100 yards toward Old Lyme from
the Town Woods Road intersection
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24.1
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Market
with deli on left
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27.1
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Begin 1-mile
trip over the Connecticut River via the Baldwin Bridge bike path (views)
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30.8
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Old
Saybrook Railroad Station; bathrooms & water
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31.0
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Old
Saybrook business district
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32.6
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Begin
1-mile tour around North Cove (views)
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33.8
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Saybrook
Point (views); public
bathrooms
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34.1
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Causeway
crossing (views)
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
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