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Niantic/Waterford/New London
Wanderings
Total Distance: 40.1 miles Elevation
Gain: 905 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 905 ft / 40.1 mi = 22.47 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
Southeast Connecticut
City/Town:
Niantic (East Lyme)
Starting Location:
Niantic Center School parking lot on Rt. 156 (West Main Street) in
Niantic. The school is about two
miles east of the Rocky Neck Connector (I-95 Exit 72) and its intersection
with Rt. 156.
Ride Description:
This is a lovely ride through portions of Niantic, Waterford and New
London over mostly flat terrain.
Visit Black Point, the former Seaside Regional Center, Harkness
Memorial State Park, Fort Trumbull State Park (suggested lunch/snack spot and
Rocky Neck State Park.
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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1.0
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Start
of ~5.7 mile tour of Black Point
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6.7
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McCook
Park (views); bathrooms
& water available here seasonally
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7.1
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Start
of tour through Niantic and over the Niantic River (draw) Bridge (views)
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12.2
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Start
of 0.8 mile tour of Seaside Regional Center (Conn. Dept. of Mental
Retardation); views
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14.2
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Harkness
Memorial State Park (comfort
station & water in season)
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16.7
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Start
of 2.2-mile tour along Thames River (views); Mitchell College campus;
Pfizer Research Center
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19.6
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Fort
Trumbull State Park (views); comfort station & water; suggested lunch/snack stop
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20.6
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Start
of 2.1 mile tour on Montauk Ave, passing Lawrence & Memorial Hospital,
Mitchell College campus, etc.
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36.3
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Rocky
Neck State Park; bathrooms
& water at beach side pavilion
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Note: The Niantic
Center School parking lot will not be available when school is in
session. Thus, it would be best
to do this ride during the summer months if you are riding during
weekdays. The lot is routinely
available during weekends.
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