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The Mystic Aquarium Ride
Total Distance: 40.8 miles Elevation
Gain: 1198 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 1198 ft / 40.8 mi = 29.36 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
Southeast Connecticut
City/Town: Mystic
Starting Location:
Near the red caboose in Olde Mystik Village parking lot adjacent to
the Mystic Aquarium. Use I-95 Exit 90 in Mystic and follow signs to the
Mystic Aquarium.
Ride Description:
This is one of the classic shoreline rides. It travels over mostly rolling terrain with considerable
flat riding along the way. En
route to the suggested lunch stop at the UConn Avery Point campus the ride
visits the Nautilus Museum, passes the Electric Boat nuclear submarine
manufacturing facility, and a large Pfizer manufacturing operation. After the lunch stop, the route takes
you past the Groton-New London Airport on the way to Groton Long Point, Noank
and through downtown Mystic before returning to the caboose by way of River
Road on the west side of the Mystic River with its outstanding views of
Mystic Harbor and the river.
This ride is a "keeper."
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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Olde
Mystik Village
(public restrooms; various shops; Mystic Aquarium located nearby
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11.5
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Convenience
store
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15.6
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Nautilus
Museum
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18.7
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Electric
Boat facility
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19.9
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Pfizer
manufacturing operation
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21.7
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UConn
Avery Point campus; good spot for lunch overlooking the Thames River &
Long Island Sound
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24.0
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Groton-New
London Airport
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27.2
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Haley
Park (portable
bathrooms)
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28.4
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Start
~ 3-mile tour around Groton Long Point (spectacular ocean views)
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31.4
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Groton
Long Point Beach (snack bar & bathroomsseasonal)
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32.1
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Start
~ 2-mile tour through Noank, a quaint and scenic village (views)
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35.7
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Comfort
station (on right) just before downtown Mystic
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35.7+
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Downtown
Mystic: various shops
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35.8
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Start
~ 3-mile tour along Mystic Riverspectacular views of harbor and river
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40.8
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Olde
Mystik Village
(public restrooms; various shops; Mystic Aquarium located nearby
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