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FinMair 5-Town and 6-Town Tour
Total Distance:
43.2 or 53.6 miles
Elevation Gain: 2908 feet (for short version only)
Degree of Difficulty Index: 2908 ft / 43.2 mi = 67.31
ft/mi Terrain: Very hilly
Killer Hills: Several very hilly sections
Geographical Region: South Central Connecticut
City/Town: Haddam
Starting Location: Rt. 9 Exit 14 CPL (Beaver Meadow
Road) in Haddam
Ride Description: This is a very challenging (read
hilly!) ride that should be attempted only by those who are exceptionally
fit. It climbs from the CPL up to and beyond Haddam-Killingworth High
School on the way to a visit to Ron McCutcheon Park in Middletown. It
then heads back into Durham for a possible lunch/snack stop at the Durham
Green after which it travels through Madison and Killingworth before
returning to the CPL. This is a quality ride with lots of interesting
views that fully reward your hill climbing efforts.
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities - Points of Interest
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2.3
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Haddam-Killingworth
grade and high school complex on the left
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18.1
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Ron
McCutcheon Park (bathrooms)
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24.8
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Durham
Green (good lunch
stop; there is a convenience store 0.1 mile to the right (south) on Rt. 17,
the only such facility on the ride)
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40.7
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Beginning
of great 2.5 mile downhill (mostly) run to the CPL (or mile 51.1 on the
longer ride)
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