Kensington Cruiser-Shuttle Meadow Ride #2 (long version)
Total Distance: 38.0
miles Elevation Gain: 1585
feet
Degree of
Difficulty Index: 1585 ft / 38.0 mi = 41.71 ft/mi Terrain:
Rolling
Killer Hills: One
toughie
Geographic Region: North Central
City/Town: Meriden
Starting Location: Hubbard Park, Meriden
Special Directions: From I-691 Exit 5 go east on West
Main Street; follow
West Main Street and signs for Hubbard Park for 1 ¼ miles
to entrance on the left; follow
access road around pond to large parking area near
swimming pool.
Ride
Description: This ride exits Hubbard Park through a passage in the back
of the park, so there is no riding on Meriden city streets. It then winds
through the Kensington section of Berlin before visiting New Britain and the
Shuttle Meadow and Wassel Reservoirs in Southington. This is a mostly
rolling ride with one major climb and several great down hills. Lunch will
be at Rogers Orchards farm store.
For the ambitious, a right turn at mile 36.9 leads two
miles uphill to the summit of East Peak, known also as Castle Crag, where
there is a stone observation tower with fine views in all directions. Near
the summit, the road forks; take the left fork. Be very careful on the return trip down
the mountain, as the road makes a sharp, 90-degree, right-hand bend near the
bottom.
Facilities:
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Mile
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Facility
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15.0
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Roger's
Marketplace supermarket on left
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20.9
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Rogers Orchards
Farm Store; restrooms in back
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30.0
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Lewis Farms,
muffins
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31.3
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Convenience
Store on left
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