50-Mile Cycle Challenge
Total Distance: 58.6
miles Elevation Gain: 2090 ft
Degree of Difficulty
Index: 2090 ft / 58.6 mi =
35.67 ft/mi Terrain: Rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographic Region: South
Central
City/Town: Madison
Starting Location: West
Beach Pavilion, Hammonasset State Park, Madison
Special Directions:
Ride starts from the pavilion located about 0.1 miles from the
traffic circle
Ride
Description: This ride is
over the route of a supported ride and uses mostly neighborhood and back
country roads on its way to North Madison and Killingworth. The ride then
uses Rt. 148 on the way to Chester from whence it takes the classic River
Road route down to Essex along the Connecticut River. From Essex, Rt. 154 is followed all
the way to Saybrook Point (good lunch stop). The ride then continues on Rt. 154 to Rt. 1 which is
followed to Westbrook village.
Then it's a back country road over to Clinton where Rt. 1 is used to
return to Hammonasset State Park.
While there aren't any serious hills on the ride, the 1st
half of the ride is over rolling terrain. The portion of the ride from Saybrook Point on is over
mostly flat terrain.
NOTE: This route uses numbered state roads, notably routes
148, 154 and U.S. Rt. 1, for 10.7, 10.5 and 6.0 miles respectively. While
these roads generally have good shoulders, they also have a fair amount of
high-speed traffic. Use extra caution and ride single file on these roads.
Facilities:
|
Mile
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Facility
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0.0
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West Beach
Pavilion, Hammonasset State Park: Restrooms
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12.8
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Robert's Food
Market on right; restrooms in store (front right corner)
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29.3
|
Chester
Village; deli, bakery
|
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31.1
|
Deep River;
supermarket on left after crossing Rt. 154
|
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36.5
|
Essex
village, with various eateries and a convenience store, is to the left here
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41.6
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Old Saybrook;
Subway, various stores and facilities
|
|
47.8
|
McDonald's on
right and various services possible along Rt. 1 for next 3 miles
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58.6
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West Beach
Pavilion, Hammonasset State Park: Restrooms
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